Nghe An health sector continues to promote activities to support the health sector of Xieng Khouang province (Laos)

Implementing the health cooperation program between Nghe An and Xieng Khouang provinces, from April 3-5, 2024, Nghe An health sector organized a working delegation to visit and work with the health sector of Xieng Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic. The working delegation of Nghe An Department of Health was led by Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of the Department of Health. The working delegation included leaders, departments and offices of Nghe An Department of Health; medical units in the province.

Master De Dang - Deputy Director of Xieng Khouang Provincial Department of Health and representatives of medical units in the province received and worked with the delegation of Nghe An Department of Health.

Supporting the health sector of Xieng Khouang province, in recent years, Nghe An province has received many medical staff from Xieng Khouang province to study medical examination and treatment techniques in many specialties such as surgery, anesthesia, resuscitation, obstetrics, emergency, otolaryngology, endocrinology and biochemistry...

Following the direction of Nghe An province, provincial hospitals in Nghe An have also sent many teams of experts to Xieng Khouang to conduct training and transfer techniques to medical staff in Xieng Khouang province in the form of "hands-on training".

In particular, implementing the task assigned by the Government as the project owner, Nghe An province has supported Xieng Khouang province to build the Laos - Vietnam Friendship Hospital in Xieng Khouang province (from non-refundable aid from the Vietnamese Government to the Lao Government) with a total investment of nearly 500 billion VND.

Laos - Vietnam Friendship Hospital in Xieng Khouang province has a scale of 200 beds, with spacious facilities, modern technology and medical equipment; inaugurated and put into operation on May 17, 2023.

With the support of Nghe An province and Nghe An health sector, Xieng Khouang medical staff have mastered many advanced techniques that have never been performed before, such as: tendon connection, skin grafting, spinal anesthesia, endotracheal cannulation, 398 laparoscopic surgeries; bone and joint surgeries...

Up to now, the Laos - Vietnam Friendship Hospital in Xieng Khouang Province has also rapidly developed specialized departments and has many good experts. Every day, the hospital has received and treated 300-600 patients. The hospital has contributed to improving the quality of medical examination and treatment for the people of Xieng Khouang Province in particular and the northeastern provinces of Laos in general.

Speaking at the meeting, on behalf of the working delegation, comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of Nghe An Department of Health sent best wishes to the leaders and staff of the health sector of Xieng Khouang province on the occasion of the traditional New Year of the Lao people.

The Director of Nghe An Department of Health expressed his delight at the recent development of the health sector and the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Hospital in Xieng Khouang Province. The quality of medical examination and treatment for the people of Xieng Khouang Province has been increasingly improved; many specialized techniques have been gradually implemented proficiently. The Laos-Vietnam Friendship Hospital in Xieng Khouang Province has become a trusted address for the people.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa stated: Nghe An health sector will continue to coordinate and provide maximum support for Xieng Khouang health sector to develop comprehensively; contributing to further enhancing the special solidarity and friendship between the two sectors and the two provinces of Nghe An - Xieng Khouang.

Accordingly, the Nghe An Health Sector will continue to promote the implementation of the contents of the cooperation minutes between the health sectors of the two provinces; effectively deploy cooperation activities to control infectious diseases and prevent epidemics on the border.

Nghe An Department of Health continues to coordinate with Vinh Medical University to organize practical training for Lao students in general and Xieng Khouang province students in particular who are studying under the Institute - School model to ensure good output quality, and at the same time deploy staff training.

At the meeting, Master De Dang - Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Xieng Khouang province respectfully expressed his deep gratitude to Nghe An province and the Nghe An health sector for their enthusiastic support to the health sector of Xieng Khouang province; hoping that in the coming time, the health sector of Nghe An and provincial hospitals in Nghe An will continue to support and assist in transferring high technology, training staff, applying information technology in hospital management, medical examination and treatment... so that the health sector of Xieng Khouang province can increasingly modernize and better perform its tasks of caring for and protecting people's health.

During the day, the delegation of Nghe An Department of Health also visited and presented gifts to congratulate the Laos - Vietnam Friendship Hospital in Xieng Khouang province, the Board of Directors and teachers of Xieng Khouang Medical College on the occasion of the traditional Lao New Year./.