Central Highlands works to improve health care service
Promoting doctor training programmes, coupled with using preferential policies to attract doctors to work in remote localities are part of efforts made by the Central Highlands provinces to improve health care in the region, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.
Young doctors provide medical check-ups for Central Highlands locals (Photo: dantri.com.vn)
Dak Lak (VNA) – Promoting doctor training programmes, coupled withusing preferential policies to attract doctors to work in remote localities arepart of efforts made by the Central Highlands provinces to improve health carein the region, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.
The localities have sent students to prestigious universities to pursue medicaltraining and joined hands with medical universities in the country to expandtraining in emergency medicine, internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics andpediatrics.
The Military Medical University and the Faculty of Medicines and Pharmacy underTay Nguyen University have educated thousands of doctors for the five CentralHighlands provinces.
In-service training is also prioritised so medical staff can exchangeexperience, get updated on the latest medical information and enhance theircapacity.
Currently, the region has an of average 7.6 doctors per 10,000 residents.
TheCentral Highland region has five provinces: Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Giai Lai, KonTum and Lam Dong.-VNA
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Young doctors provide medical check-ups for Central Highlands locals (Photo: dantri.com.vn) 
