TMMC Cancer Center
TMMC Cancer Center (Vietnamese: Trung Tâm Ung Bướu, Bệnh viện Ung Bướu, Trung Tâm Ung Thư, Bệnh viện Ung thư TMMC) is a specialized cancer hospital and also the first medical center of Excellence of this type in Vietnam. Initiated by Dr Dilshaad Ali, the founding President of TMMC Healthcare, TMMC Cancer Center was found with the purpose to provide the accessibility of oncology treatment for Vietnamese patients. The center is an initiative of a private Vietnam - Japan private healthcare project.[1][2]
TMMC Cancer Center | |
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Geography | |
Location | Da Nang, Nha Trang, Dong Thap, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Organisation | |
Care system | Private, Tertiary Care |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Beds | 100 |
Speciality | Cancer, Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy |
Links | |
Website | www.tmmhealthcare.com |
Lists | Hospitals in Vietnam |
History
Cancer is amongst the key contributors to the mortality of Vietnamese.[3]
Yearly, the center organizes tens of public seminars to raise awareness about breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer and liver cancer across the country. It is also the first private institute in Vietnam, advocating the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month of WHO[4] through a national-wide seminar and free screening tests for tens of thousands patients. in 2014, TMMC Cancer was invested by Japanese Sojitz Corporation [5] and its medical partner, Capita Medica to develop a strategic Center of Excellence,.[6][7] The project was initiated by Dr Dilshaad Ali, founding President and Group Chief Executive Director, and Tran Quoc Bao, Group Business Development Director,[8][9]
Training
Since 2014, the center has opened admission program for Elective (medical) and fellowship.
Services
- Surgical Oncology
- Radiotherapy
- Chemotherapy
Sub-specialties
- Breast cancer
- Colorectal
- Genitourinary
- Gynaecology
- Head & Neck / Nasopharynx Cancer (NPC)
- Lymphoma
- Sarcoma
- Thoracic
- Thyroid
References
- http://www.vir.com.vn/tmmc-healthcare-creates-partnership-with-capital-medica-sojitz.html TMMC Healthcare creates partnership with Capital Medica – Sojitz
- http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/127835/business-in-brief-11-4.html Vietnam’s TMMC Healthcare and Japan’s Capital Medica - Sojitz have agreed to form a strategic healthcare partnership, to offer the improved medical services to millions of Vietnamese patients.
- https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/vietnam/ Top 10 Causes of Deaths in Vietnam
- http://www.baokhanhhoa.com.vn/english/socio_politic/201410/cancer-workshop-at-tam-tri-nha-trang-general-hospital-2344227/ Cancer workshop at Tam Tri Nha Trang General Hospital
- Talk Vietnam. "MMC Healthcare, Sojitz ink 1st Vietnamese-Japanese strategic healthcare partnership".
- Tuoi Tre Newspaper. "TMMC Healthcare, Sojitz ink 1st Vietnamese-Japanese strategic healthcare partnership".
- Vietnam Investment Review. "TMMC Healthcare creates partnership with Capital Medica – Sojitz".
- Health Investor Asia. "Vietnam: TMMC Healthcare and Capita Medica – Sojitz agree Vietnam partnership".
- United Nation UNCTAD. "Asean Healthcare Report 2019, p. 128" (PDF).