At a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on the afternoon of July 8, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong said that the Politburo 's draft Resolution on breakthroughs in public health care clearly states the policy of free periodic health check-ups or screening according to professional requirements for all people from next year.
The draft sets a target for the 2025-2030 period to increase the number of doctors working for a limited period each year at the grassroots level; reduce the direct out-of-pocket expenditure on health care to 30%. Each person will have an electronic health record to manage throughout their life.
By 2045, Vietnam aims to have health indicators and essential health service coverage equivalent to those of developed countries. Average life expectancy is expected to reach over 80 years, the number of healthy years will increase, and the average height of young people will approach the average of developed countries.
However, according to Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan, the health system is facing many challenges such as the double burden of disease, increasing non-communicable diseases, and an aging population. "Bottlenecks" in terms of institutions, finance, human resources, grassroots health capacity, and self-sufficiency in drug and medical equipment supply are still major barriers that need to be removed. This resolution is expected to focus on bottlenecks to create breakthroughs and overcome the situation of "good policies but weak implementation".
Commenting on the draft, Professor Nguyen Anh Tri proposed investing in specialized medical centers and training resident doctors in an elite, exceptionally high-quality direction. He also said that it is necessary to create conditions for private healthcare to participate in providing public services.
Professor Nguyen Van De, Chairman of the Vietnam Private Hospital Association, proposed preferential policies on land and taxes to encourage businesses to invest in healthcare in remote areas. "If there are good policies, we are ready to build two more hospitals in mountainous areas," he said.
Vice Chairman of Phu Tho Province Nguyen Huy Ngoc pointed out two main shortcomings: lack of human resources and limited infrastructure and equipment. He said that the medical profession needs special treatment policies, instead of basic salaries like other industries.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long emphasized that the draft needs to provide specific solutions, linked to feasible implementation conditions, not stopping at a general vision. He suggested building health criteria in policy planning, clarifying breakthroughs in investment, facilities, salary and benefits, with specific data.
At the Government press conference on May 6, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said that with a population of 100 million and an average cost of VND250,000 per medical examination, the budget needed to ensure that each person is examined at least once a year is about VND25,000 billion.
Regular health check-ups help people access medical services early, proactively prevent, detect and treat diseases, thereby improving treatment effectiveness and reducing financial burden.
Previously on April 8, at a meeting with police officers who supported the southern battlefield during the anti-American resistance war, General Secretary To Lam affirmed that he would focus on developing healthcare, enhancing public health care, and aiming to exempt hospital fees for all people. The ultimate goal is to ensure that all people have a prosperous and happy life.
HA (according to VnE)Source: https://baohaiphongplus.vn/toan-dan-duoc-kham-suc-khoe-dinh-ky-mien-phi-tu-nam-2026-415946.html
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