30/10/2026 03:32 PM

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung emphasized the need to thoroughly address the shortcomings in the mechanism for purchasing medicines and medical equipment. The ultimate goal is to ensure that medical facilities have access to the supply of medicines and medical equipment at reasonable prices, reducing costs for the state budget, the health insurance fund, and especially reducing the financial burden on patients.

29/10/2026 04:41 PM

The Ministry of Finance is restructuring the processes of implementing eight (8) administrative procedures to reduce paper-based documents and replace them with interconnected and shared data.

29/10/2026 01:48 PM

The Ministry of Health (MOH) proposes that health insurance referral forms remain valid for 20 days, allowing patients to use digital versions via VneID app or other authorized electronic systems.

29/10/2026 10:30 AM

On October 28, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Farmers' Union and Vietnam Social Security jointly held a conference to review the implementation of their cooperation agreement for the 2022–2025 period. The meeting also served as a forum to discuss and provide input for refining the draft cooperation agreement for the 2026–2031 period, with the goal of enhancing the effectiveness of outreach and advocacy efforts to encourage The Union members and farmers to participate in voluntary social insurance (SI) and household-based health insurance (HI).

29/10/2026 09:10 AM

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has issued a plan to implement Decision No. 1511/QD-TTg dated August 8, 2026, issued by the Prime Minister on implementing the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).

28/10/2026 01:53 PM

Mental health care for older people should not be the responsibility of families or the health sector alone, but should become a priority in human development policies. This is particularly important as Viet Nam is experiencing rapid population ageing.

28/10/2026 01:51 PM

Integrating social security accounts into the VNeID application for the disbursement of social insurance and unemployment insurance benefits aims to enhance convenience, security, and transparency, while safeguarding the legitimate rights of the beneficiaries.

27/10/2026 02:30 PM

Healthcare facilities across Vietnam are expanding infrastructure, strengthening specialised medical capabilities and adopting advanced technologies to improve the quality of services and give people greater access to modern healthcare.