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Da Nang strives to achieve 100 percent health insurance coverage

The central city of Da Nang aims to increase its health insurance coverage to 100 percent by 2020, according to the local Social Insurance Agency.
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Da Nang (VNA) – The central city of Da Nang aims to increase itshealth insurance coverage to 100 percent by 2020, according to the local SocialInsurance Agency.

By June 2017, Da Nang had about 993,444 people, 96.5 percent of itspopulation, in the health insurance scheme, said the agency.

This outcome was attributed to efforts from the city’s political systemat all levels, said Le Anh Nhan, Deputy Director of the agency.

The municipal Party Committee and administration worked with the localHealth Department to launch programmes and measures to expand the number of participants,he added.

Communications were implemented under various forms, targeting groupswith low health insurance coverage rate such as students, workers in private sectorsand households, aiming to popularise the rights of health insurance cardholders, the director noted.

The healthcare system in Da Nang has developed due to local healthcarefacilities investing in infrastructure and modern technologies. 

They have also applied science initiatives to provide effectivetreatment to patients while the health insurance policy has been expanded withmore benefits to participants.-VNA

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