From 01/01/2024: What is the content of professional training for Village health workers in Vietnam?
From 01/01/2024: What is the content of professional training for Village health workers in Vietnam?
Based on Appendix 03 issued with Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, which regulates the content of professional training for Village health workers, the training content includes the following:
No. | Professional training |
1 | Human Anatomy and Physiology |
2 | Essential Medications and Drug Usage |
3 | Organization and Activities of Community Health Facilities and Primary Health Care |
4 | Health Communication and Education |
5 | Prevention and Mitigation of Climate Change and Environmental Pollution Impacts |
6 | Recognition of General Body Signs and Danger Signs |
7 | Basic First Aid and Initial Emergency Response |
8 | Initial Management of Common Symptoms and Illnesses |
9 | Safe Patient Transport and Referral to Health Facilities |
10 | Management of Unplanned Deliveries in the Community |
11 | Care for Pregnant Women; Mother and Infant Care in the First 6 Weeks at Home |
12 | Child Health Care |
13 | Nutrition for Children and Infant Feeding |
14 | Expanded Immunization |
15 | Community Health Management and Disease Prevention (Application of Traditional Medicine and Functional Recovery, Nutrition in Care, Detection and Initial Management of Local Epidemic Diseases) |
16 | Management, Screening, Counseling, and Care for Non-communicable Diseases |
17 | Application of Information Technology, Health Statistics, and Reporting |
18 | Instruction for Using Maternal and Child Health Care Monitoring Tools - Paper and Electronic Versions |
19 | Clinical Practice at Health Care Facilities |
20 | Community-based Practical Training |
From 01/01/2024: What is the content of professional training for Village health workers in Vietnam?
What are the tasks of Village health workers in Vietnam?
According to the regulations in Clause 1, Article 3 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, Village health workers have the following tasks:
(1) Participating in primary healthcare and medical activities in villages, hamlets, including:
- Disseminating and promoting knowledge, education, guidance, and counseling to the people in villages and hamlets on healthcare; prevention and control of health risk factors; environmental sanitation; food safety; prevention and control of malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases, community epidemics; prevention and mitigation of the impact of climate change and environmental pollution;
- Identifying, participating in monitoring, and reporting on the situation of epidemics, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, foodborne illnesses, emerging diseases in villages and hamlets;
- Coordinating the implementation of health programs and projects in villages and hamlets;
- Instructing people on cultivating and using herbal medicine at home to prevent and treat common symptoms and diseases;
- Participating in implementing movements for disease prevention, food safety, and community health improvement;
- Participating in guiding the establishment of a comprehensive health profile and managing the health of the population in the area;
- Participating in training courses, workshops, and professional development to update knowledge and improve skills;
- Participating in regular meetings with commune health stations;
- Timely and fully reporting as instructed by the commune health stations.
(2) Participating in the healthcare of mothers and children, including:
- Disseminating and mobilizing women's hygiene, antenatal care, proper nutrition, and eliminating harmful practices for the health of mothers and children; encouraging pregnant women to register for antenatal care, prenatal check-ups, tetanus vaccination, seeking medical care for childbirth, and taking children for complete vaccinations according to their age, promoting breastfeeding;
- Reporting on the list and number of children in the village or hamlet; compiling a list of pregnant women and a list of children eligible for vaccination according to regulations, monitoring the occurrence of complications after vaccination;
- Instructing people to use tools for monitoring and caring for the health of mothers and children in both paper and electronic formats;
(3) Participating in medical examination and treatment in villages and neighborhoods as detailed in Clause 2, Article 3 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT.
What are the standards for Village health workers in Vietnam?
Based on the regulations stated in Article 2 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, the standards for Village health workers are as follows:
Standards for Village health workers; Village midwives
1. Educational and training qualifications: Village health workers and Village midwives must meet one of the following criteria:
a) Completion of a program (with certification) according to the prescribed content of professional and vocational training stated in Article 6 of this Circular.
b) Possession of professional qualifications in medicine (doctor, physician, nurse, midwife) from intermediate level or higher.
2. Voluntary participation as Village health workers or Village midwives.
3. Sufficient health condition to perform the specified tasks.
Therefore, based on the above regulations, the criteria for Village health workers and Village midwives are as follows:
(1) Educational and training qualifications:
- Completion of a program (with certification) according to the prescribed content of professional and vocational training as follows:
+ For Village health workers: the content of professional and vocational training is specified in Appendix 03 issued with this Circular, with a minimum training period of three (03) months.
+ For Village health workers concurrently performing the role of Village midwives: the content of professional and vocational training is specified in Appendix 05 issued with this Circular, with a minimum training period of three (03) months.
- Possession of professional qualifications in medicine (doctor, physician, nurse, midwife) from intermediate level or higher.
(2) Voluntary participation as Village health workers.
(3) Sufficient health condition to perform the specified tasks.
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