An official works at Thai Nguyen preventive health centre (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – More resources should be channeled into and
preventive medicine, which is considered as the root of the , focusing
on extremely , said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
He
made the request at a recent working session with the Health Ministry to
discuss preparations for the implementation of the project on improving public
health in the new situation.
According
to the Deputy PM, it is necessary to reform health care policies in the
direction of focusing State budget on preventive medicine while health check-up
and treatment will be covered by the health insurance fund.
Grassroots
medicine will be covered by both the health insurance fund and the State
budget, the Deputy PM added.
At
the meeting, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long admitted that despite achievements
in establishing a widespread network of preventive , controlling
infectious diseases, and improving life expectancy, preventive medicine has not
received the attention it deserves, as priority has until now been given to
hospitals. The grassroots health care system has been ineffective in providing
primary health care for the public, with around 30 percent of the population not
taking periodic health checks.
The
new project on improving public health in the new situation has addressed those
problems, devoting resources to preventive and grassroots health care.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
