Policy on the guarantee of child education in Vietnam

Guarantee of children’s healthcare in Vietnam

- The Government shall implement policies in conformity with socio-economic conditions at each period to support and ensure that all children are provided with healthcare services, especially disadvantaged children, children of poor and near-poor households, ethnic minority children and children who are living at border regions, mountainous regions, islands and regions with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.

- The Government shall ensure the implementation of measures for carrying periodical examination for pregnant women and children according to age level; providing children with nutrition-related care, initial health care and vaccination; childproofing and preventing child accidents and injuries; providing children advice and assistance in reproductive sexual health care in conformity with their age as regulated by the laws.

- The provision of consultancy, protection and taking care of health and nutrition of pregnant women, mothers who have to bring up babies below 36 months of age and children, especially children under 36 months of age and abused children shall be prioritized in conformity with socio-economic development conditions at each period.

- The Government shall implement policies and methods of consultancy, screening, diagnosis and treatment before birth and after birth; reducing child mortality rate, especially infant mortality rate; abolishing customs and practices that cause harm or adverse influence on children’s health.

- The Government shall pay or assist children to pay health insurance premium as regulated by the law on health insurance in conformity with age level, groups of children and socio-economic development conditions at each period.

- The Government shall implement policies and measures for ensuring that children may use hygienic source of water and basic sanitary conditions, and ensuring foods safety as regulated by the laws.

- The Government encourages agencies, organizations, families and individuals to support and invest in resources for protecting children and taking care of children’s health, especially disadvantaged children.

Legal basis: Article 43 of the Law on Children 2016.

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Policy on the guarantee of child education in Vietnam

- The Government shall formulate assistance policies for ensuring that all children can go to school and minimizing the number of children giving up their studies; policies for supporting disadvantaged children, children of poor and near-poor households, ethnic minority children and children who are living at border regions, mountainous regions, islands and regions with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions to access to the educational universalization and inclusive education, attend vocational training classes and receive job recommendation in conformity with age level and the law on labor.

- The Government shall give priority investment in education for ensuring that all children may get equal opportunities to access to education; practice inclusive education for children with disabilities; formulate policies on tuition exemption and reduction for each group of children in conformity with socio-economic development conditions at each period.

- Educational programs and contents must be in conformity with age level and each group of children for ensuring educational quality and meeting comprehensive development and integration requirements; the education about Vietnam's history and cultural traditions, development of children’s dignity, living skills, talent, sex education and reproductive health education shall be given with the special importance.

- The Government promulgates regulations on safe, healthy and friendly educational environment, and school violence prevention and intervention.

- The Government shall establish proper policies on the universalization of preschool education for children at 05 years old and policies for supporting preschool-aged children in conformity with socio-economic development conditions at each period; encourage and attract other sources of investment for developing education and training.

Legal basis: Article 44 of the Law on Children 2016.

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