The Ministry of Health is the standing agency of the National Committee on the Elderly.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long signed Decision No. 2219/QD-TTg dated October 7, 2025 on the consolidation of the Vietnam National Committee on Ageing (National Committee). Accordingly, the Chairman of the National Committee is Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long.

Communication on dementia in the elderly at the Central Geriatric Hospital.

The Vice Chairmen of the National Committee include: Ms. Dao Hong Lan, Minister of Health ; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly.

The members include: Mr. Le Duc Luan, Deputy Minister of Health; Mr. Vu Chien Thang, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs; Mr./Ms., Deputy Minister of Finance; Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc, Deputy Minister of Education and Training; Ms. Trinh Thi Thuy, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Ms. Dang Hoang Oanh, Deputy Minister of Justice; Mr. Vo Van Hung, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment; Mr. Nguyen Van Sinh, Deputy Minister of Construction; Mr. Y Vinh Tor, Deputy Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions; Mr. Dang Hoang Giang, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Hoang Cong Thuy, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

The National Committee is responsible for researching and proposing to the Prime Minister directions and solutions to solve important, inter-sectoral issues in implementing the work of protecting, caring for and promoting the role of the elderly.

At the same time, assist the Prime Minister in directing, operating, and coordinating between ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, departments, branches, and localities in developing and implementing work for the elderly, the National Strategy on the Elderly, programs, projects, and tasks in the field of the elderly; assist the Prime Minister in directing ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and government agencies in implementing the work of protecting, caring for, and promoting the role of the elderly.

The National Committee operates on a part-time basis. The Chairman of the National Committee issues the Regulations on the operation of the National Committee on the Elderly in Vietnam.

The Chairman of the National Committee uses the seal of the Prime Minister; the Vice Chairmen of the National Committee and members of the National Committee use the seal of the agency where they work.

The Ministry of Health is the standing agency of the National Committee, responsible for ensuring operating conditions and using its apparatus to organize the implementation of the tasks of the National Committee.

THIEN LAMB

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