On December 2, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on a number of breakthrough mechanisms and policies for the work of protecting, caring for and improving people's health.
Delegate Dang Bich Ngoc (National Assembly Delegation of Phu Tho Province) said that the new draft Resolution has provided many important mechanisms and policies to remove bottlenecks and solve long-standing difficulties in the health sector, thereby meeting the people's expectations.
One of the notable contents is the expansion of health care benefits and reduction of medical costs for people. According to the draft, from 2026, people will have regular health check-ups or free screening at least once a year, depending on the group of subjects and the specific priority roadmap.
The delegate emphasized that the regulation needs to be very clear to ensure feasibility, because people are currently expecting greatly from receiving regular annual health check-ups. However, for the policy to be put into practice, the grassroots health system must be carefully prepared.
Currently, the grassroots health network still faces many difficulties such as lack of and weak facilities, outdated equipment, information technology systems that do not meet requirements; especially the shortage of doctors and medical staff with expertise, especially in remote areas.
The delegate cited the surveys showing that many commune and ward health stations lack doctors and facilities that do not meet the initial needs for medical examination and treatment. Many devices are too old, only formal to meet the criteria but cannot be used, there is no doctor to operate, leading to waste.
From the above analysis, this delegate proposed assigning the Government to continue issuing appropriate spending norms and mechanisms and having a roadmap to prioritize investment in human resources and facilities in areas with difficult conditions.
There must be an appropriate mechanism to conduct training and fostering for local medical staff, especially those who have been working for a long time. These are people who have stuck to the village, stuck to the village, determined to stay with the people for a long time.
" Only then can we build and retain a team of doctors and nurses at the grassroots level, meeting the requirements of medical examination and treatment in the communes and wards closest to the people, creating favorable conditions and peace of mind for the people" - this delegate emphasized.
Regarding the salary and allowance policies for health workers, this delegate suggested that the Draft Resolution study breakthrough and specific policies to train, train, and attract doctors to work in mountainous, remote, and border areas.
Recent reality shows that many commune health stations in particularly difficult areas do not have traditional doctors or only one doctor has to concurrently take on many jobs.
Because the current mechanism and policies are not strong enough to attract and retain doctors with professional qualifications to work and stay long-term at the grassroots health sector.
In addition, doctors at the grassroots level are limited in expertise and lack practical experience; Current health workers are still unable to operate or do not use equipment such as ultrasound machines, electrocardiograms, etc.
Therefore, to implement the breakthrough, in the coming time, it is necessary to have policies to attract specific human resources by region; have training and fostering mechanisms, focusing on developing on-site human resources.
At the same time, implement rotation of upper-level staff to support and transfer techniques to commune levels; promote the application of digital transformation for remote consultation and medical examination and treatment.
