Ministry of Health launched the first "Smoke-free medical facility" contest

Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan gave a speech at the contest launching ceremony.

The contest is organized by Health & Life Newspaper in collaboration with the Tobacco Harm Prevention Fund, to encourage medical facilities to build a clean and safe medical examination and treatment environment, contributing to improving service quality and protecting public health.

1st Smoke-Free Medical Facility Competition

Participants are public general and specialized hospitals at provincial, municipal, central levels and university-affiliated hospitals. Units register online at khongkhoithuocla.vn from September 17 to September 27, 2025.

The contest consists of two rounds: preliminary round (October 1-31) with multiple choice, profile, and video tests; final round (November 16-25) with profile, video, and field survey scoring. As a result, the Organizing Committee will award 20 prizes, including 01 First Prize worth 20 million VND, 02 Second Prizes (15 million VND/prize), 04 Third Prizes (10 million VND/prize) and 13 Encouragement Prizes (5 million VND/prize), with certificates and souvenir cups.

Source: https://soyte.haiphong.gov.vn/tin-hoat-dong/bo-y-te-phat-dong-cuoc-thi-co-so-y-te-khong-khoi-thuoc-la-lan-thu-i-785263