Ho Chi Minh City to invest USD969 mn in health sector

 04-Apr-16, The Saigon Times 

The health sector of HCMC will carry out 89 projects worth VND21.6 trillion (US$969 million) between 2016 and 2020 to improve healthcare services.

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These projects include developing human resources, building hospitals at the city’s gateways and local clinics, and upgrading major hospitals into high-tech facilities. The city government has approved projects such as Tan Binh Hospital, Saigon General Hospital and a new orthopedic hospital funded by private capital under build-transfer (BT) form.

The city now has 10 general hospitals, 20 specialized hospitals, and a leprosy treatment center. There are 23 district-level hospitals, 318 ward-level clinics, and many private and joint-venture medical facilities.

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