Work started on the construction of the Viet Nam–Japan International Cancer Hospital at Xuan Tao Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Ha Noi, on March 2.

With an investment of VND1,500 billion (US66.5 million) from the Viet Nam–Japan Medical Technology Development JSC (Vija Metech JSC), the hospital will be equipped with advanced medical facilities, and will have leading health experts and doctors from local and international hospitals to attend to the patients.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, health minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said the Viet Nam–Japan International Cancer Hospital will be a leading medical facility in Ha Noi, which will provide high-tech services such as early screening, detection and treatment of cancer.

“The facility will contribute towards improving the people’s health, care and protection, also saving the State budget and minimising the number of patients who will have to go abroad for cancer treatment,” said Tien.

The 350-bed hospital, including 100 beds for in-patients and 250 for outpatients, will provide international medical services in cancer examination and treatment, and contribute towards easing the congestion in central hospitals in the capital city.

The facility will be operated and managed as per the US and Japanese standards, especially the Joint Commission International standards, a global standard in healthcare, contributing to early screening, detection and treatment of cancer.

Ha Noi People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung said the hospital would contribute to strengthen the capital city’s medical system, providing citizens with advanced medical services and saving treatment expenses for the patients.

Vija Metech JSC Management Board Director Vu Xuan Hop said the hospital would provide more opportunities to access advanced techniques in cancer screening, detection and treatment for Vietnamese patients.

The facility is scheduled to be completed and put into operation by the end of 2018.

According to the Ministry of Health statistics, Viet Nam detects 200,000 new cancer cases and around 100,000 people are killed by cancer every year. — VNS