Priority of the Ministry of Health in 2023

According to Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan in 2023, the industry will focus on solving a number of existing problems.

Specifically, the head of the health sector said that he will focus on solving a number of existing and limited issues such as the legal document system that still has many problems and is incomplete, especially procurement and bidding. , socialization, autonomy, public hospital administration; Health service prices are slow to adjust, the state budget spending on health and health insurance in total health care expenditure per capita is still low.

Household out-of-pocket spending is still high. The Health Insurance Fund is at risk of imbalance due to low premiums. The lack of funding for health does not meet the requirements of improving the quality of medical examination and treatment for the people. National target programs in the area of ​​population change the way organizations perform.

The leave and quit status of health workers, especially experienced and qualified personnel at public health facilities; shortage of drugs, supplies and local medical equipment at many medical facilities nationwide. Backlog of registration dossiers for circulation of drugs and medical equipment.

The capacity of the health system, especially grassroots and preventive medicine, is still limited. Some diseases such as dengue fever, hand foot and mouth disease have increased number of cases. The rate of expanded vaccination in some areas is not guaranteed, especially in some remote and isolated areas with difficult socio-economic conditions.

The quality of management, administration and patient service in some medical facilities has not yet met the requirements set forth.

The problem of shortage of drugs and medical equipment has also been partially solved, but not completely. The domestic pharmaceutical industry and medical equipment manufacturing industry are still limited.

The digital transformation and application of information technology have not met the requirements of the Government and the Prime Minister, especially in the implementation of medical examination and treatment services, data communication, etc.

In addition, to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, to make people satisfied, the industry will focus on perfecting the legal corridor, institutions, and law projects. In the immediate future, focus on submitting to the National Assembly for approval the revised Law on Medical Examination and Treatment and building a system of guiding documents;

Research and amend the Law on Pharmacy, the Law on Population, the Law on Health Insurance…; submit to the Prime Minister for approval the National Strategy to protect, care for and improve people’s health until 2030, with a vision to 2045 and documents according to its competence.

In addition, focus on disease prevention; innovate preventive medicine and improve health. Continue to closely follow the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, do not let the epidemic re-emerge, do not let the epidemic overlap; effectively maintain and implement the National Expanded Immunization Program.

Strengthen capacity to monitor and forecast epidemics, limit disability and premature death due to non-communicable diseases; do well in food safety and health environment management. Renovating population and development work.

In addition, improve hospital management capacity, quality of medical examination and treatment services and the spirit and attitude of patient service. Development of specialized medical techniques; promote the advantages of traditional medicine, closely combine traditional medicine with modern medicine. To soon promulgate a list of techniques in medical examination and treatment, and develop economic and technical norms.

Simultaneously, step by step renovate and arrange the organizational apparatus of the health sector in the direction of leanness, effectiveness and efficiency. Consolidate the organizational structure of the Ministry of Health, its units and affiliated units; regional and regional units.

Formulate and finalize health sector development plannings and strategies in the coming time; including the planning on the network of medical facilities for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.

Along with that, implementing solutions to develop medical human resources, renewing training of medical human resources in the direction of international integration; especially, research and propose policies to improve the treatment regime for health workers.

Review service prices in the direction of correct and sufficient calculation, solve problems in socialization, innovate payment methods; renovate the preventive health financing mechanism, complete the Basic Health Service Package.

Effectively implement the program of socio-economic recovery and development. Implement the roadmap for universal health insurance coverage; ensure the payment of medical examination and treatment expenses with appropriate health insurance.

Promote administrative reform associated with information technology application and promote digital transformation. Reducing and simplifying regulations related to business activities under the management function of the Ministry of Health, especially in the field of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. At the same time, improve the quality and efficiency of information and communication work, taking advantage of the consensus of the whole society.