France Funds EUR19.5M to Medical Equipment Supply to Vietnam Hospital

The French Development Agency (AFD) and authorities of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on March 17 signed a contract worth millions of euro to provide medical equipment for installation at Can Tho General Hospital. The contract is under the French government’s commitment to fund the supply of medical equipment to the hospital with the construction cost of around VND923 billion ($43.1 million) and was completed six months ago. A project worth $22 million, including EUR19.5 million sourced from the French government, to buy equipment for the hospital has been implemented since 2013, with France’s Ideal Medical Products Engineering (IMPE) being supplier. The 2.5-hectare ten-floor general hospital has 31 wards and eight specialized functions with 500 beds, capable to diagnose and treat large numbers of patients in Can Tho City and the Mekong Delta. Le Quang Vo, director of Can Tho General Hospital, said with the financial aid from the French government, the hospital will strive to become a major medical center in the Mekong Delta. Can Tho is more developed than other localities in the delta in terms of healthcare. The city has effectively carried out many community health programs to prevent and control dangerous diseases. (dantri.com.vn Mar 17)