Tokyo, Feb. 2 -- Resolution 72-NQ/TW issued by the Politburo on September 9, 2025, which sets out breakthrough measures to strengthen the protection, care and improvement of public health, provides a timely and strategic opportunity to restructure Vietnam's healthcare system in a more modern, equitable and sustainable direction, according to Vietnamese oncologist Pham Nguyen Quy.

The head of the Department of Medical Oncology at Kyoto Miniren Central Hospital told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) that the resolution places strong emphasis on equitable access to basic healthcare, especially for low-income and remote populations, while linking health policy to goals of longer life expectancy, better quality of life, and balanced attention to ...