A shortage of high-quality medical workers has been blamed for public mistrust in grassroots healthcare, resulting in overcrowding at higher-level hospitals, according to the ministry. “Without strengthening grassroots healthcare, Việt Nam’s healthcare sector can’t address major issues like non-communicable diseases, child malnutrition, life span and the height and weight of Vietnamese,” she said. They will use local healthcare centres instead of flocking to central-level hospitals,” she added. For example, poor facilities and infrastructure put higher pressure on medical workers and patients, especially in emergencies,” she said. “If medical graduates are required to work in remote, disadvantaged areas to earn a licence, this means we have more challenges to overcome.

Source: Viet Nam News July 24, 2017 02:15 UTC