PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - C A Birt TI - Establishment of primary health care in Vietnam. DP - 1990 Aug 01 TA - British Journal of General Practice PG - 341--344 VI - 40 IP - 337 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/40/337/341.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/40/337/341.full SO - Br J Gen Pract1990 Aug 01; 40 AB - Basic demographic and epidemiological data relevant to health problems in Vietnam are described in this paper. Existing health service arrangements are referred to, with particular emphasis on the strategy for development of primary health care. The establishment of the paediatric centre in Ho Chi Minh City is reported, and examples of its valuable work in primary health care development are described.