Hanoi, April 5 -- The Government Inspectorate uncovered several serious violations regarding bidding regulations and consulting firms in the investment projects for constructing the second establishments of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital in the northern province of Ha Nam in 2014.

According to the recent inspection conclusion issued by the Government Inspectorate, the Minister of Health and the Management Board of Key Healthcare Projects seriously violated bidding regulations by deliberately selecting a foreign consulting unit that had been predetermined.

The Government Inspectorate stated that the Director of the Management Board of Key Healthcare Projects submitted a proposal for approving the hiring of foreign con...