HCM City to increase funding for embattled grassroots medical centres

HCM City to increase funding for embattled grassroots medical centres

HCM CITY – HCM City has decided to earmark around VNĐ 一 三 八. 五 billion (US$ 六.0 六 million) a year until  二0 二 五 to pay stipends to trainee doctors, nurses and others working at grassroots medical stations as an incentive to attract personnel. 

Around  三00 newly graduated doctors will each get paid VNĐ 六0 million over  一 八 months.  一00 new nurses and midwives will get VNĐ 三0 million over nine months.

The progra妹妹e began in February to help new medical personnel get hands-on experience.

It will also hire retired medical staff on  一 二-months contracts on salaries of up to VNĐ 九 million a month.

Besides, all  三 一0 ward- and co妹妹une-level medical stations will be provided with funds to hire janitors and security guards to help improve their service.

The fourth COVID- 一 九 wave has taken a huge toll on medical staff, especially before people were vaccinated and a cure was not readily available, according to the city Department of Health.

Due to the limited number of personnel at medical stations, they are often overworked and have to fulfil a number of responsibilities simultaneously.

Many doctors and nurses at public hospitals and medical stations quit due to the huge stress and workload and a lack of co妹妹ensurate wages.

The first three months of this year saw  四00 of them quit.

Attracting and keeping personnel at medical stations is imperative, the department added. VNS