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Gov't leaders request measures to deal with shortage of medicines, medical equipment

PM Pham Minh Chinh signed an official dispatch, requesting measures to ensure the supply of medicines and medical equipment and materials for health examination and treatment.

Health sector ordered to solve drugs, medical supplies shortages

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the Ministry of Health to find solutions to the shortages of drugs and medical supplies that have been plaguing the sector recently at a meeting with 63 provinces and cities.

Hospitals in HCM City struggling due to lack of medicine

Many hospitals and clinics in Ho Chi Minh City have lately struggled to obtain sufficient medicines and medical equipment.

Lack of medicine for medical treatment unacceptable: NA deputy

According to National Assembly deputy Nguyen Anh Tri from Hanoi, the lack of medicine for medical treatment is unacceptable.

Bidding procedures in healthcare sector are too complex, hospitals face medicine shortage

Experts say it is necessary to change the thinking about public procurement in the healthcare sector and quickly settle problems in regulations and drug bidding procedures.