On 20 November 2020, the new Medical Device Pricing Portal was opened to public, with the aim to achieve international standards on transparency of medical device sales. There are two sections split under the medical device portion namely, Medical Equipment Price and Pricing Information on Winning Bids. Viewers can look at product listings or review all final government purchases, including contracted pricing. Once the selection of a bid is completed, government hospitals is required to submit Contractor Selection report within 20 days and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) will post the report online within 10 days. The following documents are required for the selection process:
Contractor Selection Plan document
Level documents
Summary report of the current situation and plan for new equipment
Meeting minutes of the Scientific Council when determining their choice
Documents for determining the price of the package
Vietnam Medical Device Group Descriptions
Group 1 – Made in a Reference Country or in Vietnam with a CFS from 2 reference countries.
Group 2 – Not made in a Reference Country or Vietnam but has a CFS from 2 Reference Countries.
Group 3 – Made in Reference Country or Vietnam and has CFS from 1 Reference Country.
Group 4 – Not made in a Reference Country or Vietnam but has a CFS from 1 Reference Countries.
Group 5 – Made in Vietnam or those already having a local circulation number.
Group 6 – All other products.
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