The Ministry of Health strengthens early detection of disease risks in the community.

Information from the Ministry of Health on July 30 said that this unit had received an official dispatch from the National Assembly's Committee for People's Aspirations and Supervision requesting a response to voters' petitions sent before the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly, including some petitions from voters of Ha Tinh province.

Accordingly, voters proposed issuing financial support policies, expanding investment in preventive medicine , establishing an early warning system and improving the quality of primary health care to ensure good care for people's health; and investing appropriately in medical equipment for grassroots health care.

Currently, the preventive health system has not received adequate investment; most localities have not allocated 30% of the health budget for prevention; some infectious diseases are on the rise, the expanded vaccination rate has not met requirements; and food poisoning is still complicated.

The Minister of Health informed about the support and investment policies for preventive medicine, responding to voters' recommendations on issuing financial support policies and expanding investment in preventive medicine, the Government has directed the Ministry of Health to preside over the development of the National Target Program on health care, population and development for the 2026-2030 period, expected to be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.

The program includes component projects focusing on improving capacity in primary health care, preventive medicine, and programs to prevent and control infectious and non-communicable diseases.

The Ministry of Health is coordinating with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to implement a project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to build a health and climate data monitoring system.

The project establishes a data sharing mechanism between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, develops a national database and identifies early warning thresholds for diseases such as dengue fever, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

At the same time, the Ministry of Health promotes digital transformation in preventive medicine, applying artificial intelligence (AI) technology and big data analysis to collect information from many sources such as the community, medical facilities, businesses, social networks and epidemiological investigation programs.

These technologies support forecasting and monitoring outbreaks, improving the effectiveness of directing and operating epidemic prevention work.

In the coming time, the Ministry of Health will continue to improve policy mechanisms to proactively supply vaccines and prevent infectious diseases that pose a risk of causing periodic epidemics such as measles, whooping cough, and diphtheria, while ensuring that the vaccination rate meets the set target./.

(Vietnam+)

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