Dong Nai’s Health sector demands capital for major projects

05:01, 29/01/2010

(ĐN)- Director of the Dong Nai Health Department Tu Thanh Chuong said that the provincial health sector faces a lack of investment capital for constructing some major projects this year in order to aim for 19 hospital beds per 10,000 people by 2010.

(ĐN)- Director of the Dong Nai Health Department Tu Thanh Chuong said that the provincial health sector faces a lack of investment capital for constructing some major projects this year in order to aim for 19 hospital beds per 10,000 people by 2010.

The provincial health sector needs more than VND 447 billion for constructing new projects and upgrading the existing hospitals and clinics to meet the increasing demands of patients while the sector was granted only nearly VND 148 billion from the government and the province. Scheduled to be built in 2010 are Dinh Quan district’s General Hospital, Song Ray General Clinic in Cam My district, Xuan Hung General Clinic in Xuan Loc district and Phu Ly General Clinic in Vinh Cuu district. However, these projects are waiting for investment capital.

Mr. Chuong also said that  the provincial Health Department has made a proposal to the provincial authorities to issue bonds, borrow capital from banks …

Reported by N.P