The committee is headed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, while Deputy Ministers of Health Do Xuan Tuyen and Nguyen Truong Son work as its deputy heads.

The steering committee’s members also include representatives from various ministries and agencies. The Ministry of Health is the standing agency of the steering committee.

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam examines the preparedness for quarantining and treating patients infected with coronavirus at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases.

It is tasked to help the PM instruct and coordinate relevant ministries, ministry-level and governmental agencies and localities in the fight against the nCoV-caused acute respiratory disease across the country.

The committee is assigned to direct the coordination between ministries, ministry-level and governmental agencies and bodies of the Party, Vietnam Fatherland Front and People’s Committees of centrally-run provinces and cities in mobilising resources to participate in and support the implementation of urgent plans launched by the Ministry of Health.

The steering committee is responsible for carrying out and supervising the performance of the PM’s instructions by ministries, sectors and localities and making daily reports about the development of the disease to the PM and authorities.

The northern port city of Hai Phong also set up a steering committee for prevention and control of the disease.

Sanitation and Clean Water Programme improves community health

(BGO) – After implementing the programme “Expanding the scale of rural sanitation and clean water  basing on the result” (Sanitation and Clean Water Programme) for 4 years, many households in the rural areas in the northern province of Bac Giang have improved the living condition and enhanced the awareness of sanitation and disease prevention. The programme also helps protect the environment and build up civilized lifestyle.

Bac Giang speeds up roadmap for universal health insurance

(BGO) – With flexible methods of attracting participants, every year, the number of people joining health insurance increases rapidly, with benefits of medical examination and treatment guaranteed. To speed up the roadmap for universal health insurance in 2020, the Social Security Agency of Bac Giang province focuses on assessing people’s health insurance participation to make timely adjustments in line with the reality.

Health ID cards to be issued for citizens

Each Vietnamese citizen will be issued with a unique health ID card, which they will be able to use throughout their lives, according to the Ministry of Health.

5,000 older people in Bac Giang have their health checked

(BGO) – Song Thuong General Hospital mobilized some 500 million VND (21,600 USD) to organize health examination and consultation on eye diseases to the elderly in the northern province of Bac Giang in response to the Action Month for Vietnamese Elder People in 2019 (from September 30 till October 30) under the theme “Join hands to care for the olders’ health and happiness”.

Bac Giang accelerates to make public health record

(BGO) – Initially launched in 2017 in Yen The district, to date the public health record has been made in 10 districts and city in the northern province of Bac Giang.

Source: VNA