Strengthening the protection, care and improvement of people's health
The program aims to institutionalize and fully implement the viewpoints, goals, tasks and solutions set out in Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW dated September 9, 2025 of the Politburo on a number of breakthrough solutions to strengthen the protection, care and improvement of people's health (hereinafter referred to as Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW).
At the same time, identify specific tasks for ministries, branches and localities to develop action plans, organize implementation, inspection, supervision and evaluation of the implementation of Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW to achieve the goal of building a healthy Vietnam, where all people receive health care, live long, live healthy, live healthily, improve physical fitness, health protection awareness and proactively prevent diseases in the whole society, contributing significantly to promoting the development of a rich, civilized and prosperous country in the new era.
In order to achieve the goals set out in Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW, in addition to regular tasks, the Government requires ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, and People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to specify and organize the implementation of the following tasks:
Strongly innovate thinking and action in leadership, direction and organization of people's health care work
The Government requires ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, and People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to strongly innovate their thinking and actions in leading, directing, and organizing the implementation of people's health care work.
In particular, communication, health education , raising awareness of protecting, caring for and improving people's health, creating self-awareness and initiative in disease prevention for each individual and the whole society. Ministries, branches, localities, agencies and units develop and organize communication and health education, raise awareness of protecting, caring for and improving people's health, diversify forms and methods of propaganda, specify propaganda content for each target group.
The Ministry of Health shall preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries, branches, localities and agencies to develop and submit to competent authorities for promulgation a Decision to designate April 7 every year as "National Health Day". Completion time: Quarter I/2026.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with ministries, branches and localities, develops a Project to improve the efficiency of using cultural and sports facilities and public spaces to serve people's health training; promote the movement of the whole population to proactively take care of their health, and build a culture of health among the people. Completion time: Quarter I/2026.
The Ministry of Education and Training shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Health, ministries, branches and localities to develop a Project/Program to incorporate health education content into the educational program appropriate to all levels and grades; implement health care, physical education and school nutrition activities at educational institutions. Completion time: Quarter III/2026, regularly deployed.
Perfecting institutions, focusing on improving the capacity of the health system, especially preventive medicine, primary health care, and promoting the strengths of traditional medicine.
The Government assigned the Ministry of Health to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Justice, ministries, branches and localities to develop a National Assembly Resolution to institutionalize a number of policies under the authority of the National Assembly. Completion time: Quarter IV/2025.
The Ministry of Health presides over and coordinates with the Ministry of Justice and relevant ministries and branches to focus on completing and promulgating the Laws on: Population, Disease Prevention, Food Safety, Medical Equipment, Traditional Medicine, Tobacco Harm Prevention... Completion time is from 2025-2030.
The Ministry of Health shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance, ministries, branches and localities to develop a Resolution of the National Assembly on the National Target Program on health care, population and development for the period 2026-2035. The completion time is in 2026.
The Ministry of Health shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and other ministries and branches to develop a Government Decree on vaccination. The completion date is 2026.
The Ministry of Health shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, relevant ministries, branches and localities to continue to reorganize and transfer a number of hospitals under the Ministry of Health to provincial management. The Ministry of Health shall manage a number of specialized, high-tech, leading hospitals to carry out the tasks of professional guidance, training of quality human resources, scientific research, technology transfer, coordination of disease prevention and control, public health emergencies, natural disasters, catastrophes, and health security. Completion time is from 2025 to 2030.
Step by step implementation of hospital fee exemption policy, first of all for social policy beneficiaries, disadvantaged people, and low-income people
Prioritize and ensure the annual increase in state budget expenditure for the health sector, ensure regular state budget expenditure and investment expenditure for primary health care and preventive health. Arrange the state budget to invest in facilities and medical equipment for the protection, care and improvement of people's health, especially in difficult and especially difficult areas, border areas, islands, mental health, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, emergency resuscitation, pathology and some special subjects.
The Ministry of Finance shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Health, ministries, branches and localities to develop a Project to improve the efficiency of management and use of the Health Insurance Fund, reform administrative procedures, save management costs, increase spending on medical examination and treatment, and develop health insurance participants. Completion date is 2027.
The Ministry of Health shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance, ministries, branches and localities to develop a project to gradually implement the policy of exempting hospital fees, first of all for social policy beneficiaries, disadvantaged people, low-income people and some other priority subjects within the scope of health insurance benefits according to the roadmap. Completion time is in 2028.
The Ministry of Health shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance, ministries, branches and localities to develop a Government Decree on piloting health insurance coverage for a number of disease prevention services, diagnosis and early treatment of a number of diseases and priority subjects according to the roadmap. Completion time is in 2027.
Encourage the development of commercial health insurance. Conduct pilot studies and diversify health insurance packages and supplementary health insurance packages according to people's needs, and link health insurance with commercial health insurance. Conduct research and implement innovation in the management of health insurance funds.
Minh Hien
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