What Standards Must Village Health Workers Meet?

community health workers in hamlets and villages must meet the standards specified in Article 2 of Circular 07/2013/TT-BYT, as detailed below:

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- Regarding professional qualifications and training:

- *Community health workers involved in primary health care:* Must have a professional qualification in medicine from the basic level or higher, or must have completed a training course lasting 3 months or more according to the community health worker training program framework established by the Ministry of Health;- *Village midwives:* Must have completed a training course lasting 6 months or more according to the village midwife training program framework established by the Ministry of Health.

- Must be living and working stably in the hamlet or village; voluntarily participate as community health workers or village midwives.- Must have a sense of responsibility, be enthusiastic in participating in social activities, have the ability to mobilize the public, and be trusted by the community.- Must be in good health to perform the tasks as prescribed.

Additionally, Circular 07 also stipulates that community health workers involved in primary health care have the function of providing primary health care in hamlets and villages. Village midwives have the function of participating in maternal and child health care at the hamlet and village level.

For further regulations, see Circular 07/2013/TT-BYT effective from May 1, 2013.

Thu Ba

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