Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT: What are the functions for Village health workers in Vietnam?
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.
Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT: What are the functions for Village health workers in Vietnam?
What is the scope of healthcare activities for Village health workers in Vietnam?
According to the regulations stated in Article 4, Clause 2 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT regarding the scope of healthcare activities for Village health workers, it includes the following:
(1) For residents in the village:
- Identifying danger signs, providing initial first aid in emergency and accident situations, and participating in emergency transfers.
- Providing initial management and care for common symptoms and illnesses in the community, and referring to health facilities when necessary. This includes cough, fever, nasal congestion, headache, abdominal pain, upper respiratory infections, acute diarrhea, red eyes, flu, dengue fever, rash, allergic dermatitis, measles, mumps, hand-foot-mouth disease, and other common diseases based on the characteristics of each locality.
- Providing guidance and advice on healthcare measures and disease prevention in the community.
- Participating in the management, screening, counseling, and care for the elderly, people with disabilities, mental health issues, and non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, and cancer.
(2) For mothers and children in the village:
- Providing care for pregnant women, detecting abnormal signs, providing initial management, and facilitating referrals for pregnant women, mothers, and newborns.
- Assisting in delivering babies for pregnant women who cannot reach healthcare facilities in time and notifying the commune health station.
- Providing guidance, counseling, monitoring, and care for mothers and newborns at home in the first 6 weeks after childbirth.
- Providing simple measures for monitoring and caring for child health, preventing and combating malnutrition in children under 16 years old, including weighing, measuring, measuring arm circumference, plotting growth charts for children under 5 years old, advising on breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding for children.
- Distributing iron/folic acid products for pregnant women, mothers, and products for prevention, treatment of malnutrition for children, following the guidance of the commune health station (if available), combined with guidance, monitoring at the household level.
(3) Efficient management and use of Village health kits, supporting the commune health station in instructing patients to use essential medications safely, reasonably, and effectively.
(4) The list of technical expertise for examining and treating patients by Village health workers is specified in Appendix 01 issued with Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT.
What are the functions for Village health workers in Vietnam?
Based on the regulations stated in Article 3 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, the functions for Village health workers and Village midwives are as follows:
Functions for Village health workers; Village midwives
1. For Village health workers: supporting the commune health station in carrying out the function of providing initial healthcare in the village.
2. For Village midwives: supporting the commune health station in carrying out the function of providing healthcare for mothers and children in the village.
Therefore, based on the mentioned regulations, Village health workers have the function of supporting the commune health station in providing initial healthcare in the village.
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