adopts measures to strengthen grassroots health care. Illustrative image (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – to help
strengthen and improve the capacity of health stations in wards, communes and
townships in Ho Chi Minh City was approved at the 5th session of the 10th-tenure People’s Council of HCM City on April 7.
These measures will be
implemented since the resolution takes effect until the end of 2025.
One measure to address the shortage in human resources is to recruit retired medical workers to work at under
definite term labour contracts of under 12 months.
Currently, in HCM City need to employ 890 elderly medical workers with
medical expertise, including 280 doctors and 610 with qualifications at college or higher levels.
The city will also provide financial support to young doctors participating in a pilot programme to send new graduates from medical schools to work at communal-level health stations.
The city’s health sector believes that the new measures will help enhance grassroots health care in the coming
time.
Improving the grassroots health care capacity is one of the
priorities of the health sector which are outlined in its action plan from now to 2025 and
the following years.
More resources are expected to be invested in developing infrastructure facilities
and purchasing equipment serving medical stations.
According to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong
Anh Duc, the country and HCM City in particular
have clearly identified the important role of grassroots health care, along with policy shortcomings in maintaining the grassroots health system./.
Source: VietnamPlus
