On July 11, Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Tran Van Lau led a working group to inspect the Can Tho City Oncology Hospital project located next to Nguyen Van Cu Street.
Mr. Pham Quang Dung - Executive officer (Construction Management Board of Can Tho City Oncology Hospital) said that up to now, the project has achieved more than 21% progress, of which the construction volume has reached 80%, and the equipment has not been fully implemented.
"Our biggest wish for the contractor is that the Can Tho City government will soon direct departments, branches and sectors to coordinate with central ministries and branches to soon put the project back into operation. In addition, people in the West also enjoy the best and most favorable treatment facilities, said Mr. Dung.
Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Tran Van Lau informed that currently, the City People's Committee has sent a document to the Government and is waiting for the policy. The National Assembly Chairman, when meeting voters, also paid great attention and directed strongly to promptly remove the legal basis to implement the Oncology Hospital projects.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City said that the Oncology Hospital project is a very practical asset, very necessary to serve the people. And in the Mekong Delta, there is currently no hospital as big as this oncology hospital.
"Hearing the information about this project has been around for a long time and the current materials are already broken, even cement, bricks are broken, ... this is a huge waste, so it needs to be implemented soon to prevent waste. In addition to serving the people in a timely manner, we must also fight waste, Mr. Tran Van Lau emphasized.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City added that on Sunday (July 13), the Prime Minister had a working session with the leaders of the City. Therefore, Can Tho will make recommendations to the Prime Minister for policy. If the Prime Minister gives the policy, the locality will continue to implement processes, documents, and procedures to ensure that this project is implemented soon.
The investment project to build Can Tho City Oncology Hospital (scale of 500 beds) was decided and approved by the People's Committee of Can Tho City on January 25, 2017 with a total investment of VND 1,700 billion from the ODA loan of the Hungarian Government and the counterpart capital of Can Tho City invested by the Department of Health. The hospital started construction in October 2017 but had to stop construction in 2022 due to the expiration of the construction contract between the unit and the contractor consortium as well as the project loan agreement.
