Friday, December 18, 2020, 18:00 GMT+7
The Vietnamese government and the Ministry of Health will hold a conference, ‘eHealth Vietnam Summit 2020,’ late this month to accelerate digital transformation in the health sector, using technological achievements to raise the quality of treatments and enhance patient satisfaction as the country seeks to expand its remote healthcare network nationwide.
An overview and approaches of the sector s digital transformation will be high on the agenda of the eHealth Vietnam Summit 2020, scheduled for December 29-30 in Hanoi, organizers said in a statement posted on the event’s website.
Remote healthcare consultation and support have become critically important this year when travels are restricted and hospitals face huge challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abbott innovations changing lives, tackling Vietnam’s healthcare challenges
December 16, 2020 | 04:30 pm GMT+7
Abbott has continuously applied breakthrough innovations in nutrition, diagnostic and medical devices to medicines to help Vietnamese engage in a fuller life.
In 2020, Abbott, the inventor of the world s first HIV test, partnered with Vietnam s Ministry of Health to train healthcare professionals and technicians at various laboratories nationwide on viral load DBS testing for HIV positive patients.
Abbott innovations changing lives.
The DBS test involves the analysis of a few blood drops dried on filter paper. The process does not require refrigeration, thus boosting access to HIV patient treatment monitoring, testing and newly expanded HCV testing in remote areas, especially amid Covid-19 travel restrictions.
In 2020, Abbott, the inventor of the world s first HIV test, has partnered up with Vietnam s Ministry of Health to train healthcare professionals and technicians at various laboratories nationwide on viral load DBS testing guideline for patients carrying HIV virus.
In the past quarter-century, Abbott has been making significant contributions to Vietnamese healthcare
The DBS test, fully known as the dried blood spot test, uses a few blood drops dried on a filter paper before being shipped to a laboratory for analysis. The process does not require refrigeration, thus, helping address the access to HIV patient treatment monitoring, testing, and also the newly-expanded HCV testing in remote areas, especially in this difficult period of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic which restricts travels and transportation.