Vietnam: What are the qualification requirements satisfied by medical workers in schools? What are the requirements for first aid rooms in schools?
What are the qualification requirements satisfied by medical workers in schools in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 8 of Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT as follows:
Requirements for school’s first aid rooms and medical worker
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2. For school’s medical worker
a) Every medical worker shall acquire at least an associate degree in physician assistant. According to reality, every school shall hire a medical worker who meets the qualifications required or sign a contract for school health with general medical stations or medical examination and treatment facilities;
b) Medical workers shall regularly attend health seminars, or training courses held by health and education authorities;
c) Medical workers shall consult school boards about the implementation of Articles 9 and 10 and other tasks assigned by the school board.
Accordingly, health workers in schools must acquire at least an associate degree in physician assistant.
What are the requirements for first aid rooms in schools in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 8 of Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT stipulating the requirements for the school’s first aid rooms as follows:
- Every school shall have its own first aid room situated in a convenient location and covers required areas to facilitate the school health services.
- Every first aid room of primary schools, lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, combined schools, and specialty schools shall be:
+ Equipped with at least 01 sickbed, working desk, chair, cabinet, scale, ruler, sphygmomanometer, thermometer, eye chart, splint, and essential drugs for first aid and emergency administration and student healthcare under the Decision No.1221/QD-BYT on lists of essential drugs and equipment used for first at rooms of primary schools, lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, and combined schools dated April 07, 2008 by the Minister of Health.
+ Provided with specialized equipment and essential drugs according to students’ ages for every preschool;
- Every first aid room shall have health examination records using the form A1/YTCS prescribed in Circular No.27/2014/TT-BYT on medical reporting forms for medical facilities of provinces, districts, and communes, health records for students using Form 01 and integrated health record using the form 02 in Annex 01 issued together with Joint Circular No. 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDĐT.
What are the regulations on school health management and education in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 9 of Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT on the organization of school health management and education as follows:
- Carry out health examination at the beginning of every academic year to assess student’s physical and nutritional status by measuring the height and weight of students under 36 months old; and measuring the height and weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and visual acuity of students of older 36 months old.
- Monthly and quarterly measure the height and weight and record physical developmental milestone charts of under-24-month students and above-24-month students, respectively; measure BMI at least twice an academic year to provide advice on nutrition and physical exercises for high school students.
- Regularly examine students’ health, visual acuity, the curvature of spine, oral diseases, mental health and other diseases to cure and apply a proper learning environment and physical exercises.
- Cooperate with qualified medical facilities to carry out specialty examinations and treatments.
- Administer first aid and emergency treatment under current regulations of the Minister of Health.
- Provide students, their parents or guardians and teachers with advice on common diseases, student physical and mental development and healthcare; in the case of disabled students, assist them in inclusive education.
- Provide instructions on healthy meals and diversified foods according to student’s age ( for boarding schools and semi-boarding schools)
- Cooperate with local medical facilities to administer vaccines to students.
- Notify students’ parents or guardians of their child’s health at least once an academic year or where necessary. the medical worker shall assess students’ health status by graduation as the basis for health recording in the higher level.
- Record the student's health in health examination record, health record and integrated health record.
- Regularly inspect and supervise the study environment, school hygiene, food safety, drinking water, and hand washing. Implement measures for preventing and controlling diseases under Circular No.46/2010/TT-BYT and other instructions of medical authorities.
- Conduct medical programs and hygiene campaigns, participate in physical exercises, and healthy meal, and create smoke-free, alcohol-free and addictive-free schools.
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