The National Assembly has approved a resolution to invest over VND88.6 trillion ($33.6 million) in the national target program on healthcare, population and development for 2026-2035.
The program is designed for all Vietnamese citizens, prioritizing those in economically disadvantaged areas, mountainous regions, borders, islands, veterans, the elderly, mothers, children, couples of reproductive age, people with disabilities, migrants, industrial workers, and other priority groups as defined by the Government.
The program aims to ensure that all citizens receive primary health care, early disease prevention, and management at the local level, thereby reducing illness, increasing birth rates, achieving a natural gender balance at birth, adapting to an aging population, and improving population quality.
Additionally, the program seeks to enhance care for vulnerable groups, contributing to the physical, mental, and overall well-being of the population, and building a healthier Vietnam.
By 2030, the program aims for 90% of communes, wards, and special zones to meet national health criteria, increasing to 95% by 2035. It also targets 100% of citizens having electronic health records and lifecycle health management by 2030.
The program sets targets to reduce the rate of stunted malnutrition in children under five to below 15% by 2030 and below 13% by 2035. The crude birth rate is expected to increase by 0.5‰ by 2030 compared to 2025, and by another 0.5‰ by 2035 compared to 2030. The gender ratio at birth is targeted to decrease to below 109 boys per 100 girls by 2030 and below 107 boys per 100 girls by 2035.
The program is divided into two phases, 2026-2030 and 2031-2035.
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