Private medical and pharmaceutical facilities were working during 9-12/1998 in 4 districts of Hoan Kiem, Dong da, Tu liem, and Gia lam in Ha noi. Method: direct interview by questionnaire, direct observation and analysis of reports. The results: the establishment, exist and development of the private medical and pharmaceutical facilities depended on the decree of the pharmaceutical and medical activity- a highest legal basis promulgated in 1993.
Health Services ; Health Facilities, Proprietary ; Health Facilities

In 2004, this study was carried out at 5 commune health stations at Van Son, Ngoc Hai, Ngoc Xuyen, Van Huong wards and Bang La commune. The results revealed that only the health station of Bang La commune met the national standard for commune health with 90.5 points. Most communes had not achieved standard III (on disease diagnosis and medical treatment and rehabilitation activities), standard IV (on facilities and medical equipment) and standard VI (on traditional medicine). Factors causing drawbacks at these commune health stations include shortage of human resource, material facilities and equipments.
Public Facilities ; Health ; Epidemiology ; Health Facilities

A study on nurses and delivers were carried out at 14 hospitals, Medical Centers belong to Ha Noi Department of Health and 14 National Hospitals, Hospital belong to some ministries that located in Ha Noi. The results showed that: in these hospitals, the number of nurses and delivers don’t meet the requirements of the Ministry of Health‘s rule. The index of doctor/nurse and deliver: 1/1.49; Professional qualification: most of them are secondary school (nurses: 92%, delivers: 90.48%), low rate in nurse and deliver whom hold university or junior college bachelor: in 3 facilities, a few nurses who are university bachelor (0.7%); in 7 facilities, there are nurses who graduated from junior colleges (1.9%). There is not any hospital among 14 hospitals which the number of doctor/nurse get the standard as the ministry of health rule.( the highest rate in Viet Duc hospital:1/1,9, Pediatric hospital:1/1,8. Most of them graduated from secondary school (71.7% to 94.4%), 1.6% nurses are university bachelor and 6.9% nurse are junior college bachelor, 9 hospitals have nurse with elementary qualification.
Medical staff ; Health Facilities

A qualitative study on health workers, pharmacists working at Health Center of Thanh Oai district, Ha Tay province to identify standard time and needs about doctors for this center in 2005. The highest need was that having doctors working at examination department (50%), surgery department (74%), tuberculosis - infectious disease department (81%), pediatric department - emergency and intensive care department (90%). The number of doctors at internal medicine department, traditional medicine department, imaging diagnosis department exceeded the need from 17-142%
Health Facilities ; Time Factors

Medical ethics is considered as 3 aspects: medical ethics in the National health facilities, there is comparison of legal and illegal income between colleagues; medical ethics for patient, the reduction of Medical Ethics is partly atributed to patient. The establishsment of the equal and confident relation between physicians and patient play an important role of the medical ethics in the market economy
Ethics, Medical ; Health Facilities

Management of enviromental pollution due to general waste and serious medical waste is urgent problem for the health facility. The Ministry of Health promulgated the regulation for management of the medical wastes. This is a legal document that the health facilities must implement. Most of the country’s hospitals have been built for many times (during the war against French and within more recent 30 years). They had not the network for treatment of waste or had a poor network
Medical Waste ; Health Facilities

Drugs and raw materials must be stored in good condition such as proper package with clear label. The drug receive must be implemented in separate place and correct and compared. The drug must be stored as regulation, especially toxic drugs and psychotic drugs. It must have receive paper and dispense paper. Health facilities are responsible for training and organizing implementation of this regulation
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Health Facilities

Investigation of medical wastes managing status in 699 central and communal health facilities of Tay Nguyen area in January, 2004. The results showed that: 33% hospitals had enough wastebasket putting in necessary areas. Hospitals were lacked of processing and transportation means. Almost medical wastes were hided or fired in waste hole in office's around areas. Medical wastes were processed together with living wastes. Sewage was not processed and sterilized before draining into public sewage system or direct draining to environment. The risk of environmental pollution was great
Health Services ; epidemiology ; Health Facilities

A study aimed at analyzing the factors that facilitate or interfere the approach to the health care services in 1020 households and 30 of communal health stations in 5 districts of Thõa Thiªn HuÕ province. The methods of study: qualitative analysis, cross sectional study and multigrade and random selection of samples. The results have shown that the rate of households approached the local health care facilities was 31.8%. The rate of households come to communal health station and local general clinic for consultation and treatment was only 12.7% and 0.6%, respectively. Non-scientific treatment was common such as self-treatment.
Delivery of Health Care, Health Facilities

Cross-sectional study on 642 health personnel at 3 health clinics (Thanh Nhan Hospital, Dong Anh Health Center, and Trang An Hospital) about prevalence of sharp object-related accidents and their awareness of the injection-related risks. Results: 100% of health personnel were provided individual hygiene equipments and disposal syringes. The percentages of health personnel had knowledge of agents caused blood transmitted diseases were relative high. 71.2% of health personnel had accidents with syringes and sharp objects during working. Almost accidents occurred in the morning (46.6%), followed by in afternoon (22.3%). 1.5%-3.9% of accidents were high-risk because of sharp objects exposed by HIV patients. 52.8% health personnel treated by first aid after accidents. These findings showed that sharp object-related occupational accidents were concerns for health personnel.
Accidents, Occupational ; Health Facilities ; Epidemiology