JICA supports to improve medical service in the central region

• JICA helps Vietnam control Covid-19
• JICA supports food value chain development in Vietnam

The handover is within the framework of JICA’s COVID-19 prevention support program in Vietnam and in response to the request of the hospital.

During the previous COVID-19 outbreak in Da Nang in July 2020, when the first case of infection was detected in the community after 99 consecutive days without new cases, the number of deaths increased to 35 cases, Hue Central Hospital immediately received seriously affected patients who required intensive treatment and special care. 

Since 1990s, JICA has been cooperating with key hospitals in each region of Vietnam to improve medical examination and treatment capacity and also implementing training activities to enhance the capacity of health workers at the provincial level in Vietnam.

From 2005 to 2010, the Japanese Government had supported the construction of a High-tech Center in Hue Central Hospital with Grant Aid and provided many advanced medical equipment through JICA. At the same time, the technical cooperation project implemented by JICA has helped enhancing the capacity of over 1,000 health workers at Hue Central Hospital and hospitals at the provincial level. After the completion of the project, Hue Central Hospital has kept organizing capacity training for the provincial hospitals.