Bac Giang: The northern province of Bac Giang will continue to improve grassroots-level health care in the coming time, according to Director of the province’s Health Department Nguyen Thi Thu Huong.
By 2030, there will be at least one full-time doctor at every health station in the province, and a trained health worker at every hamlet.
The province also targets to have health insurance coverage reach over 99% of the total population; over 95% of the people use health services covered by health insurance at grassroots healthcare units; over 95% of people have their health records managed properly; and all communes, wards, and towns in the province meet national health criteria.
Also by 2030, the province will rearrange its district-level health centres and commune health stations in line with its rearrangement of administrative units. Accordingly, the province expects to have 11 district-level health centres including a city health centre, two township health centres, seven district health centres, and one
health centre for industrial zones.
Meanwhile, it is also striving to have 192 commune-level health stations including eight health stations, 17 town stations, and 167 commune stations.
Specifically, in the 2024 – 2025 period, Bac Giang will focus on completing, handing over and putting into use the investment project to expand the health centres of Luc Nam, Yen The and Son Dong districts.
The locality will also start projects to build, renovate and upgrade the infectious disease departments at the health centres of Luc Nam, Tan Yen, Hiep Hoa and Viet Yen districts. It will continue to renovate facilities and purchase new medical equipment for the centres in districts, Bac Giang city and industrial parks.
For the commune-level health system, Bac Giang will build, repair, and upgrade 22 stations under the investment programme to develop grassroots health networks in disadvantaged areas using loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
It will spend the remaining funds of the socio-economic recovery and d
evelopment programme on upgrading and buying medical equipment for eight commune stations.
In the 2026 – 2030 period, the province will build a new Luc Ngan district health centre with a scale of 250 beds. It will also renovate, upgrade, and expand the first branch of Bac Giang City Health Centre and build a new branch in Tan My commune as well as a new health centre to serve the needs of disease prevention and medical examination and treatment for workers in industrial parks.
Commune-level medical facilities will be improved with focuses on better meeting the requirements of disease prevention, early detection, and the expansion of outpatient treatment of non-communicable diseases, chronic diseases, and long-term care at grassroots health units. The facilities will boost the documentation, examination, and management for all people in the province.
Meanwhile, district-level health centres will develop new technical services and specialised clinical/subclinical techniques; combine traditional medicine with
modern medicine in medical examination and treatment; strengthen primary care services, proactively apply disease prevention and control measures, vaccination, nutrition, HIV/AIDS prevention; ensure food safety; improve population quality; and implement basic medical service packages as prescribed in Circular No. 37/2017/TT-BYT dated October 18, 2017, of the Ministry of Health regulating basic medical service packages for grassroots health care.
The province has 232 public health units including 12 provincial units, 11 district-level and 209 commune health stations. In addition, there is also one industry hospital – the second branch of Military Hospital 110 and a provincial police clinic. There are 656 non-public medical facilities in the province including 13 private hospitals with a total of 912 beds, 27 general clinics, and 427 specialised clinics.
Now, the province can arrange 31.8 beds and 12.2 doctors on average to serve every 10,000 people. Its health insurance coverage reaches 99.2%. The average li
fe expectancy of people in Bac the province increased to 73.7 years./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency
France, March 11 – The Prime Minister attended lunchtime discussions with the President of France. Both sides are ready to strengthen all-round relations.
Today (11 March 2024) at 11.15 a.m. (local Paris time) at the French Presidential Palace, Palais de l’Elysée, Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Met with Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Mr. Chai Watcharong, Spokesman of the Prime Minister’s Office. Summary of important points as follows:
The Prime Minister said France was his first official visit to a European country. Ready to wish France success in hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics. Hope France will support and facilitate the establishment of training facilities for Thai athletes, including Thai House, where Thailand plans to showcase Thai boxing, fashion and Thai food. Opportunity The Prime Minister also invited the President of France to pay an official visit to Thailand. To celebrate the 340th anniversary of our relations and the 170th anniversary of d
iplomatic relations in 2026.
The Prime Minister was aware of France’s plan to revive France Relance, which aims to be the first country in Europe to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Thailand also has a holistic plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. net zero by 2025 as well, along with asking France and the European Union to consider organizing ‘Green lane’ for environmentally friendly products As a preparation measure while negotiating the Thai-EU FTA. Still ongoing, the Prime Minister also invited French automotive parts manufacturers, especially EVs and batteries, as well as the French private sector. Come invest in Thailand To support Thailand’s green transformation efforts
Trade and investment Both sides welcomed the large number of large Thai companies investing in France. The Prime Minister hopes that France will facilitate Thai investment in the future. Including facilitating visas for Thai businessmen. and is ready to invite France to invest in large-scale
regional projects, the Landbridge project, and in accordance with the vision of “IGNITE THAILAND” that the Prime Minister has announced, aiming for Thailand to be a regional leader. Raise the country to become a world-class industrial center in 8 sectors, including tourism. health and medicine Agriculture and food, aviation, logistics, future automotive production. digital economy and finance, with the Prime Minister meeting and inviting leading French private companies in many sectors Therefore hope to receive support from President of France as well
In the areas of soft power and fashion, Thailand hopes that both sides will build on the success of the cooperation between the Thai Vocational Education Institute and the Duperré School of Applied Arts in exchanging teachers and students. To develop projects in fashion design and Thai silk. especially the development of skills and technology and inviting French fashion and jewelry stores to procure high quality ingredients from local areas in Thailand. Hope to
see the work of Thai designers at events such as Paris Fashion Week.
Thailand believes in French defense technology. From being partners for a long time Meanwhile, the Thai aviation industry has established a helicopter maintenance center for Airbus helicopters in Lopburi Province. Thailand hopes to continue this cooperation. We invite France to join us in investing to become a regional production base. or an advanced maintenance center for the world’s leading defense company.
In addition, the Prime Minister asked the President to consider pushing for Schengen visa exemption for Thai ordinary passport holders. To increase contact between Thai and French individuals and entrepreneurs, as 2025 will be an important year when the government opens the tourism era. The government has prepared in many ways. To support this activity, such as the development of infrastructure and transportation at the port. and a major government project, the Landbridge Project, which will promote travel connectivity.
The Prime Min
ister is confident that visa exemption will be a convenience for French private sector. Whether it’s fashion The government has talked with the private sector to exchange Pop up Store activities to promote sales. Food related activities who talked with Michelin Company and activities related to world-class exhibitions The Prime Minister talked with Formula and Art Basel.
Environmental and biodiversity cooperation Thailand supports France’s efforts to protect the environment and biodiversity. and is pleased that Thailand and France will hold bilateral negotiations on the environment. biodiversity and protection of plant varieties.
Source: Thai News Agency