The National Assembly passed a Resolution on investing in the national target program on healthcare, population, and development.

On the morning of December 11th, under the chairmanship of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the direction of National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh, the National Assembly voted to approve the Resolution on the investment policy for the National Target Program on healthcare, population and development for the period 2026-2035, with 420 out of 423 National Assembly deputies present voting in favor, reaching 99.29%.

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh presided over the session. Photo: Pham Thang

Prevent disease early, proactively, and right at the local level.

Accordingly, the program aims to ensure that all citizens receive primary healthcare management and care, early and remote disease prevention at the grassroots level, and disease reduction; increase the birth rate, strive to achieve a natural balance in the sex ratio at birth, adapt to population aging, and improve the quality of the population; strengthen care for vulnerable groups; and contribute to improving the physical and mental health, stature, life expectancy, and quality of life of the people, building a healthy Vietnam.

The specific objectives of the Program, as defined in the Resolution, are: Contributing to the goal of achieving 90% of communes, wards, and special zones meeting the National Criteria for Commune Health by 2030 and 95% by 2035; striving for 100% of the population to have electronic health records and lifecycle health management by 2030; and achieving 100% of provincial and city Centers for Disease Control (CDC) with sufficient capacity to test for pathogens, antigens, and antibodies of dangerous infectious diseases, clean water quality, and school hygiene according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health by 2030…

The National Assembly voted to approve the Resolution on the investment policy for the National Target Program on healthcare, population and development for the period 2026 - 2035. Photo: Pham Thang

The program will be implemented from 2026 to the end of 2035.

The total capital for implementation during the 2026-2030 period is 88,635 billion VND.

Regarding the funding for the Program, according to the Resolution, the total capital for the 2026-2030 period is 88,635 billion VND. Of this, 68,000 billion VND comes from the central government budget; 20,041 billion VND from local government budgets; and 594 billion VND from other sources.

Based on the results of the Program's implementation during the 2026-2030 period, the Government will submit to the National Assembly a proposal for the resources needed to implement the Program during the 2031-2035 period.

Delegates attending the session. Photo: Quang Khánh

The resolution also clearly stipulates the principles for allocating central government budget funds to support the implementation of the Program. Specifically, central government funds will support localities receiving supplementary budget allocations from the central government and localities with a 100% revenue sharing ratio but not receiving supplementary budget allocations from the central government during the 2026-2030 period, and annually based on the support ratio from the central government to localities as stipulated in the National Assembly's Resolution on the allocation of the central government budget for 2026. Priority will be given to allocating central government funds to support the implementation of the Program in areas with difficult socio-economic conditions, areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, mountainous regions, border areas, and islands.

Annually, the Government reports to the National Assembly on the results of the Program's implementation at the end of the year or as requested by the National Assembly; in 2030, it will summarize the implementation of the Program for the 2026-2030 period and propose a Program for the 2031-2035 period.

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