Deserves to be the leading modern medical center of the Army and the country's health sector

Emphasizing the need for rapid and sustainable development of the country and increasingly deep international integration, the Chairman of the National Assembly believes that Military Central Hospital 108 will become more and more advanced and modern, worthy of being a member of the National Assembly. The leading modern medical center of the Army and the country's health sector, on par with prestigious treatment centers in the world.

Welcoming the Chairman of the National Assembly and the delegation were General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense and Professor, Doctor, People's Physician, Lieutenant General Mai Hong Bang and The Board of Directors, officers, doctors, employees, soldiers, and workers working at the Hospital...

Joining the delegation to visit and congratulate Hospital 108 were Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; General Secretary of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Assembly Office Bui Van Cuong; Chairman of the Social Committee Nguyen Thuy Anh; Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi; Head of the Delegate Affairs Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Organization Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh; Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra; Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan; Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi; Senior Lieutenant General Vu Hai San, Deputy Minister of National Defense; Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics; Representatives of leaders of departments, ministries, branches at the Central level...

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue spoke at the meeting to celebrate Vietnamese Doctors' Day. (Photo: Duy Linh)

Speaking here, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue reiterated President Ho Chi Minh's advice in a letter to the Conference of Health Sector Officials dated February 27, 1955; believes that the team of officials, physicians, and medical staff have constantly strived, united, proactive, and creative, overcoming all difficulties and challenges over the past decades to implement Uncle Ho's teachings. Lake.

Referring to the recent achievements and results of the health sector, the Chairman of the National Assembly said: The work of protecting, caring for and improving the health of officials, people and the armed forces has achieved many results. very proud result; Vietnam is considered by the international community to be a bright spot in implementing the United Nations' millennium goals.

Delegates attended the meeting. (Photo: Duy Linh)

Accordingly, the stature of Vietnamese people is clearly improving. Average life expectancy is higher than the world average and many countries have income levels similar to ours. Vietnam's health service coverage index is higher than the Southeast Asia and global average.

Vietnam has produced most types of vaccines for use in the Expanded Program on Immunization; Master important technologies and techniques in screening and detecting agents that cause dangerous epidemics. Many new, high-tech, specialized techniques were successfully deployed for the first time in Vietnam...

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong gave flowers to congratulate the People's Doctors of the hospital. (Photo: Duy Linh)

In particular, in the past 3 years, our country has successfully controlled the Covid-19 pandemic, a difficult epidemic prevention and control battle with countless challenges, considered unprecedented in medical history. Vietnam.

The Chairman of the National Assembly expressed his joy, emotion and admiration for the achievements that 108 Central Military Hospital has achieved. From a small detachment established nearly 72 years ago, experiencing many difficulties and hardships in the two resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism, receiving special attention from the Party and State directly. is the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Health. Up to now, the Hospital has developed significantly.

Director of Central Military Hospital 108 Mai Hong Bang spoke at the meeting. (Photo: Duy Linh)

According to the report, the hospital is invested in facilities and many advanced and modern medical equipment; Gathering a team of more than 3,000 staff members, including 47 professors and associate professors; 150 PhDs; 280 doctors specializing in specialist I, specialist II, masters; Becoming a general hospital, specialized hospital, strategic hospital of the Army, the last line of the entire army, a special national hospital and a facility to protect and care for the health of senior leaders. leaders of the Party, State, Army and our friends Laos and Cambodia; At the same time, it is a scientific research and postgraduate training facility up to the doctoral level.

The hospital also does a good job of medical examination and treatment for the poor, for people in resistance base areas, border areas, and islands, contributing to maintaining the national defense posture of the entire people; strengthen the trust of patients and people in doctors and soldiers; Truly, the soldiers wearing white coats are loved, loved and highly respected by the people.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and delegates and doctors at Central Military Hospital 108. (Photo: Duy Linh)

In particular, Central Military Hospital 108 became one of the largest organ and tissue transplant centers in the country, with the leading liver transplant nationwide; Regularly perform the most important and common organ transplant techniques in clinical practice, promptly save the lives of patients with serious diseases and achieve miracles for the country's medical system.

As a medical examination and treatment facility of the Army, Central Military Hospital 108 is also one of the few units in the country organized according to the combined Institute - School model; The medical staff are both doctors, teachers, and soldiers of Uncle Ho's army, so they are always especially respected and honored by society and people.

The Chairman of the National Assembly expressed his joy at the development of the Hospital's scientific research work. Many projects, topics, scientific tasks at national and ministerial levels and grassroots-level research topics with high scientific and practical value have been completed and widely applied, and have been awarded many awards. national and international.

On this occasion, the Chairman of the National Assembly requested the Government, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Health, along with leaders of Central Military Hospital 108 to focus on leading, directing, and realizing the guidelines and policies of the National Assembly. The Party and its resolutions and legal regulations, especially the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended) have just been passed by the National Assembly at the 2nd Extraordinary Session (January 2023), promptly and urgently. to issue guiding documents, remove obstacles and difficulties, overcome shortages of medicines, supplies, medical equipment, outstanding debts, and slow payment of medical examination and treatment costs by Health Insurance; Develop and implement mechanisms and policies so that public health service units operate smoothly, effectively and efficiently...

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue presented gifts to the team of doctors and medical staff of Central Military Hospital 108. (Photo: Duy Linh)

The Chairman of the National Assembly proposed the need to focus on training and building a team of officials, doctors, and medical staff in general and 108 Central Military Hospital in particular to be politically stable, professional, and exemplary. about patient-centered ethics.

Hospitals also need to pay attention to further promoting the application of information technology, artificial intelligence, and enhancing digital transformation in all medical examination, treatment and management activities at the hospital, aiming to provide services. Medical services of international quality.

The Chairman of the National Assembly believes that in the 68th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctor's Day, our country's medical industry will join forces and unanimously to quickly overcome all difficulties, with a team of more than 500,000 Vietnamese medical staff and physicians in general in every country. The Fatherland will always be devoted to the profession, constantly make efforts, strive to grow and achieve many new, greater, and more comprehensive achievements.