

Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City in coordination with Japan’s International University of Health and Welfare on October 14 opened the Health Evaluation and Promotion Centre (HECI) at Chợ Rẫy Hospital.
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Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình and leading Vietnamese and Japanese health officials attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Health Evaluation and Promotion Centre at Chợ Rẫy Hospital. — VNS Photo Thu Hằng |
Kuninori Takagi, chairman of IUHW, said his university and Chợ Rẫy Hospital in Việt Nam had cooperated in professional exchange and human resource training over the past 23 years.
The centre will help local people access high-quality health check services and exams with medical assistance from leading Japanese physicians, Takagi said.
The best way to prevent disease is early detection through health checks, he said.
IUHW is Japan’s first comprehensive university of health and welfare with the objective of developing health and welfare specialists.
Nguyễn Viết Tiến, Deputy Minister of Health, said that comprehensive screening with advanced technology is vital to help prevent disease, and that it should be expanded in major cities in Việt Nam. — VNS