How does CDC Director Ha Giang receive money from Viet A Company?

The Ha Giang Provincial Inspectorate has just issued an inspection conclusion on the procurement of medical equipment, supplies, biological products, test kits, vaccines, drugs to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic and the research, production, sales of COVID-19 test kits of Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company (Viet A Company) in Ha Giang province.

For the amount of “commission” of VND 770 million that individuals at CDC Ha Giang province received from Viet A Company, after being seized, Ha Giang Provincial Police will investigate, verify and clarify. Therefore, the inspector of Ha Giang province suggested that the provincial CDC and relevant organizations and individuals follow the conclusions of the Ha Giang Provincial Police.

Accordingly, Mr. Nguyen Tran Tuan (Director of Ha Giang CDC), Ms. Phan Thi Nga (Head of Laboratory) and Ms. To Minh Hue (Chief Accountant) admitted to receiving “commission” money from Viet A Company. , with a total of 770 million VND.

“The entire amount of money Ha Giang Provincial Police seized on April 6, 2022. The fact that the above individuals received money from Viet A Company – the unit participating in the implementation of 4 bidding packages to supply goods to the provincial Center for Disease Control is against regulations, violating Clause 1, Article 89 of the Law on Bidding. 2013″, Ha Giang province inspector pointed out.

Regarding the management and use of equipment, medical supplies, biological chemicals, and epidemic prevention equipment, the inspector of Ha Giang province said that the provincial CDC had advanced 41,142 LightPower IVASAR-CoV2 tests and 36,696 in advance. iVAaRNA isolation kit of Viet A Company; Responding to 22,900 Truelie Covid-19 Rapid Test kits of Ha Giang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd to serve testing, then bidding to return units.

Through inspection, CDC Ha Giang opened 2 books to monitor the import and export of supplies, chemicals and biological products that were determined to be inconsistent with regulations.

By the time of inspection, CDC Ha Giang had paid a part of the isolation and testing kits for Viet A Company as well as for Ha Giang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

The number of unpaid test kits to Viet A Company are 28,027 LightPower tests and 25,584 iVAaRNAtest hand extraction kits. The number of unused test kits as of December 31, 2021 are 2,924 LightPower IVASAR-CoV2 tests and 993 iVAaRNA hand extraction kits.

Checking the bidding package to buy biological products and consumables for SARS-CoV2 screening test, Ha Giang province’s inspector found that Ha Giang CDC signed a contract with Ha Giang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd to buy 3,000 LightPower IVASAR tests. -CoV2, worth more than 1.4 billion VND and 3,000 iVAaRNA hand isolation kits, worth 126 million VND, but in fact, on the inventory books, used at Pharmacy, Laboratory, all test kits COVID-19 was imported by the provincial CDC only from Viet A Joint Stock Company, in addition, it was not imported from any other enterprises.

At a meeting with the inspection team on March 14, 2022, Mr. Bui Van Tuyen (Deputy Director of Ha Giang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) affirmed that this company stood to carry out the bidding procedures and signed a supply contract. Responded to 3 items with CDC Ha Giang province, but in fact the company only provided 1 item, Truelie Covid-19 Rapid Test kit, with a quantity of 3,000 tests, worth VND 299.2 million; The remaining 2 items of LightPower VASAR-CoV2 COVID-19 detection test kit worth 1.4 billion VND and iVAaRNA hand isolation kit worth 126 million VND were purchased by the provincial CDC and purchased by Viet A Company. Ha Giang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd only completes documents and payment procedures for CDC in Ha Giang province.

From the “ambiguous” signs mentioned above, the inspector of Ha Giang province concluded that the CDC of this province agreed with Ha Giang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd to legalize the payment documents and payment documents for 2 test kits. COVID – 19, with an amount of more than 1.5 billion VND is illegal, violating Clause 1, Article 13 of the Law on Accounting 2015.

Using the wrong source of COVID-19 test fee collection

Still according to the inspection conclusion, CDC Ha Giang still faces mistakes in the management and use of the fee for COVID-19 testing services, with a total amount of 2.4 billion VND. Some other units such as: Ha Giang Provincial General Hospital made a mistake of more than 297 million VND; Vi Xuyen District General Hospital violated more than 164 million VND; Bac Quang District General Hospital made a mistake of more than 106 million VND.

Therefore, the inspector of Ha Giang province requested the Department of Health to regularly inspect and monitor the use of medical equipment, consumables and chemicals at the receiving units; organization to review and clarify the responsibilities of relevant organizations and individuals for the occurrence of defects and errors in the bidding work and a number of violations as mentioned above (in which the review, clarify responsibilities, and discipline violators in the implementation of the bidding package under Contract No. 2608.1 dated August 26, 2021 between CDC of Ha Giang province and Ha Giang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.).

According to Hoang An