When date does Vietnamese Doctor's Day 2025 fall on? What are the regulations on organizing activities for the management, protection, and health care of students in Vietnam?

When date does Vietnamese Doctor's Day 2025 fall on?

Vietnamese Doctor's Day is an annual occasion to honor doctors—the "white-coated warriors" who have been wholeheartedly dedicating themselves to the health of the people. This day is not only a day of gratitude but also a reminder of the noble responsibility of the medical team in the mission of saving lives.

Vietnamese Doctor's Day 2025 will fall on Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Vietnamese Doctor's Day 2025 is a commemoration of the tradition of Vietnam's healthcare sector, organized annually to honor the medical staff and healthcare personnel for their contributions to the healthcare of the citizens. This day originates from Directive 39/CT-TW of President Ho Chi Minh on February 27, 1955, in which he advised the healthcare sector to always prioritize medical ethics and serve the citizens with dedication.

On this occasion, many meaningful activities such as honor ceremonies, awards for outstanding individuals, professional workshops, and charitable programs are often organized to recognize and encourage medical staff to continue their dedication to community health.

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What are the regulations on organizing activities for the management, protection, and health care of students in Vietnam?

According to Article 9 of Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT, activities for the management, protection, and health care of students in Vietnam are organized 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 of under 36 months olds; 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 advices on nutrition and physical exercises for high school students.

- Regularly examine student’s health, visual acuity, curvature of spine, oral diseases, metal health and other diseases to cure and apply a proper learning environment and physical exercises.

- Cooperate with qualified medical facilities to carry out specialty examination and treatment.

- 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 case of disabled students, assist them in inclusive education.

- Provide instructions on healthy meal and diversified foods according to student’s age ( for boarding schools and semi-boarding schools)

- Cooperate with local medical facility to administer vaccines to students.

- Notify students’ parrents or guardians of their child’s health at least once an academic year or where necessary. Medical staff shall assess students’ health status by the graduation as the basis for health recording in the higher level.

- Record the student 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 wash. Implement measures for preventing and controlling diseases under the Circular No.46/2010/TT-BYT and other instructions of medical authorities.

- Conduct medical programs and hygiene campaign, participate in physical exercises, healthy meal, and create smoke-free, alcohol-free and addictive-free schools.

What are the regulations on health communication and education for students in Vietnam?

Under Article 10 of Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT, the health communication and education for students in Vietnam is regulated as follows:

- Compile and use documents on health education according to student age and the local reality.

- Educate students, their parents or guardians about infectious disease and food poisoning prevention measures ; nutrition, physical exercises, cigarette and alcohol effect, compulsory schooling diseases, oral health, eye diseases and other injuries; propagate and participate in health education programs launched by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Health and Training.

- Include health education in lectures.

- Get students participate in personal hygiene, school and environment cleaning, infectious healthy meal, physical exercises, prevention of tobacco and alcohol adverse effects, compulsory schooling diseases, eye diseases and injuries via proper models and methods

What are the funding sources for school healthcare activities in Vietnam?

Based on Article 3 of Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT, the funding sources for school healthcare activities in Vietnam are regulated as follows:

- Annual funding for health and education allocated according the current budget of the organization;

- Funding from student health insurances under current regulations of laws;

- Funding from domestic and overseas entities and other legal earnings under regulations of laws.