Vietnam: Main duties of commune-level healthcare stations applied from December 14, 2015

According to Circular No. 33/2015/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, in addition to the above-mentioned functions, commune-level healthcare stations shall have the following main duties:

- Perform specialized operations;

- Provide professional and operational guidelines for village health workers;

- Cooperate with relevant regulatory bodies in population and family planning; provide family planning services according to their level of specialty and regulations of laws;

- Inspect private healthcare practice and pharmacy practice and services that might affect people’s health;

- Operate as standing units of commune-level healthcare commissions for protection, maintenance and improvement of health of people in their communes;

-  Combine military medicine with civilian medicine based on each commune’s situation;

- Manage their workforce, finance and property as assigned and as per the law;

- Follow statistical and reporting regimes prescribed by law;

- Perform other tasks assigned by directors of district-level healthcare centers and Chairpersons of commune-level People’s Committees.

Based on the capacity of each healthcare station, district-level healthcare centers shall propose to directors of Departments of Health assignment of the tasks in Point b, Point c Clause 1 and Clause 6 of this Article to commune-level healthcare stations in their districts to meet demands for healthcare according to regulations of laws and of the Ministry of Health.

View details of each duty at Circular No. 33/2015/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from December 14, 2015.

Le Hai

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