The National Assembly passed the Law on Disease Prevention.

On the morning of December 10, continuing the program of the 10th Session, under the chairmanship of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the direction of National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Thi Thanh, the National Assembly voted to pass the Law on Disease Prevention with 440/443 National Assembly deputies present in favor, reaching 99.32%.

The Law on Disease Prevention consists of 6 chapters and 46 articles, effective from July 1, 2026.

The Law regulates the prevention and control of infectious diseases; prevention and control of non-communicable diseases; prevention and control of mental disorders; nutrition in disease prevention and conditions to ensure disease prevention.
This Law applies to domestic and foreign agencies, organizations and individuals in Vietnam.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh chaired the meeting. Photo: Pham Thang

By law, Vietnam National Health Day is April 7 every year.

People are entitled to periodic health check-ups or free screening at least once a year according to priority groups and schedules.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh chaired the meeting. Photo: Quang Khanh

The funding sources for periodic health check-ups or screening are as follows: The employer pays the cost of periodic health check-ups for employees according to the law on labor and occupational safety and hygiene; the state budget; the health insurance fund pays according to the law on health insurance; the disease prevention fund; voluntary contributions and legal donations from organizations and individuals; and other legal funding sources.

The Government shall prescribe the scope, subjects, priority roadmap, examination facilities and funding sources for implementing the policy of free periodic health examination or screening.

The National Assembly voted to pass the Law on Disease Prevention with 440/443 deputies present in favor. Photo: Pham Thang

The principle in disease prevention is proactive disease prevention, people are the central subject; focus on protecting, caring for, and improving health comprehensively and continuously throughout the life cycle. Combine medical professional measures with administrative measures, social measures and other measures in implementing disease prevention activities.

Priority in access to disease prevention services for people with disabilities, the elderly; ethnic minorities, women and children living in border areas, islands, ethnic minority and mountainous areas, areas with difficult socio-economic conditions, and areas with especially difficult socio-economic conditions.

Prohibited acts in the prevention and control of infectious diseases include: intentionally disseminating or spreading infectious agents; illegally accessing, using for the wrong purpose or changing the purpose of using infectious agents without permission from competent authorities; concealing or intentionally failing to declare cases of infectious diseases as prescribed by law; failing to comply with measures to prevent and control infectious diseases as required by competent authorities, organizations and individuals.

Delegates attending the meeting. Photo: Quang Khanh

The disease prevention information system includes information on infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, vaccination, nutrition, injuries and other information connected and shared in the medical database according to regulations.

The Law classifies infectious diseases into groups including: Group A includes especially dangerous infectious diseases; Group B includes dangerous infectious diseases; Group C includes less dangerous infectious diseases; Other groups according to recommendations of the World Health Organization.

Delegates attending the meeting. Photo: Quang Khanh

People with infectious diseases, people suspected of having infectious diseases, people carrying infectious pathogens, people exposed to infectious agents of group A and some diseases of group B must be medically isolated according to the decision of competent agencies, organizations and individuals.

Forms of medical quarantine include quarantine at home, medical facilities, border crossings, and other facilities and locations.

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