Vietnam: Contractor shall make circulation of drugs as requested by the provincial HIV/AIDS Control Agency within 10 days

According to Article 7 of the Circular No. 22/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, where a health facility has demands for an additional amount of antiretroviral drugs exceeding 20% of the quantity of drugs to be supplied under the signed framework agreement or its quantity of drugs in stock is not enough to meet its treatment demands but the contractor is incapable of supplying drugs on time according to the plan for drug receipt:

- The health facility shall send a written request for circulation of drugs to the provincial HIV/AIDS Control Agency.

- Within 10 working days from the receipt of the request from the health facility, the provincial HIV/AIDS Control Agency shall review the quantity of drugs used, in stock and yet to be supplied to local health facilities under the framework agreement for issuing a drug circulation decision, and send written notifications to the followings:

+ Health facilities among which drugs will be circulated (transferring and receiving health facilities);

+ The contractor for implementation;

+ The contract-signing unit for adjusting the quantity of drugs of health facilities on the health insurance assessment-related information system and monitoring;

+ Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control for monitoring.

- Within 10 working days from the receipt of the notification from the provincial HIV/AIDS Control Agency, the contractor shall make circulation of drugs as requested.

- The provincial HIV/AIDS Control Agency shall only circulate an additional amount of drugs which does not exceed 20% of total quantity of drugs to be supplied to all local health facilities under the framework agreement.

View more details at the Circular No. 22/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from January 20, 2021.

Le Vy

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