Bao Lac Health Center is synchronously invested in facilities and equipment, with the expectation of improving the quality of healthcare for tens of thousands of people in highland and border areas.
On December 30, in an exchange with PV, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung - Director of Bao Lac Medical Center - said that when the new project is completed and put into use, it will create favorable conditions to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment thanks to the spacious space and synchronous and modern medical equipment system.
Previously, on the morning of December 29, people in Bao Lac border commune happily witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Bao Lac Health Center Project - a key health project serving people in border areas of Cao Bang province.
The project is built in hamlet 7, Bao Lac commune, on an area of about 3ha, is a group B civil health project, with a scale of about 110 beds, with a total investment of 200 billion VND in the form of urgent public investment.
The capital is sponsored by Corps 20 and Saigon Newport Corporation, Ministry of National Defense. The consortium of construction units includes Company 29, Corporation 319 Ministry of National Defense and Tan Cang No. 1 Construction Joint Stock Company. The project is a gift that Corps 20 - Ministry of National Defense gives to the people here.
The Health Center is designed with 3 floors, fully arranged with examination and treatment departments, expected to be completed and put into use before April 30, 2027.
When put into operation, Bao Lac Health Center will serve health care for more than 80,000 people in the area and neighboring communes, of which over 80% are poor and near-poor households, mainly people of the Mong, Dao, San Chi, Lo Lo ethnic groups.
Ms. Lo Hai Yen (Khanh Xuan commune) said that for many years, people in Bao Lac and Bao Lam (old) districts have had a lot of hardship in accessing medical services. “To get medical examination and treatment, people often have to go to Ha Giang province or down to the city. There are cases of broken arms, but they also have to travel hundreds of kilometers to be treated,” Ms. Yen shared.
According to Ms. Yen, the Ministry of National Defense's investment in building a medical center in the locality makes people extremely excited and expect the project to be completed soon.
Everyone hopes the medical center will be completed quickly. Looking at the scenery, the project is even more spacious and modern than the General Hospital of Cao Bang province today," Ms. Yen said.
The project is expected to contribute to improving grassroots health capacity, strengthening disease prevention and control, emergency, treatment, and attracting medical staff to work in border areas.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, General Phan Van Giang - Member of the Politburo, Minister of National Defense - emphasized that this is a project of practical significance, towards the 85th anniversary of Uncle Ho's return to the country to lead the Vietnamese revolution and to celebrate the 14th National Congress of the Party.
The Minister requested construction units to ensure progress, quality, safety, strive to complete the project before November 20, 2026, exceeding the schedule by nearly 5 months compared to the plan.
Sharing more with Lao Dong, Mr. Ho Dinh Toan - Chairman of Bao Lac Commune People's Committee - said that from December 20, the locality has coordinated with the consulting unit of the Provincial People's Committee to urgently survey the location and deploy site clearance work.
When there are more health centers in the locality, people will not have to travel far, many cases are treated promptly, limiting sequelae," Mr. Toan said.