Standards for village health workers in Vietnam

Standards for village health workers in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet responded as follows:

1. Standards for village health workers in Vietnam

Standards for village health workers according to Article 2 of Circular 07/2013/TT-BYT are as follows:

- In terms of training and professional qualifications:

+ Village health workers providing primary healthcare shall have at least an elementary healthcare qualification or complete at least a 3-month training course in the training framework for village health workers of the Ministry of Health;

+ Village midwives shall complete at least a 6-month training course in the training framework for village midwives of the Ministry of Health.

- Village health workers shall be living and having a stable job in villages; voluntarily working as village health workers or midwives.

- Village health workers shall be responsible persons, enthusiastic in social activities, capable of persuading the people and trusted by local communities.

- Village health workers shall be in good health to carry out their tasks.

2. Functions of village health workers in Vietnam

Functions of village health workers in Vietnam according to Article 3 of Circular 07/2013/TT-BYT are as follows:

- Village health workers providing primary healthcare shall participate in provision of primary healthcare in villages.

- Village midwives shall participate in provision of maternal and child healthcare in villages.

3. Tasks of village health workers in Vietnam

Tasks of village health workers in Vietnam according to Article 4 of Circular 07/2013/TT-BYT are as follows:

-  The tasks of village health workers providing primary healthcare are:

+ Educating about health in local communities such as:

++ Disseminating knowledge on health protection, environmental hygiene and food safety;

++ Providing guidance on some primary healthcare measures; disease prevention and control in local communities;

++ Educating people on HIV/AIDS prevention and control;

++ Providing information and advice on population work - family planning.

+ Participating in specialized healthcare activities in local communities such as:

++ Detecting, participating in monitoring and reporting status of epidemics, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, social diseases, diseases transmitted by food in villages;

++ Participating in monitoring the quality of water used for consumption and daily activities; household and public hygienic constructions in villages;

++ Participating in spreading movements of hygiene and disease prevention, food safety, community health improvement, building of health culture villages.

+ Providing maternal and child healthcare and family planning such as:

++ Encouraging and persuading pregnant women to visit commune-level healthcare stations for pregnancy management registration, pregnancy examination and to give birth in healthcare establishments; providing help to births before arrival;

++ Providing guidance, monitoring and providing homecare to mothers and their newborns within 06 weeks after birth;

++ Providing guidance on some simple measures on monitoring and caring for children and preventing and controlling malnutrition of children under 05 years of age;

++ Providing guidance on family planning, providing and instructing use of condoms, oral contraceptives as prescribed by the Ministry of Health.

+ Providing first-aid and healthcare for common diseases such as:

++ Performing first-aid in case of emergencies and accidents;

++ Providing healthcare for some common diseases in local communities;

++ Providing guidance on healthcare of the elderly, disabled persons, persons with social diseases and non-communicable diseases in the home.

+ Participating in implementation of healthcare programs in villages.

+ Encouraging and instructing the people to grow and use Vietnamese traditional herbs in the home to prevent and treat some common diseases.

+ Participating in periodical briefings with healthcare stations of communes, wards and towns (hereinafter referred to as “commune-level healthcare stations”); participating in specialized training and refresher courses organized by superior healthcare authorities to improve qualifications.

+ Managing and using medical bags of villages efficiently.

+ Recording and reporting promptly and fully as instructed by commune-level healthcare stations.

- The tasks of village midwives are:

+ Providing information on maternal and child healthcare such as:

++ Advising on reproductive health and family planning for women of reproductive age, malnutrition prevention for children under 05 years of age;

++ Persuading and encouraging pregnant women to visit commune-level healthcare stations for pregnancy management registration, pregnancy examination and to visit healthcare establishments to give birth, administer tetanus vaccine for mothers and all required vaccines for children of suitable age;

++ Providing guidance for pregnant women on self-care during pregnancy and after birth, breastfeeding and proper feeding for their children.

+ Providing healthcare to pregnant women such as:

++ Recording morning sickness, detecting high-risk fetuses and promptly transferring to healthcare establishments;

++ Delivering babies in the head-down position for mothers who do not or cannot arrive in time to give birth in healthcare establishments;

++ Providing first-aid treatment in case of complications during homebirth and promptly transferring to healthcare establishments.

+ Providing periodical healthcare to mothers and newborns after homebirth;

+ Providing guidance on family planning, providing and instructing use of condoms, oral contraceptives as prescribed by the Ministry of Health;

+ Cooperating in implementing healthcare programs in villages;

+ Participating in periodical briefings with commune-level healthcare stations; participating in specialized training and refresher courses organized by superior healthcare authorities to improve qualifications;

+ Managing and using midwife bags of villages efficiently;

+ Recording and reporting promptly and fully as instructed by commune-level healthcare stations.

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