The government proposed spending nearly 125,500 billion VND to "improve people's health"

On the morning of November 25, according to the agenda, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan will present to the National Assembly a report on the investment policy decision for the National Target Program on health care, population and development for the 2026-2035 period.

Nearly 125,500 billion VND and 10 years for the goal of "improving people's health"

The beneficiaries of the program are all Vietnamese people, with priority given to people living in difficult areas, mountainous areas, border areas, and islands; the disadvantaged; mothers and children; adolescents; couples and individuals of childbearing age; people with revolutionary contributions; the elderly; migrants and workers in industrial zones.

According to the Government 's proposal, the total cost of implementing the program during the 2026-2035 period is 125,478 billion VND.

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Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan (Photo: Minh Chau).

Of which, the 2026-2030 period is 88,635 billion VND (central budget 68,000 billion VND, local budget 20,041 billion VND). The total capital for the 2031-2035 period is expected to be 36,843 billion VND.

The Government said the program will be implemented for 10 years, from 2026 to the end of 2035, divided into two phases: 2026-2030 and 2031-2035.

The general goal of the program is to improve people's physical and mental health, stature, longevity and quality of life; ensure that all people are managed and receive quality primary health care; people proactively take care of themselves and improve their health; limit diseases, and prevent diseases early, from a distance, right at the grassroots level.

The program also aims to address priority population issues, proactively adapt to aging, improve population quality, and enhance care for vulnerable groups, contributing to building a healthy and prosperous Vietnam in the new era.

The Government also stated 10 specific targets in the program, including the rate of people having electronic health records and life-cycle health management reaching 100% by 2030 and maintained until 2035; the rate of commune, ward and special zone health stations nationwide implementing prevention, management and treatment of a number of non-communicable diseases in full accordance with the guided process reaching 100% by 2030 and maintained until 2035.

The Government also aims to increase the number of disadvantaged and vulnerable people accessing and using services at social care facilities by 70% by 2030 compared to 2025 and by 2035 by 90% compared to 2030.

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Delegates attending the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly (Photo: Hong Phong).

The program is divided into 5 component projects, including: Improving the capacity of the grassroots health network; Improving the effectiveness of the disease prevention and health promotion system; Population and development; Improving the quality of social care for the disadvantaged; Health communication, management, monitoring and supervision of program implementation.

Solve urgent problems of primary health care and preventive medicine

Examining this proposal, the Committee on Culture and Social Affairs agreed on the need to invest in the program as proposed by the Government.

The review agency believes that the program will supplement investment resources, meet the requirements of comprehensive human development, protect, care for, improve people's health and population work in the new era.

The program also focuses on solving urgent issues requiring national public investment: primary health care, preventive health care, population and development, and care for vulnerable groups.

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A session of the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly (Photo: Hong Phong).

Regarding the total investment to implement the program, the Committee for Culture and Society agreed with the Government's proposal and said that in the face of many difficulties, the Government's proposal to allocate resources to implement the program demonstrates a high determination in institutionalizing the Party's viewpoints and policies.

However, to meet the goals and requirements set out in Resolution No. 72 of the Politburo and practical needs, the review agency emphasized that "large resources are needed".

The Committee recommends that the Government clearly identify capital sources and ensure the allocation of sufficient minimum capital; study and increase socialization in program implementation; continue to study and balance the allocation of additional resources when conditions permit.

Agreeing on the central funding source, but with local budget capital spent on the program, although most localities agreed, the appraisal agency noted that for difficult provinces, especially mountainous provinces, the local counterpart capital ratio that can be arranged is very low (under 10%).

Therefore, the auditing agency recommends a closer assessment of the ability to mobilize local budget capital and calculate and propose a local budget capital allocation level more appropriate to the practical situation.

In implementing component projects, the Committee on Culture and Society noted reviewing and selecting core and important contents to avoid spreading and wasting resources.

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