Entering the 21st century, the change international context with
the trend of globalization and international integration has been put out
urgent requirement to redefine the role of the State in providing public
services. Instead of direct provision of public services through the
public organizations established by the State, the general trend is now
the state expanding forms of provision of public services, which
encourage private sector to participate in providing diversified public
services, including forms of cooperation between the State and private
sector, also known as collaborative public - private partnership (PPP).
PPP has brought many benefits such as cost savings, improving quality
of services (WB, 2006). Because economic - society conditions in
Vietnam have increasingly developed, people's needs require the high
quality service resulting in the State must renew the model and the form
of the provision of public services. This reform began in the late 90s
when the Party and State issued socialization policies (Resolution No.
90/CP dated 08/21/1997 on the work of socialization in the fields of
education, health, culture and sport) to mobilize private resources to
provide public services to community. Thanks to the policies of the
State, in recent years, many non-public medical facilities have been
established at the local level. These facilities have treated and took care
of millions of people, contributing a part of reducing the load on the
system of public medical facilities, reducing the burden on the state
budget, and meeting a part of the needs of people in their
treatment. However, the implementation process of socialization is2
facing some specific difficulties, such as lack of resources for
investment in modern equipment for treatment, unequal assessment to
health care services, etc.(Dang Duc Anh, Nguyen Thi Lan Huong and
Dang Duc Dam, 2017). Therefore, the healthcare system of the country
should have the positive and timely solutions to meet the needs of
health care that are increasing rapidly today.
