Implementing the tasks of the Health sector in 2026

On the afternoon of December 29th, the Ministry of Health held a national conference to summarize healthcare work in 2025; review the 2021-2025 term; set directions for the 2026-2030 term; and implement key tasks for 2026. Attending and directing the conference was Comrade Le Thanh Long, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Deputy Prime Minister. Leaders from the Hung Yen Department of Health also attended the conference via video link.

On the afternoon of December 29th, the Ministry of Health held a national conference to summarize healthcare work in 2025; review the 2021-2025 term; set directions for the 2026-2030 term; and implement key tasks for 2026. Attending and directing the conference was Comrade Le Thanh Long, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Deputy Prime Minister. Leaders from the Hung Yen Department of Health also attended the conference via video link.

Delegates attending the conference at the Hung Yen location.

During the 2021-2025 period, many indicators of the health sector achieved and exceeded the plan, affirming development in scale, quality, and efficiency. The field of medical examination and treatment continued to develop in a specialized and modern direction. Preventive medicine, disease prevention, and primary healthcare were firmly consolidated. Social security and health support were expanded, contributing to ensuring equity in healthcare. Digital transformation in healthcare has yielded clear initial results. The reorganization of the organizational structure was implemented in a streamlined, effective, and efficient manner. The health sector has completed 3 out of 3 key socio-economic targets assigned by the National Assembly for 2025, including the percentage of the population participating in health insurance, the number of doctors, and the number of hospital beds per 10,000 people. The sector achieved and exceeded 8 out of 9 professional targets assigned by the Government, specifically: The health insurance coverage rate is estimated at 95.15% of the population, exceeding the set target; 15 doctors per 10,000 people; 34.5 hospital beds per 10,000 people; the average life expectancy of the people reached approximately 74.8 years... These results demonstrate the sector's efforts in ensuring the goals of people's healthcare...

For the period 2026-2030, the health sector has set the overall goal of building a modern, equitable, and efficient healthcare system, aiming for universal health coverage; ensuring that all citizens live long, healthy lives, proactively prevent diseases, and improve their quality of life. Specifically in 2026, the health sector will focus on implementing a comprehensive set of tasks related to building and perfecting institutions, consolidating organizational structures, reforming administration, improving the quality of healthcare services, strengthening preventive medicine, ensuring the supply of medicines and vaccines, innovating healthcare financing mechanisms, and expanding international cooperation… creating a strong shift in improving public health and contributing to the sustainable development of the country in the new era.

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long emphasized: In the coming period, the health sector will focus on effectively implementing the Central Government's guidelines and resolutions, and important draft laws related to the health sector; simultaneously, building appropriate mechanisms to effectively organize implementation, mobilizing the participation of private healthcare and social resources for the development of the sector; promoting digital transformation in a substantive and effective manner, considering this an important tool to save resources and improve the effectiveness of implementing health policies; creating a clear shift in building medical ethics, so that each health worker truly is a "compassionate physician," meeting the increasingly high demands in protecting and caring for the health of the people; continuing to pay attention to consolidating and reorganizing the organizational structure of the health system, especially at the commune and ward levels. Effectively implement the grassroots healthcare plan, ensuring it aligns with the government organizational model and the requirements of primary healthcare in the new phase…

On this occasion, many collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in their work in 2025 were commended and rewarded by the Ministry of Health.

Le Hieu

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