Nghe An Oncology Hospital received a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister

On behalf of the Prime Minister, Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung presented the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to Nghe An Oncology Hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung

On the evening of August 27, Nghe An Oncology Hospital held a ceremony to celebrate its 10th anniversary and receive a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister. Attending the ceremony were Prof. Dr. Tran Van Thuan - Deputy Minister of Health; representatives of leaders of central hospitals.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Provincial People's Committee.

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Chung

With relentless efforts, after 10 years, Nghe An Oncology Hospital has had remarkable development.

Patient Nguyen Van Tinh in Do Luong district has nasopharyngeal cancer. The first patient received radiotherapy at Nghe An Oncology Hospital. Photo: Tu Thanh

In scientific research activities, over the past 10 years, Nghe An Oncology Hospital has had more than 100 grassroots-level topics, 02 provincial-level topics that have been accepted and 15 provincial-level scientific initiatives, including 1 topic winning a Special Prize, 2 topics winning a First Prize, 1 topic winning an Encouragement Prize in the Nghe An Province Science and Technology Innovation Competition.

Nghe An Oncology Hospital has also paid attention to people's health care activities through free cancer screening programs; doing good social work, calling for more than 2 billion VND each year to help patients in difficult circumstances.

Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to experts from Central-level hospitals who have supported and helped Nghe An develop cancer treatment for many years. Photo: Thanh Chung

04 collectives and 13 individuals of the hospital were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee for their many achievements contributing to the cause of caring for and protecting people's health in the province.

On behalf of the delegation, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung presented the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to Nghe An Oncology Hospital. In his congratulatory speech at the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung praised and highly appreciated the efforts and contributions of the staff, doctors, nurses and workers of the Oncology Hospital over the past 10 years.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested Nghe An Oncology Hospital to continuously innovate and improve, contributing to protecting and taking care of the health of the people of the province. Photo: Thanh Chung

The hospital needs to soon complete the Center for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine; promote the development of technical services, especially new, specialized, and advanced techniques; promote socialization; strengthen international cooperation to improve the quality of medical examination for people; and effectively implement financial autonomy.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also requested the Department of Health and provincial departments and branches to continue to pay attention, create the best resources, and advise the Provincial People's Committee on policies and mechanisms to help Nghe An Oncology Hospital soon complete the construction of the second phase of the hospital... I hope that the Ministry of Health and central hospitals will pay attention and support in all aspects to help the hospital continue to develop in the right direction.

Prof. Dr. Tran Van Thuan - Deputy Minister of Health highly appreciated the efforts of the staff of Nghe An Oncology Hospital over the past 10 years. Photo: Thanh Chung

The Deputy Minister of Health requested the Hospital to continue to advise the province and the health sector in building a cancer prevention network in the area; Actively promote so that people have knowledge in disease prevention, medical staff have knowledge to detect, diagnose early and treat promptly; Continue to build and improve the quality of the hospital in a modern, professional, safe and effective direction./.