Urgently complete salary and preferential allowance policies for medical staff

* Reduce direct medical costs from people, towards free hospital fees for all people by 2030 On October 10, at the Party Central Committee headquarters, Politburo member and Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu chaired a meeting with the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health and representatives of relevant agencies on the implementation of Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW (dated September 9, 2025) of the Politburo "On a number of breakthrough solutions to strengthen the protection, care and improvement of people's health".

Comrade Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member and Standing member of the Secretariat, gave a speech at the working session. Photo: VNA

Concluding the meeting, Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu highly appreciated the sense of responsibility, initiative and urgency of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health in advising, grasping and implementing Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW after only 1 month since its issuance. The concretization and implementation of the action program is very important, deciding the success of the resolution.

Comrade Tran Cam Tu proposed to focus on streamlining the health system, operating efficiently, effectively and efficiently in accordance with the current 2-level local government model. This is a very important task, directly affecting the organization and operation of the entire sector. Building a model of commune health stations following the model of public service units, ensuring the provision of basic and essential services for disease prevention, primary health care, medical examination and treatment, social care services and disease management. The health sector closely follows the resolutions and conclusions of the Politburo to coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Finance , relevant agencies and localities to quickly complete the organizational model of commune health stations in accordance with 2-level local governments.

Regarding improving the quality of medical human resources, comrade Tran Cam Tu stated that in the immediate future, priority should be given to focusing resources on preventive medicine and primary health care; at the same time, he proposed to urgently complete regulations and policies on salary regimes and preferential allowances for specific jobs for medical staff to retain and attract human resources. Key universities should prioritize focusing on developing specialized specialized training and training resources for primary health care...

Comrade Tran Cam Tu requested that solutions to reduce direct medical costs from the people, moving towards free hospital fees for all people by 2030 must be calculated and implemented with a scientific, public and transparent roadmap to ensure sustainable resources for health while still reducing the financial burden on the people, increasing the level of financial protection of the Health Insurance Fund. For the policy to truly come into life, these tasks must be implemented with the highest political determination, with the highest spirit of service.

TRAN BINH

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/khan-truong-hoan-thien-chinh-sach-tien-luong-phu-cap-uu-dai-cho-can-bo-y-te-post817424.html