The Vietnam-Japan
International Oncology Hospital covers an area of nearly 5,000 square
metres, with a floor area of 28,000 square metres.
Invested with over VND1.5 trillion (US$65.7 million), the hospital is
scheduled to be complete by 2018 with approximately 100 inpatient beds
and will be capable of providing examination and treatment to
outpatients equivalent to 250 beds.
All departments of the hospital are expected to meet Joint Commission
International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals (JCI standards),
targeting screening, early detection, diagnosis and treatment for cancer
patients.
It will also operate under the hi-tech model of an international
hospital on par with standards of Japan and the US, with testing
equipment reaching comparable standards to modern hospitals in the two
countries. Furthermore, its centre for pathological analysis and
diagnosis will be connected with partners in Japan and the US for the
most accurate initial examination results.
Delegates symbolically break the first ground for construction of the hospital. (Credit: hanoimoi.com.vn)
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Minister of Health Nguyen
Thi Kim Tien emphasised that fluctuating patterns of diseases have
increased the incidence and mortality of non-communicable diseases, of
which cancer is a prime example. The shift has increased pressure on the
health system in general and the network of cancer prevention in
particular, she said, adding that overcrowding in cancer treatment
facilities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is the clearest evidence.
The minister also said that construction of the hospital would not
only reduce overloading at medical facilities in the capital city, but
also meet the demand of the public for better treatment and reducing the
number of patients forced to go abroad for treatment.
According to her, the project is the result of increased cooperation
between the Governments of Vietnam and Japan, dedicated to becoming an
international standard hospital with advanced technology and equipment
from Japan and the US.
Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung urged
investors to focus resources on and implement project management in
accordance with the provisions of laws, while guaranteeing efficiency
and quality to put the hospital into operation in the first quarter of
2018 as the approved decision.
According to statistics, on average each year Vietnam records an
additional 200,000 cancer cases and about 100,000 deaths due to the
disease.
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