Ministry of Health informs about the progress of the project of the second facility of Viet Duc and Bach Mai Hospitals

According to the leaders of the Ministry of Health , Bach Mai Hospital, branch 2, has completed over 90% of the work, and Viet Duc Hospital, branch 2, has completed about 60%. Today, the contractor of Viet Duc Hospital is restarting and continuing the construction of the project.

According to the Ministry of Health, Bach Mai Hospital, Branch 2, has completed over 90% of its work, and Viet Duc Hospital, Branch 2, has completed about 60%. Today, the contractor of Viet Duc Hospital is restarting and continuing the project.

Deputy Minister of Health Le Duc Luan. Photo: VGP

At the Government press conference on the afternoon of November 9, answering reporters' questions about the progress of resolving difficulties in the two projects of Viet Duc Hospital, Facility 2 and Bach Mai Hospital, Facility 2, Deputy Minister of Health Le Duc Luan said that the Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Hospital, Facility 2 projects have been under construction since 2015. During the implementation of the project, construction, and contract implementation, there were many related difficulties and construction was temporarily suspended in early 2021. Since then, the difficulties have not been resolved due to the lack of a handling mechanism.

Faced with that situation, the Prime Minister issued Decision 40/QD-TCT in 2023 to establish a Government working group, including representatives of the Ministry of Health and related ministries and branches such as the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Justice, and the Government Office, to carry out the task of reviewing the difficulties and obstacles of the project, proposing solutions to resolve, remove, and handle the project so that it can continue and be completed.

Over the past time, the Working Group of the Government and the Ministry of Health has repeatedly reviewed the project documents and comprehensively assessed the legal issues and related violations; studied and identified the basic difficulties and problems that need to be resolved. On that basis, proposed solutions for handling and resolving. The Ministry of Health and the Working Group have submitted many reports to the Government and directly reported at meetings.

"Up to now, we are finalizing the plan to report further, and will propose to the Government and competent authorities on solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles for these two projects," said Deputy Minister of Health Le Duc Luan.

Implementing the direction of the Government, the Government Standing Committee and the Ministry of Health are coordinating with ministries and branches to have feasible plans and soon submit them to competent authorities for permission to have a mechanism to resolve these difficulties and problems. On that basis, these hospitals will continue to be built and put into operation.

Mr. Luan also said that Bach Mai Hospital, Branch 2, has completed over 90% of the project, and Viet Duc Hospital, Branch 2, has completed about 60%. Today, the contractor of Viet Duc Hospital is restarting and continuing the project.

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