Vietnam Hanoi Health Department Provides Online Services

The Hanoi Department of Health officially launched its online administrative services on August 15 to issue practicing permits for health workers and business licenses to health care stations, state media reported. According to Director of the municipal Health Department Nguyen Khac Hien, from August 15, health workers and business licenses to health care stations can implement online services through website http://qlhanhnghekcb.gov.vn. Registration forms for the services are offered for free at the department’s administrative request receipt office and its online portal at soyte.hanoi.gov.vn, then submitted to the department via Internet within working hours in all working days. Earlier, the Health department revealed its hotline numbers at 0437343622 and 0439902390 to receive feedback on its administrative services. On August 10, Hanoi also launched its website egov.hanoi.gov.vn covering 12 districts to process administrative procedures such as registering a birth, death or marriage, and certifying copied documents in Vietnamese. The capital city has set a target to implement the e-government system in all 584 communes and wards across the city by the end of 2016, while providing 80% of public services online by 2020. (kinhtedothi.vn Aug 13)