Construction of Can Tho City Oncology Hospital to be accelerated

Chairman of the City People’s Committee Tran Viet Truong gives a present to Ambassador Ory Csaba. (Photo: TDO)

They made the statement on April 1 during Mr. Truong’s reception for the Hungarian Ambassador’s working meeting.

At the meeting, the two sides exchanged information to remove obstacles to accelerate the construction of Can Tho City Oncology Hospital, plans to organize cultural and sports exchanges in Can Tho city, and prospects for future cooperation.

Can Tho City Oncology Hospital project has a total investment of VND1,727 billion. In which, the ODA loan from the Government of Hungary is equivalent to over VND1,393 billion, accounting for more than 80%, with the rest being the reciprocal capital of Can Tho City. Started in October 2017, the construction has carried out 18 of 22 bidding packages.

At the meeting, the two sides also discussed their plans to organize cultural and sports exchanges in Can Tho City, and opportunities for cooperation in the field of education. Accordingly, Hungary has policies to support scholarships for Vietnamese students going to Hungary. Vietnamese students expect to be sent to Hungary as the COVID-19 pandemic is controlled.

Expressing his thanks to the Hungarian Ambassador’s care for the city’s construction of the Oncology Hospital, Chairman of the City People’s Committee Tran Viet Truong confirmed that the hospital plays a very important role in giving medical treatment to residents in the city and the region; therefore, the city would create every favourable condition for the construction.

He suggested the Ambassador support the sending of Vietnamese students to Hungary, and expressed his expectation for the expansion of cooperation in the future./.