What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health and health facilities in prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?
- What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health in prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?
- What are the responsibilities of health facilities in prevention and combat against domestic violence?
- Are medical service facilities considered as facilities supporting domestic violence victims?
What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health in prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 49 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Responsibilities of Ministries, ministerial agencies, and governmental agencies
1. Ministry of Health of Vietnam shall:
a) Promulgate and organize the implementation of regulations on care and treatment for patients who are domestic violence victims at medical service facilities;
b) Provide guidelines for medical service facilities to perform statistical work and submit reports on cases where patients are domestic violence victims;
c) Provide advanced training in the knowledge and skills for healthcare staff to provide counseling, care, and treatment for domestic violence victims.
Thus, the Ministry of Health shall:
Promulgate and organize the implementation of regulations on care and treatment for patients who are domestic violence victims at medical service facilities;
Provide guidelines for medical service facilities to perform statistical work and submit reports on cases where patients are domestic violence victims;
Provide advanced training in the knowledge and skills for healthcare staff to provide counseling, care, and treatment for domestic violence victims.
What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health and health facilities in prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?
What are the responsibilities of health facilities in prevention and combat against domestic violence?
Pursuant to Article 29 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Care and treatment of domestic violence victims
1. Medical service facilities shall:
a) Receive, screen, classify, care for, and treat patients who are domestic violence victims;
b) Provide information on damage to the health of domestic violence victims at the request of such persons or competent agencies, organizations, or individuals.
2. While caring for and treating patients, if there are signs indicating that such patients are domestic violence victims, healthcare staff shall immediately report such matters to heads of the medical service facilities.
3. Facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence prescribed in Points a, c, dd, and e Clause 2 Article 35 of this Law shall provide care for domestic violence victims according to their functions and tasks.
4. Heads of facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence shall provide notifications of cases of signs of domestic violence regarding people receiving care and treatment for Commune-Level Police Forces of areas where such facilities are located to protect and handle such matters according to the law.
Thus, medical facilities shall:
- Receive, screen, classify, care for, and treat patients who are domestic violence victims;
- Provide information on damage to the health of domestic violence victims at the request of such persons or competent agencies, organizations, or individuals.
While caring for and treating patients, if there are signs indicating that such patients are domestic violence victims, healthcare staff shall immediately report such matters to heads of the medical service facilities.
Are medical service facilities considered as facilities supporting domestic violence victims?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 35 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence
1. Facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence shall care for, provide counseling services, arrange shelters, and support the essential needs of domestic violence victims and children that such victims are obligated to care for and nurture; provide domestic violence control.
Thus, facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence shall care for, provide counseling services, arrange shelters, and support the essential needs of domestic violence victims and children that such victims are obligated to care for and nurture; provide domestic violence control.
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 35 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence
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2. Facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence include:
a) Trusted addresses;
b) Medical service facilities;
c) Social support facilities;
d) State legal aid centers and organizations participating in legal aid;
dd) Other facilities participating in the prevention and combat against domestic violence;
e) Facilities that provide domestic violence and combat support services.
Pursuant to Article 37 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Medical service facilities
1. Medical service facilities shall care for and treat patients who are domestic violence victims following Clause 1 Article 29 of this Law.
2. Public medical service facilities shall, according to practical conditions, arrange shelters for domestic violence victims for no more than 1 day at the request of domestic violence victims.
According to the above regulations, medical service facilities are considered as facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence.
Medical service facilities shall care for and treat patients who are domestic violence victims as follows:
- Receive, screen, classify, care for, and treat patients who are domestic violence victims;
- Provide information on damage to the health of domestic violence victims at the request of such persons or competent agencies, organizations, or individuals.
Public medical service facilities shall, according to practical conditions, arrange shelters for domestic violence victims for no more than 1 day at the request of domestic violence victims.
The 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam takes effect on July 1, 2023.
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