Propaganda and mobilization of students to participate in health insurance

Ho Van Nghia, a student at An Luong Dong Primary School in Loc An Commune, Hue City, suffered a fractured tibial plateau and a broken clavicle. He was hospitalized for treatment at a cost of over 370 million VND. The Health Insurance Fund paid 298 million VND. Similarly, Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, a student at Phu Bai Secondary School, suffered from hemophagocytic syndrome related to infection, with treatment costs of over 310 million VND, of which the Health Insurance Fund paid over 248 million VND...

Obviously, although it has not reached 100%, the amount of money that the health insurance has paid for Nghia and Kim Chi, up to hundreds of millions of dong, is extremely large. Ho Van Nghia’s parents shared that without the “lifeline” from the health insurance, the family would not know how to manage.

Primary health care activities at schools are mainly carried out from the health insurance fund. The benefits are obvious when school health care not only helps students and their families detect diseases in time but also prevents many dangerous diseases, detects early signs of abnormalities, and ensures the health of students in the future.

In recent years, many benefactors and parents at schools in Hue have mobilized hundreds of millions of VND to give health insurance cards to poor students and students in difficult circumstances. In the 2025-2026 school year, schools in Phu Xuan ward mobilized resources and contributions from teachers, parents' associations as well as the support of benefactors to give 167 health insurance cards, with a total value of more than 115 million VND to students from poor, near-poor households and families in difficult circumstances. Many schools mobilized a large amount of money to give health insurance cards to students, such as: Ham Nghi Secondary School with more than 36 million VND; Nguyen Du Secondary School with more than 24 million VND...

Teacher Le Thi Hong Giang, Principal of Chu Van An Secondary School, said: Recently, the school has mobilized over 50 million VND from the Parents' Association, the Friends' Arms Fund - School Union and philanthropists to give 80 health insurance cards to students in difficult circumstances. Thanks to that, 100% of students in the school have health insurance cards. Ms. Giang recalled: "Many years ago, homeroom teachers had to lend money to parents to buy health insurance cards for their children and then pay in installments each month. Although it is an extra job for teachers, it is a way to help students not to have their health insurance interrupted when they are sick. Some schools even have to campaign to support hospital fees for sick students."

However, concerns still remain at the beginning of the school year when many students do not buy health insurance cards even though the payment has been reduced from 884,520 VND/student in the previous school year to 631,800 VND/student/year. The payment method is also more flexible as parents can pay quarterly.

On September 15, 2025, the City People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 12934/UBND-XH on the implementation of health insurance for students in the 2025-2026 school year. To achieve the goal of having 100% of students participating in health insurance, the Hue City People's Committee requested the Hue City Social Security to preside over and coordinate the organization of a peak communication campaign on health insurance for students; helping parents, students, and pupils clearly understand the purpose, meaning, responsibilities, and benefits, thereby proactively participating in health insurance to take care of and protect their own health.

According to statistics from Hue City Social Insurance, in the first 8 months of 2025, the Health Insurance Fund paid more than 2,362 billion VND for health insurance examination and treatment; in which, many cases of students with serious illnesses and chronic diseases were paid up to hundreds of millions of VND.

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