Government Inspectorate unveils violations in hospital construction projects
The Government Inspectorate held a meeting in Hanoi on March 31 to release the findings of its investigation into the construction of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital’s second facilities.
The second facility of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Government Inspectorate held a meeting in Hanoi on M𓃲arch 31 to release the findings of its investigation into the construction of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital’s second facilities.
Head of the inspection team Ngo Dinh Long revealed a pervasive pattern of violations spanning every project phase, from investment planning to execution. Irregularities marred project approvals, contractor selections, bidding processes, and contract implementation, with subsequent breaches amplifying initial errors.
The second facility of Bach Mai Hospital (Photo: VNA)
The investigation uncovered widespread wastefulness, manifesting in multiple forms and exacting a heavy financial toll. Inefficient use of public assets and mismanagement considerably escalated costs, unnecessarily straining state resources.
In his speech, Deputy Inspector General Nguyen Van Cuong said the urgent and unscheduled investigation is carried out under the directive of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, Wastefulness and Negativity, led directly by Party General Secretary To Lam. The swift launch of the investigation on January 8, 2025 covered an extensive 10-year period (2014–2024), navigating through Vietnam's evolving legal landscape.
Party General Secretary To Lam requested investigation into the two projects. (Photo: VNA)
The inspection report meticulously details the legal and scientific bases for the findings, comparing practical cases to gauge the extent of wastefulness. It stresses the critical need to further prioritise combating waste, advocating for stronger preventive measures across the political system and society to tackle the issue early and from afar./.
However, in practice, there are still existing issues and limitations in wastefulness prevention and control across many sectors, PM Chinh noted, stressing that the mechanism for allocating and disbursing public investment remains problematic, thereby reducing the effectiveness of state resource utilisation.
The Vietnamese Government is aiming for the drastic, concerted and effective implementation of solutions to practice thrift and combat wastefulness in 2025 as outlined in its newly-issued comprehensive programme on these works.
Party General Secretary To Lam has demanded strong and comprehensive actions to make breakthroughs in the combat against wastefulness across society, highlighting the prevention and fight against wastefulness as an immediate and urgent task in 2025.
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