Digital Health in Vietnam- Perspectives and Challenges; Presentation by Long Bui, CEO, Center for Community Health in Hanoi, Vietnam, to mHealth Israel, April 30, 2020. Includes overview of the healthcare economy (public and private institutions), breakout of Non communicable diseases and ageing population, Healthcare Expenditure, medical equipment / device / applications market details, government agencies, challenges, components of Vietnam's "Smart Healthcare" program, CoVID-19 response, main healthcare players, leading healthcare startups, promising areas for international players.
2. Vietnam: Country Profile
Population
97,338,579
(UN 2020)
(40%
urbannization)
72.19%
population in
working age
Median
Age: 30.5
(2020)
GDP per
capita
2,739.821
USD
GDP Annual
growth rate
(2018) 7.1%
Internet
penetration:
57%
Mobile subscription:
140.64 million
9. Advantages
• High economic growth rate
• Huge population
• Ageing population
• Rising healthcare expenditure
• Demand for healthcare reform
• Project of application and development of smart health
information technology in the period of 2019-2025.
(Decision number 4888/QĐ-BYT, Date 18/10/2019)
11. Digital Health for COVID-19 response
During daily activities,
when people have
contact, the application
on their phone will "talk"
to themselves via
bluetooth. If it detects
close contact (within 2m),
the device will
automatically recorded in
the diary.
Health declaration
~1 mil records
Telemedicine center
14. Challenges
• Lacks of Centralized Healthcare database.
• National Unique ID implementation.
• Lacks of regulations on wearables trials and registration.