Vietnam is estimated to have disbursed VND857 billion ($40.8 million) worth of state funds for health projects in the first eleven months of this year, meeting 95.3% of the whole year’s set target. The figure represents an on-year slight rise of 5.7%, the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said. In Nov, the state fund disbursement for such projects stood at VND73 billion, versus the revised figure of VND70 billion in Oct, it added. The domestic health sector is forecast to need a total investment of VND120 trillion in the next five years, with VND100 trillion for upgrading provincial hospitals, VND10 trillion for expanding intensive health operations, and between VND5 trillion and VND10 trillion for manpower training. (GSO Nov Edition)
