Made-in-Vietnam medicine use on the riseVietNamNet Bridge – The use of made-in-Vietnam medicines at provincial-level hospitals has risen to 35.4 per cent since the Ministry of Health initiated an ongoing project named “Vietnamese people give priority to using made-in-Vietnam medicines” in 2012. The price of made-in-Vietnam medicines was at least 30 per cent lower compared to imported medicines, providing a competitive advantage over imported ones, he said. The ministry had also launched a range of programmes to raise public awareness of made-in-Vietnam medicines. For example, a programme named “The way for made-in-Vietnam medicines” introduced domestic medicines via television, radio, newspaper and internet campaigns. Additionally, Deputy Minister Cuong said all hospitals were asked to encourage their doctors to prioritise made-in-Vietnam medicines instead of imported medicines when providing prescriptions.

Source: VietNamNet News February 23, 2018 23:48 UTC