Decree to rid hospitals of bad suppliers in Vietnam
27-Jul-16, Viet Nam News
Health departments throughout the country have been ordered to publish the winning bids for the supply of medical equipment to public hospitals.
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The move aims to ensure consistent prices of medical equipment in the market, avoiding price hikes for the benefit of suppliers or hospitals, said Vũ Minh Tuấn, head of the Department of Medical Equipment and Construction under the Ministry of Health at a recent meeting in Hà Nội.
Under the new decree, companies importing medical equipment must assume responsibility for its quality, preventing the smuggling of substandard equipment or medical equipment without clear origin.
And devices implanted into the human body must be tested in human clinical trials before being used.