There are still many limitations and shortcomings
On March 8, Dak Lak province organized a health conference in the Central Highlands region, where delegates shared their experiences and difficulties in managing health care.
According to Mr. Nguyen Huu Vu Quang, Deputy Director of the Dak Lak Department of Health, the work of granting practice licenses and medical examination and treatment still has many problems. The Ministry of Health's practice management software is not yet nationwide, causing difficulties in looking up information.
The human resources for appraisal are still thin, most of them are working in many fields at the same time, leading to overload. Although administrative procedures are performed online, the legality of the attached documents is not clearly defined, causing the processing time to be prolonged.
A representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that the city currently has 9,911 medical facilities, 10,517 pharmacies, with 71,451 medical practitioners and 26,701 pharmacists. Although the number of facilities and personnel practicing is large, the inspection force is still limited.
"The scale of the Ho Chi Minh City health sector causes many difficulties in managing, monitoring and controlling professional activities. The process of appraising and approving the technical list takes a lot of time, making it difficult to supervise and inspect, while the inspection personnel are still lacking," said a representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.
Applying slow information technology
Mr. Dao Thanh Trung, Deputy Director of Lam Dong Provincial Department of Health, admitted that the locality is still slow in applying information technology and artificial intelligence to state management. The consultation and interaction between health workers and people have not yet met expectations.
Mr. Nay Phi La, Director of the Dak Lak Department of Health, said that the Central Highlands is still a "lowland" of the health sector, with many limitations from disease prevention to the application of information technology.
In Dak Lak, medical staff are still thin, many staff are overworked, while management pressure is increasing. He emphasized that it is necessary to promptly overcome these shortcomings to develop the local health sector and the entire Central Highlands region.
Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, Mr. Tang Chi Thuong, affirmed that the city's health sector is ready to support the Central Highlands: "We are always ready to cooperate, share experiences and support health units in disease management and treatment. This is also the responsibility and affection of the Ho Chi Minh City health sector for the Central Highlands".
