This afternoon, October 31, the Ministry of Health announced that it has continued to send an official dispatch to the People's Committee of Can Tho City, the Can Tho Department of Health and related units, requesting that they ensure adequate supply of blood and blood products for hospitals in the Mekong Delta region.
Blood products were transferred from the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (Hanoi) to the Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital of Can Tho City.
In the document, the Ministry of Health affirmed that if the blood shortage continues to persist in the locality, it is necessary to consider disciplinary action against those who do not fulfill their responsibilities (if any) in purchasing enough supplies, blood bags, and biological products, affecting the treatment of patients.
Previously, since the beginning of June, this area has had a blood shortage. The Ministry of Health has continuously issued documents to guide, urge, direct, and coordinate with relevant units to support blood supply for the Mekong Delta region.
The Ministry of Health has coordinated nearly 65,000 units of blood to support the Can Tho City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital to provide to 74 hospitals in the Mekong Delta region from June 2023 to present, meeting the basic needs for emergency and treatment of patients in the region.
However, as of October 30, the procurement of supplies, blood bags, and blood screening reagents of Can Tho City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital was still not enough for the hospital to receive and supply blood to meet the needs of medical examination and treatment.
In this situation, the Ministry of Health commended the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and blood centers for actively supporting the Can Tho City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital; at the same time, directed these units to continue adjusting and balancing partial support for the Can Tho City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital within the next 2 weeks, if the Can Tho City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital still cannot ensure adequate blood supply.
Coordinate with the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation and social organizations in mobilizing blood donations, ensuring the supply of blood and blood products, and preparing for the blood needs of other localities in the coming time.
With the Can Tho City Department of Health, Can Tho Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital, the Ministry of Health recommends proactively contacting the National Blood Center, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and hematology and blood transfusion centers to ensure the supply of blood and blood products for Can Tho City and the Mekong Delta provinces.
The Ministry of Health also requested the Can Tho City Department of Health and Can Tho Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital to seriously learn from their failure to ensure blood supply, affecting medical examination and treatment activities and the overall reputation of the industry.
These two units urgently report to the People's Committee of Can Tho City to organize bidding and purchase sufficient supplies, chemicals, biological products, and blood bags to serve blood transfusion work; report the results and progress of the purchase to the Ministry of Health.
In case procurement is still not possible, it is necessary to find ways to mobilize local and social resources to have supplies, blood bags, etc. to serve the blood supply work.
The Ministry of Health requests the People's Committee of Can Tho City to continue to resolutely direct departments and branches; support the Can Tho Department of Health and hospitals in purchasing, or directly organize the implementation, if the Can Tho Department of Health cannot meet the procurement of supplies, blood bags, and biological products for blood screening in November 2023.
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