Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT: What is the content of professional training for Village health workers concurrently performing the role of Village midwives in Vietnam?
What is the content of professional training for Village health workers concurrently performing the role of Village midwives in Vietnam?
Based on Appendix 05 issued with Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, which regulates the content of professional training for Village health workers concurrently performing the role of Village midwives, the training content includes the following:
No | Professional training |
1 | General anatomy - physiology of female reproductive system |
2 | Roles and responsibilities of Village midwives in healthcare. |
3 | Infection control in providing reproductive healthcare services in the community |
4 | Care during pregnancy |
Counseling for couples before pregnancy | |
Prenatal examination | |
Abnormal signs during pregnancy | |
Clinical practice at the health facility on pregnancy care | |
5 | Delivery care |
Signs of labor - monitoring labor | |
Preparation before assisting in delivery | |
Normal delivery using clean delivery kit | |
Management of deliveries in the community | |
Initial management of bleeding during and immediately after delivery | |
Checking the placenta | |
Clinical practice at the health facility on delivery care | |
6 | Postpartum maternal and newborn care in the first 6 weeks at home |
Postpartum maternal care in the first 6 weeks at home | |
Bathing the newborn, skin care, cord care | |
Kangaroo care for low birth weight infants | |
Breastfeeding and management of infant spitting up | |
Clinical practice at the health facility on postpartum maternal and newborn care at home | |
7 | Communication on maternal and child healthcare in the community |
8 | Support for safe transporting mothers and newborns to healthcare facilities |
9 | Community-based practical training |
Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT: What is the content of professional training for Village health workers concurrently performing the role of Village midwives in Vietnam?
What are the tasks for Village midwives in terms of healthcare in Vietnam?
According to the regulations in Clause 1, Article 5 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, the tasks for Village midwives in terms of healthcare include the following:
(1) Participating in the healthcare of mothers, children, and medical activities in villages and hamlets, including:
- Disseminating, guiding, and counseling on reproductive health for women of childbearing age, promoting women's hygiene, antenatal care, proper nutrition, and eliminating harmful practices for the health of mothers and children; encouraging pregnant women to register for prenatal care, prenatal check-ups, tetanus vaccination, seeking medical care for childbirth, and ensuring children receive complete vaccinations according to their age;
- Disseminating, counseling on signs of danger during pregnancy and postpartum, signs that require immediate medical attention; counseling on prenatal screening; promoting the benefits of breastfeeding, guiding breastfeeding techniques and maintaining a breast milk supply, providing proper supplementary feeding, and preventing malnutrition in children under 16 years old;
- Participating in the implementation of healthcare programs and projects in villages and hamlets;
- Participating in training courses, workshops, and professional development to improve skills and knowledge;
- Instructing the use of tools for monitoring and caring for the health of mothers and children in both paper and electronic formats;
- Participating in regular meetings with the commune health station;
- Timely and fully reporting as instructed by the commune health station.
(2) Participating in medical examination and treatment in villages and hamlets as detailed in Clause 2, Article 5 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT.
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.
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