Ministry of Health (Vietnam)

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Ministry of Health
Bộ Y tế
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Minister Đào Hồng Lan
Ministry overview
Formed28 August 1945
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Health (1945-1946)
    Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Humanitarian Support and Labour (1946)
    Ministry of Health (1946-present)
TypeGovernment Ministry
JurisdictionGovernment of Vietnam
Headquarters138A Giang Vo Street, Kim Ma Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Annual budget13.654 billions VND (2018)
Minister responsible
  • Đào Hồng Lan
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Đỗ Xuân Tuyên
    Lê Đức Luận
    Trần Văn Thuấn
    Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương
Websitemoh.gov.vn

The Ministry of Health (MOH, Vietnamese: Bộ Y tế) is the government ministry responsible for the governance and guidance of the health, healthcare and health industry of Vietnam. In conjunction with other ministries and the prime minister's office, the Ministry is responsible for creating and promulgating long-term health policy programs such as the "National Strategy on Nutrition for the 2001 - 2010 period" and the "National Policy on Injury Prevention 2002 - 2010".[1] Its main offices are located in Ba Đình District, Hanoi.

History

The Ministry of Health was one of the first 13 Ministries of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam,[2][3][4] established on August 28, 1945[5] and introduced to the people for the first time on September 2, 1945. The first Minister was Doctor Pham Ngoc Thach.[6]

On March 2, 1946, the Government of the Resistance Coalition merged the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Social Relief into the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Relief and Labor, with Minister Truong Dinh Tri.[7][8][9] But on November 3, 1946, it was separated into the Ministry of Health as before in the National Coalition Government, with Minister Hoang Tich Tri.[10][11]

In November 2019, Minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến was dismissed from the position because she reached retirement age and Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam took charge of the ministry. On 7 July 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Nguyễn Thanh Long, who is a professor specialized in infectious diseases, was temporarily appointed for the position, acting as the Minister of Health.[12] On 12 November 2020, he officially became the Minister of Health.[13] He held the post until June 7th 2022, when he was relieved of duty by the National Assembly following corruption allegations regarding the Viet A COVID-19 test kit scandal.[14]

On July 15, 2022, Ms. Dao Hong Lan took office as Minister of Health,[15][16][17] replacing Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long, after the discovery of scandals related to the Vietnam Technology Corporation (Viet A) case.[18]

Ministerial units

  • Department of Maternal Health and Children
  • Department of Medical Equipment and Works [19]
  • Department of Health Insurance
  • Department of Planning and Finance
  • Department of Organisation and Personnel
  • Department of International Cooperation
  • Department of Legislation
  • Office of the Ministry
  • Ministry Inspectorate
  • General Department of Preventive Medicine
  • Agency of HIV/AIDS Prevention
  • Agency of Food Safety
  • Agency of Health Environment
  • Agency of Science, Technology and Training
  • Agency of Medical Services Administration
  • Agency of Traditional Medicine Administration
  • Agency of Drug Administration
  • Agency of Population

Administrative units

  • Health Strategy and Policy Institute
  • Health and Lifestyle Newspaper
  • National Center of Health Information

See also

References

  1. ^ "MOH, Health Policy". Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Tuyên cáo về việc thành lập Chính phủ Lâm thời Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa". xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "[VIETKINGS-TOPPLUS đề cử lần 1/2023] TOP 500 Kỷ lục bất biến Việt Nam (P.88): GS.TS. BS Phạm Ngọc Thạch – Bộ trưởng Bộ Y tế đầu tiên của Việt Nam". HỘI KỶ LỤC GIA VIỆT NAM - TỔ CHỨC KỶ LỤC VIỆT NAM(VIETKINGS) (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Lễ Khai trương Cổng Dịch vụ công Bộ Y tế - Hoạt động của lãnh đạo bộ - Cổng thông tin Bộ Y tế". moh.gov.vn. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Lịch sử hình thành Hội điều dưỡng Việt Nam". bvdkht.vn. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Bác sĩ Phạm Ngọc Thạch: Một đời giữ vững tinh thần của Lời tuyên thệ ngày 2/9/1945". ttdn.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Ngày này năm xưa: 02/3". Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ Tuan, Thanh (3 January 2022). "Phòng Khám Bác Sĩ". tapchiqptd.vn. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Quốc hội với sự nghiệp đoàn kết thống nhất dân tộc chống giặc ngoài thù trong, xây dựng và củng cố chính quyền cách mạng (1/1946 - 12-1946)". quochoi.vn. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ Thương, Báo Công (3 November 2023). "Ngày này năm xưa 3/11: Ban hành Nghị định về công nghiệp hỗ trợ | Báo Công Thương". Báo Công Thương điện tử, kinh tế, chính trị, xã hội (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Trí thức ngành y theo Bác Hồ đi kháng chiến - Gương sáng ngành y - Cổng thông tin Bộ Y tế". moh.gov.vn. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ^ "GS.TS.Nguyễn Thanh Long giữ chức Bí thư Ban Cán sự Đảng, Quyền Bộ trưởng Bộ Y tế - Tin nổi bật - Cổng thông tin Bộ Y tế".
  13. ^ "Ông Nguyễn Thanh Long làm Bộ trưởng Y tế".
  14. ^ "Bộ trưởng y tế Nguyễn Thanh Long bị cách chức".
  15. ^ "Bà Đào Hồng Lan được giao quyền Bộ trưởng Bộ Y tế". baochinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  16. ^ VnExpress. "Bà Đào Hồng Lan làm quyền Bộ trưởng Y tế". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Thủ tướng trao quyết định Quyền Bộ trưởng Bộ Y tế cho đồng chí Đào Hồng Lan". tuyengiao.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  18. ^ NLD.COM.VN. "Bí thư Tỉnh ủy Bắc Ninh Đào Hồng Lan làm Quyền Bộ trưởng Bộ Y tế". Báo Người Lao Động Online (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Vietnam Medical Device Registration". Qualtech.

External links

  • Ministry of Health official site
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