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The Asian healthcare gold rush: Vietnam’s reforms are attracting foreign investors

The changing landscape is fuelled by rapid urbanisation, income growth and an expanding middle class

Mindy Tan
Published Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 01:35 PM
    • FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is owned by Thomson Medical Group.
    • To support the Vietnamese healthcare system, its authorities have set a target for private hospital beds to account for 15% of all hospital beds by 2030.
    • FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is owned by Thomson Medical Group. PHOTO: FV HOSPITAL
    • To support the Vietnamese healthcare system, its authorities have set a target for private hospital beds to account for 15% of all hospital beds by 2030. PHOTO: PIXABAY

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    Resolution 72, which was issued last year, aims to build a modern, fair and sustainable healthcare system by 2045 by shifting from treatment-focused care to a preventive approach.

    A key target of the country’s 2021-2030 National Master Plan is to increase private hospital beds to 15 per cent of the national total by 2030. 

    Other targets include having 35 hospital beds and 19 doctors per 10,000 people by 2030; and 45 hospital beds and 35 doctors per 10,000 people by 2050. 

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