What are tasks and powers of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam regarding health workforce training?

What are tasks and powers of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam regarding health workforce training?

Pursuant to Clause 15 Article 2 of the Decree 95/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating tasks and powers of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam regarding health workforce training as follows:

a) Formulate and promulgate within its competence or request competent authorities to promulgate strategies, plans and/or specific mechanisms/policies for health workforce training, and instruct the implementation thereof;

b) Formulate and promulgate professional qualification standards for health workforce which shall be used as the basis for formulation and development of training programs and expected learning outcomes for healthcare workforce training levels; cooperate with the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, and the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam to formulate training programs and expected learning outcomes for each healthcare of Vietnam training vocation and level;

c) Formulate and promulgate requirements regarding training quality and expected learning outcomes for training courses in medical specialties and ensuring continuous health workforce training;

d) Manage training in medical specialties and continuous health workforce training in accordance with regulations of law;

dd) Instruct, inspect and assess, within its competence, the implementation of regulations of law in training health workforce; inspect and review to ensure the satisfaction of requirements in providing practical training by educational institutions providing training courses in health disciplines/majors;

e) Stipulate and instruct the organization of examinations for granting practicing certificates in health sector in accordance with regulations of law.

What are tasks and powers of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam regarding science and technology in health sector?

Pursuant to Clause 16 Article 2 of the Decree 95/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating tasks and powers of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam regarding science and technology in health sector as follows:

a) Formulate and request competent authorities to promulgate mechanisms, policies, strategies and plans for scientific research, technological innovation and development in the fields within the scope of its management;

b) Manage, instruct and organize biomedical research on human participants;

c) Instruct and inspect the compliance with law regulations during the performance of science and technology tasks; technology transfer and dissemination and application of findings on scientific research and technological development in the fields within the scope of its management; manage and use science and technology resources in the fields within the scope of its management;

d) Organize the implementation of regulations of law on intellectual property and initiatives within the scope of its management;

dd) Manage the formulation and promulgation of national technical regulations in health sector in accordance with regulations of law; instruct, monitor and manage the dissemination and application of national standards and national technical regulations in health sector;

e) Organize the implementation of Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement health sector.

What are tasks and powers of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam regarding information technology? 

Pursuant to Clause 17 Article 2 of the Decree 95/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating tasks and powers of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam regarding science and technology in information technology as follows:

a) Formulate and promulgate or request competent authorities to promulgate strategies/ plans for application and development of information technology, information safety and digital transformation in health sector;

b) Formulate and promulgate or request competent authorities to promulgate specialized regulations, technical processes, national standards and/or national technical regulations on application and development of information technology, digital transformation in health sector, and assurance of health sector information safety and security in cyberspace;

c) Build, maintain, update and organize the development of e-government architecture of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam towards the development of digital government; build, manage, maintain, update and ensure safety and security of health sector information system and national health database, other health information systems; manage, connect and share digital data in health sector in accordance with regulations of law;

d) Direct, instruct, organize and inspect the implementation of strategies, plans, regulations and technical processes on application and development of information technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in health sector, assurance of cybersecurity and safety of health sector information systems nationwide in accordance with regulations of law.

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