The Decree clearly states that the organizational structure of the Ministry of Health includes 20 units:
1. Department of Health Insurance.
2. Department of Organization and Personnel.
3. Department of Planning - Finance.
4. Department of Legal Affairs.
5. Department of International Cooperation.
6. Ministry Office.
7. Ministry Inspectorate.
8. Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management.
9. Department of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy Management.
10. Department of Drug Administration.
11. Department of Food Safety.
12. Department of Infrastructure and Medical Equipment.
13. Department of Science, Technology and Training.
14. Department of Population.
15. Department of Disease Prevention.
16. Department of Mothers and Children.
17. Department of Social Protection.
18. Institute of Strategy and Policy on Health.
19. National Center for Medical Information.
20. Health and Life Newspaper.
Organizations specified from 1 to 17 are organizations that assist the Minister in performing state management functions; organizations specified from 18 to 20 are public service units serving the state management function of the Ministry of Health.
The Planning and Finance Department has 5 departments.
The Minister of Health shall submit to the Prime Minister for promulgation a list of other public service units under the Ministry of Health according to regulations.
The Minister of Health issued a decision regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of organizations and units under the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health performs the function of state management in the fields of: Preventive medicine; medical examination, treatment, rehabilitation; medical examination, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry; mothers, children; population; prevention and control of social evils (except for drug addiction treatment and post-drug addiction management); social protection; medicine, traditional medicine; pharmaceuticals, cosmetics; food safety; medical equipment; health insurance and state management of public services in areas under the state management of the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health develops, promulgates or submits to competent authorities to issue regulations on technical expertise, national standards, national technical regulations, economic and technical norms, quality criteria for: medical examination, treatment, out-of-hospital emergency, safety of blood transfusion, nursing, rehabilitation; cosmetic surgery; donation, removal, transplantation of tissues and human body parts...
The Ministry of Health manages the organization of the apparatus, civil servant payroll, number of employees, job positions, structure of civil servant ranks, structure of public employees according to professional titles; deciding on rotation, transfer, appointment, dismissal, resignation, dismissal, secondment, reward, discipline, termination of employment, retirement.
Implement the salary regime and treatment policies; organize training and fostering for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers under the management authority of the Ministry of Health according to the provisions of law.
Inspect and examine the implementation of functions, tasks, powers and the implementation of policies and laws of agencies, organizations and individuals; perform administrative inspection tasks for agencies, organizations and individuals under the management of the Ministry of Health...
This Decree takes effect from March 1, 2025.
