Improve the health care and protection work for more than 1,800 officials under the Central management.

On February 24, in Hanoi, on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27, 1955 - February 27, 2024), Comrade Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat, Head of the Central Organization Committee visited and congratulated the Central Committee for Health Care and Protection of Cadres.

Congratulating the experts, doctors and staff of the Central Cadres Health Care Board on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of Vietnam Doctors' Day (February 27), comrade Truong Thi Mai praised the Central Cadres Health Care Board for its close coordination with the Ministry of Health , hospitals, the Central and local Health Care Professional Councils in the management, care, health improvement, and timely and thoughtful treatment of senior cadres and former senior cadres. At the same time, the Central Cadres Health Care Board also regularly reported to the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Standing Secretariat on the health status of cadres; proposed a number of solutions to improve the quality of cadres' health care activities; monitored, directed, and organized the implementation of health care and protection work according to decentralization.

Comrade Truong Thi Mai congratulated the cadres, experts and doctors of the Central Committee for Health Care and Protection of Cadres.

Appreciating the role of the health sector over the past 69 years, especially its overall contribution to the Party's revolutionary cause, the Standing Secretariat commended the effective coordination between the Central Organizing Committee, the Ministry of Health and the Central Cadre Health Care Committee to effectively perform the assigned functions and tasks. Thanks to that, the activities of the Central Cadre Health Care Committee have become increasingly effective, effectively performing health care work for more than 1,800 cadres under the Central management.

Comrade Truong Thi Mai presented a souvenir photo of Uncle Ho with health workers to the Central Health Care Protection Board.

Recalling Uncle Ho's teachings to the health sector "honestly unite, love the sick with all your heart, contribute to building Vietnamese medicine", the Standing Secretariat suggested that the Ministry of Health and the Central Committee for Health Care and Protection of Cadres continue to research and build large hospitals and medical centers nationwide to combine traditional medicine and modern medicine to better serve the work of medical examination and treatment for the people.

Comrade Truong Thi Mai emphasized that the Party and State always pay attention to developing the health sector, especially investing in building a preventive health system, focusing on "prevention is better than cure" to contribute to improving life expectancy and taking care of people's health, especially the elderly. Therefore, the Central Organizing Committee will continue to research and propose to the Politburo preferential policies for health sector officials and employees so that they can work with peace of mind, overcome all difficulties to complete the tasks assigned by the Party and State.

Comrade Truong Thi Mai presented flowers to congratulate the Central Health Care Protection Board on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of Vietnam Doctors' Day.

According to Mr. Tran Huy Dung, Deputy Head of the Central Health Care Committee, in recent times, the Central Health Care Committee has regularly monitored the health status of cadres, closely directed the tasks of protecting and caring for the health of cadres in the system, promptly reported and advised the Standing Secretariat on the health of senior cadres and former senior cadres. At the same time, the Committee also coordinated with agencies and units to complete regulations related to the functions and tasks of protecting and caring for the health of central cadres and the health of cadres in provinces and centrally run cities. However, the rate of cadres going for regular health check-ups in some units is not high, of which, cadres managed by the Central Health Care Departments have only 70% of health check-ups twice a year and cadres managed by provinces and cities have 60%.

On the side of the Ministry of Health, Minister Dao Hong Lan said that although the number of experts and medical staff is not large, the workload in the Central Committee for Health Care of Officials is very large with about 300 consultations/year and many other professional tasks. The Central Committee for Health Care of Officials has coordinated with the Ministry of Health to constantly innovate the work of periodic health examinations, and early issued a plan for annual periodic health examinations for senior officials.

NGUYEN QUOC

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