Basic medical facilities have enough medicine, medical equipment and medical supplies.
On November 8, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen had a working session with central hospitals, provincial and municipal health departments, and provincial general hospitals... nationwide on bidding and purchasing of drugs and medical equipment for medical examination and treatment.
According to Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen, the Ministry of Health issued Document No. 5882/BYT-KHTC to the Department of Health of provinces and cities and health departments of ministries and branches requesting reports on the shortage of drugs and medical equipment, difficulties and obstacles in the bidding and procurement process, and proposals and recommendations.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Health requested localities and units to review and give opinions on the shortage of drugs for medical examination and treatment in the recent past.
As of November 6, 2024, the Ministry of Health has received reports from 46 localities, while 17 provinces and cities have not yet reported. If no reports are received within the prescribed time, it is understood that the locality or unit does not lack medicine or medical equipment.
Representatives of the Department of Health of the North, Central, South, Southwest, Central Highlands and Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Duc Hospital, Central Maternity Hospital, Hue Central Hospital, Thai Nguyen Central Hospital, Da Nang C Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital, Thong Nhat Hospital, Can Tho Central General Hospital... all affirmed that the complete guidelines on procurement and bidding for basic drugs have removed many difficulties and obstacles in the bidding and procurement of drugs and medical supplies.
The Ministry of Health is implementing the issuance of guidelines for classifying medical equipment according to technical and quality standards and will complete it in the third quarter of 2025 under the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister.
According to Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen, there are still some localities that have not completely decentralized the bidding and purchasing of drugs and medical supplies. In addition, in reality, during the bidding and purchasing process of drugs and medical supplies, there are still some items that do not have contractors participating; some items won the bid but the contractors do not supply or supply intermittently, or supply only partially...
Continue to perfect institutions and thoroughly decentralize procurement and bidding.
To continue ensuring adequate medicine and medical equipment for medical examination and treatment, Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen requested hospitals and Departments of Health of provinces and cities to continue studying and implementing institutional guidelines on bidding and procurement to apply in the implementation process to ensure compliance with regulations.
Develop a plan for the use of drugs and supplies that is close to the disease structure at the medical facility. When conducting bidding and purchasing, if the first time does not meet the requirements, it is necessary to urgently carry out a second time and the following purchases must meet the regulations.
The Ministry of Health will continue to work with localities and hospitals to guide and remove difficulties and obstacles (if any) and strengthen the synchronous implementation of solutions to completely resolve the shortage of drugs and medical equipment in accordance with the direction of the National Assembly, the Government and the Prime Minister...
