Thousands crowd Ho Chi Minh City cancer center as patients wait hour-long for radiotherapy
Patients at Ho Chi Minh City’s main cancer hospital are lining up from early morning, enduring hour-long waits and sleeping on benches while the facility struggles with capacity.
The overloaded cancer hospital in Ho Chi Minh City sees crowds forming before dawn, with each radiotherapy appointment taking about an hour. To speed up treatment, staff schedule similar cases back-to-back, but space remains limited. Many patients, exhausted, rest on corridor benches. One 63-year-old woman from An Giang, undergoing 28 sessions for endometrial cancer, has already paid VND10 million after insurance deductions.
Why it matters
The story highlights severe strain on Vietnam’s cancer treatment infrastructure and the financial burden on patients.
In this story
