Although this is a difficult transition period, the grassroots health system is still operating stably, ensuring the maintenance of primary health care activities for the people.
As one of the newly established communes from the merger of 6 communes, Phu Nghia commune currently has a population of more than 71,000 people. To ensure uninterrupted health care, the People's Committee of the commune has issued a decision to reorganize the Commune Health Station on the basis of receiving, rearranging personnel, facilities and existing medical points.
Phu Nghia Commune Health Station is located at the headquarters of Truong Yen Commune Health Station (old), which has good facilities and the most convenient location among the merged communes. The remaining 5 health stations in the area are maintained in the form of stations, helping people not to have to travel far. The station currently has 54 officers, civil servants and employees. From July 1 to July 23, the station provided initial health check-ups for more than 2,000 people.
Head of Phu Nghia Commune Health Station Nguyen Thi Minh Hanh said: “At first, it was quite stressful because we had to review the entire patient list, vaccination plan, health insurance examination and epidemic prevention activities. However, the station quickly established working regulations and assigned tasks so that medical programs were not interrupted.”
The leaders of Phu Nghia commune identified the improvement of the operation of the Health Station as one of the top priorities in the initial phase of operating the two-level government. Secretary of the Phu Nghia Commune Party Committee Trinh Tien Tuong said: “We request the station to urgently establish a Steering Committee for People's Health Care, assigning specific tasks to each member. Village health workers are mobilized to the maximum to not miss out on vaccinations, pregnancy check-ups, and monitoring of chronic patients.”
Not only Phu Nghia, but also other merged communes and wards in the city, grassroots health care is also guaranteed to operate continuously. Head of Xuan Mai Commune Health Station Nghiem Thi Hien said: "As soon as the localities merged, we urgently organized propaganda sessions on mass media, updated the list of households, and developed vaccination and epidemic prevention plans suitable to the new situation."
Many people are worried that after the merger, access to health services will be affected. However, in reality, people can still be examined and treated at the nearest station as before. Medical points in old communes are still maintained to help reduce the load on the main station and create peace of mind for the people. Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien, Tri Thuy village, Xuan Mai commune shared: "I can still be examined near my house by familiar medical staff , so we are very secure. Children are still fully vaccinated, and the elderly have their blood pressure monitored regularly."
Deputy Director in charge of the Hanoi Department of Health Nguyen Dinh Hung said: “Health stations need to perform two tasks in parallel: state administrative management of health and professional work. With the larger scale of communes and wards after the merger, it requires commensurate investment in infrastructure and human resources. If there are any problems, the stations need to report early so that the Department of Health can promptly support and resolve them.”
Some health stations requested the People's Committees of communes and wards to soon issue regulations on coordination between the stations and health service units in the area to ensure consistency in human resource, budget and professional management. They recommended that the Ministry of Health soon issue a circular guiding the functions, tasks and organization of health stations in communes and wards; and guide the bidding for drugs to serve the examination and treatment work under health insurance for people...
Despite many challenges in terms of human resources, facilities and management, with the strong direction from the city, the initiative of local authorities and the efforts of the medical staff, commune and ward health stations in Hanoi are gradually affirming their role as "gatekeepers" of community health in the new development stage.
Source: https://nhandan.vn/van-hanh-thong-suot-cac-tram-y-te-xa-phuong-sau-sap-nhap-post896253.html
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