On the evening of February 19, the Ministry of Health provided press information on mechanisms and solutions to handle difficulties and problems in the Investment Project to build Facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital and the Investment Project to build Facility 2 of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital.
According to the Ministry of Health, in the recent past, the Government, the Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Ministers have issued many close instructions to remove difficulties and obstacles of the two projects.
The Ministry of Health has made efforts to preside over and coordinate with the Ministries of Construction, Justice, Planning and Investment, and Finance to develop a Project on mechanisms and solutions to handle difficulties and problems of the two projects and submit them to the Government; in which the Ministry of Construction has closely coordinated with the Ministry of Health in developing a suitable handling mechanism, resolving difficulties and problems in adjusting the contracts of the two projects.
On February 13, 2025, the Government issued Resolution No. 34/NQ-CP on mechanisms and solutions to handle difficulties and problems in the Bach Mai Hospital Facility 2 Investment Project and the Viet Duc Friendship Hospital Facility 2 Investment Project, which provided mechanisms and solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles, complete construction investment in 2025, put into use Facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital and Facility 2 of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital to serve the people.
Immediately after the Government issued Resolution No. 34/NQ-CP, on the basis of closely following the goals, viewpoints, principles, mechanisms and solutions to handle difficulties and problems mentioned in Resolution No. 34/NQ-CP, the Ministry of Health urgently issued a Plan to implement the Government's Resolution; clearly defining the tasks, deadlines, completion progress, responsibilities of the host agency, unit and the agency, unit coordinating in organizing the implementation of Resolution No. 34/NQ-CP.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health has established a Working Group led by the Head of the Ministry to direct the implementation. In addition, the Ministry of Health has also closely coordinated with the Ministry of Construction to continue implementing these two projects in accordance with the Government's direction in Resolution No. 34/NQ-CP.
"With the spirit of urgency to put the two projects into operation soon, avoiding waste, the Ministry of Health has been resolutely directing the Investor, contractor, the two Hospitals and relevant agencies and units to implement procedures to adjust contracts, organize construction, purchase and install medical equipment, ensure the completion of the construction of the Investment Project to build Facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital and the Investment Project to build Facility 2 of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital in 2025 in accordance with Resolution No. 34/NQ-CP of the Government" - the Ministry of Health affirmed.
According to the Ministry of Health, two construction investment projects: Facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital and Facility 2 of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital are implemented according to the approved policy in Decision No. 125/QD-TTg dated January 16, 2014 of the Prime Minister on approving the Project "Investing in the construction of 5 new central and final hospitals and institutes located in Ho Chi Minh City".
With the goal of investing in building central-level hospitals that meet modern standards, synchronously with advanced management and operation mechanisms; medical examination and treatment level on par with advanced countries in the region; being able to provide high-quality medical examination and treatment services; having the transfer of medical examination and treatment technology and participating in human resource training; contributing to reducing overload for central-level hospitals and the situation of people having to go abroad for medical examination and treatment.
