Ministry of Health voted 10 events in 2005

On December 30, the Ministry of Health released 10 most representative events of health in 2005. These are the industry's steps that bring many benefits to patients.

1. Health insurance pays 100% of the cost of high-tech services

High technology like organ transplantation will be covered by health insurance.

A memorable turning point of the health sector in the past year must be mentioned, which is the interests of patients who were more concerned when on November 16, 2005, the Ministry of Health issued Decision No. 36/2005 / QD- MOH issues a high and expensive technical list to be paid by health insurance. Among 177 high-tech, high-cost, many previous services patients with unpaid health insurance cards such as imaging and intervention techniques; angioplasty and angioplasty for treating primary liver cancer; surgery using Gamma knife; radioactive isotope exploration and treatment .

Notably, organ transplant techniques such as liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, cornea will also be covered by health insurance. People with health insurance cards when using high-tech services will be able to pay 100% of the cost of high-tech services at a cost of less than VND 7 million.

This decision came into being shortly after the Politburo issued Resolution 46 / NQ-TW on the protection, care and improvement of people's health in the new situation (February 23, 2005). The Prime Minister issued Decision 243 / QD-TTg on the Program of action to implement Resolution 46 / NQ-TW (October 5, 2005).

2. Increase allowances for medical staff

For the first time, civil servants and civil servants who directly serve in health facilities are entitled to 15-50% vocational allowance (Decision No. 276 / QD-TTg dated November 1, 2005) on sub-regimes vocational incentives for the health sector.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Health, Finance and Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has built a circular on this. Physicians will also be entitled to the professional remuneration regime as current teachers: classroom teachers and health workers who directly serve patients will receive an additional 20% of the salary.

In addition, in hazardous and infectious specialties (psychiatry, tuberculosis, leprosy, HIV / AIDS treatment, remote and medical facilities, etc.), physicians will be entitled to a special job allowance. career.

3. Increase people's longevity in the next 5 years

Improving people's health is always an important desire of the day. All indicators of health and quality of life of the people have reached and exceeded the 5-year plan 2001-2005 according to the Prime Minister's Decision 35 / QD-TTg on the Health Protection Strategy. health of people in the period 2001-2010.

Among them are targets for achieving the millennium goals such as: average life expectancy of people has reached 71.3 (2010 target is 71 years); The mortality rate of children under 1 year old and under 5 years old is 21% o and 32% o (the target is 30% o and 37% o).

4. Controlling H5N1 flu

In 2005, such severe cases of H5N1 were reduced.

Although the A / H5N1 bird flu occurred but with the drastic direction of the Government and the Ministry of Health, there was no major epidemic occurred in humans, thus contributing to ensuring social security.

Compared with 2004, the number of people infected and killed by influenza A / H5N1 has decreased. Since the beginning of the year, 66 cases have been reported in 25 provinces / cities, including 22 deaths. From the first case of influenza A / H5N1 in Vietnam (December 26, 2003), 93 cases have been reported in 32 provinces / cities, including 42 deaths. It is noteworthy that in this winter, only 2 cases of H5N1 were recorded in the country, including 1 death.

5. Vietnamese organ transplant "on hand"

After the success of the first liver transplant in Vietnam in early 2004, there were two successful liver transplants in 2005 in the National Pediatric Hospital and Children's Hospital I, Ho Chi Minh City. In which, liver transplantation at Children's Hospital I, Ho Chi Minh City was performed for young patients (2 years old).

Organ transplants must also mention the success of kidney transplantation techniques over the past 10 years, in 2005 many kidney transplants have been successfully performed in hospitals nationwide.

In addition, other advanced techniques have been successfully applied as a cranial surgical technique with gramma scalpels at Hue Medical University; 2,000 babies were born by in vitro fertilization.

6. The medicine is stabilized

The National Assembly approved the Pharmaceutical Law of June 14, 2005; The Ministry of Health has directed drastically and basically stabilized drug prices to ensure the interests of patients.

If compared with 2004, this year, the drug market is remarkably stable. For many months, according to the announcement of the Association of pharmaceutical production and business, the price of drug changes is not strong. In 2005, it was assessed as the year when the source of medicines was met, ensuring the demand for medical treatment with stable prices, without any sudden changes like other products.

7. Vietnam's health sector is 50 years old

Along with many big holidays in 2005, the health sector is also 50 years old. Traditional holidays and journey back to the roots on the occasion of 50 years of Vietnamese Doctor's Day and 30 years of National Unification (April 30, 1975-30 April 2005) have been successfully organized.

The health sector has successfully organized the entire industry emulation conference (July 15, 2005), contributing to boosting the emulation movement in the following years.

8. Building a satellite hospital

Complex techniques such as organ transplants have been developed by the health industry

In order to reduce the load for higher-level hospitals, for the first time, a model of satellite disease has been deployed. It is an emergency surgical surgical system at the Viet Duc Hospital with 6 provincial and municipal hospitals. Those are hospitals around Hanoi with a radius of less than 100km.

9. Mirroring doctor Dang Thuy Tram

Never diary pages cause " fever" like the diary of martyrs, doctor Dang Thuy Tram and Nguyen Van Thac. The chief of the Hospital of Duc Pho and Quang Nam in the resistance against the US to save the country Dang Thuy Tram was launched by the Central Committee of Thought and Culture to become an emulation movement of intensive learning in the health and youth and birth sectors. tablets nationwide.

Shortly after the diary lines were published into books, a learning movement of the two martyrs was raised.

10. Establishing Vietnam Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy Academy

On May 19, the Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy, a university-training institution of traditional medicine and pharmacy, was officially launched.

Established on the basis of Tue Tinh Traditional Medicine High School, Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy is the first University of Traditional Medicine among more than 10 universities under the current health sector. in VN.