According to leaders of the Department of Health of Quang Ngai province, in recent times, the province has made many efforts in health care for the people. However, the ratio of doctors to population is still lower than the national ratio. Quang Ngai province currently only has about 8.6 doctors/10 thousand people; The whole province lacks about 300 doctors. Recruiting doctors faces many difficulties.
At the 25th meeting of the Provincial People's Council, term XIII, term 2021 - 2026, taking place from July 22 - 23, Mr. Pham Minh Duc - Director of the Department of Health - proposed a new policy to attract a force of doctors to create favorable conditions for people's health care. At the same time, there needs to be a mechanism and policy to properly re-evaluate the current situation and adjust the autonomy rate of the health sector.
To improve the quality of medical examination and treatment for the health sector, in 2023, Mr. Dang Van Minh - former Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - signed a decision approving the list of professions that need to attract and create a source of staff from excellent graduates. Young scientists and scientists in fields that Quang Ngai province needs to prioritize attracting until 2025.
According to the approved list, there are a total of 218 targets that need to attract and create staff from excellent graduates and young scientists. Of these, there are 182 indicators in the medical field, including specialties such as: General medicine, pathology, obstetrics, traditional medicine, trauma surgery, urology, pediatric surgery, pharmacy, ophthalmology, and rehabilitation. health, diagnostic imaging...
Previously, this Provincial People's Committee issued a plan to attract excellent graduates and young scientists to supplement the source of high-quality officials with a list of occupations to attract, including 226 targets. Eligible subjects for admission are excellent university graduates, people with master's degrees, level I specialist doctors, resident doctors, and level I specialist pharmacists specializing in medicine. under 30 years old. People with doctoral degrees, level II specialist doctors, level II specialist pharmacists specializing in medicine or pharmacy aged 35 or younger.
Notably, to prevent doctors in public hospitals from "jumping jobs" to private hospitals, in March 2023, Phuc Hung Private General Hospital in Quang Ngai refused to accept doctors from public hospitals. representatives of Quang Ngai province came to work. Phuc Hung Private General Hospital accepts to spend more money to invite doctors from many large hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hue... to work, instead of welcoming good doctors at the hospital. of Quang Ngai province to join hands with the provincial health sector to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment services for people in the province.
