A patient is examined by a doctor at the Tân Quý Ward health station in HCM City’s Tân Phú District (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Health plans to provide freebiochemical tests and X-rays once every year, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi KimTien said during a visit to Tan Quy ward health station in Ho Chi Minh City’s TanPhu district on April 23.
The health station is one of the three in the city chosen as a family medicinepractice model under the ministry’s requirement.
The country has 26 such health stations, Tien said, adding that the ministrywill expand this kind of health station to several other provinces underofficial development assistance (ODA) capital.
At the health stations with ODA, residents will be provided free biochemicaltests and X-rays once a year.
Provinces and cities that do not have health stations under ODA should findways to offer local residents free biochemical tests and X-ray for screeningdiseases, the ministry said.
Tien said that 90 percent of people in the country need primary health careservices which should be provided at health stations and general healthclinics.
Because many health stations in the country fail to meet the need, people oftengo to hospitals to get these services.
Health stations should also provide preventive healthcare services, Tien said.
Tien instructed relevant agencies to conduct assessments and set up detailedcriteria for human resources, infrastructure, communication, IT and finance forthe health stations’ operations.
In HCM City, the Department of Health has demanded that each district chooseone health station in their locality to use as a family medicine practicemodel.
Twelve such health stations have been set up so far. They have upgraded theirfacilities and invested in more medical equipment.
The department has instructed doctors at district-level hospitals to rotateshifts at these health stations.
Thanks to the investment, the Tan Quy ward health station has attracted localresidents. More than 70 patients now visit the station every day, double thenumber in the period before it began the family practice model.
The station will expand screening and monitoring of non-communicable diseasesin the upcoming time. It will also strengthen communication to local residentsabout preventive methods against diseases. - VNS/VNA
The health station is one of the three in the city chosen as a family medicinepractice model under the ministry’s requirement.
The country has 26 such health stations, Tien said, adding that the ministrywill expand this kind of health station to several other provinces underofficial development assistance (ODA) capital.
At the health stations with ODA, residents will be provided free biochemicaltests and X-rays once a year.
Provinces and cities that do not have health stations under ODA should findways to offer local residents free biochemical tests and X-ray for screeningdiseases, the ministry said.
Tien said that 90 percent of people in the country need primary health careservices which should be provided at health stations and general healthclinics.
Because many health stations in the country fail to meet the need, people oftengo to hospitals to get these services.
Health stations should also provide preventive healthcare services, Tien said.
Tien instructed relevant agencies to conduct assessments and set up detailedcriteria for human resources, infrastructure, communication, IT and finance forthe health stations’ operations.
In HCM City, the Department of Health has demanded that each district chooseone health station in their locality to use as a family medicine practicemodel.
Twelve such health stations have been set up so far. They have upgraded theirfacilities and invested in more medical equipment.
The department has instructed doctors at district-level hospitals to rotateshifts at these health stations.
Thanks to the investment, the Tan Quy ward health station has attracted localresidents. More than 70 patients now visit the station every day, double thenumber in the period before it began the family practice model.
The station will expand screening and monitoring of non-communicable diseasesin the upcoming time. It will also strengthen communication to local residentsabout preventive methods against diseases. - VNS/VNA
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