08/07/2019 01:45 PM

Four years after a plan called “Changing style and attitude of health workers towards patients’ satisfaction” was implemented, the healthcare sector has witnessed certain improvements.

05/07/2019 02:52 PM

The switch to electronic health insurance cards in the future will greatly benefit all parties – the insured, insurance agencies and medical institutions. This is one of Vietnam Social Security’s efforts in administrative reform aiming at raising the quality of the delivery of insurance services, forming improvements to the country’s business environment and national competitiveness level.

05/07/2019 02:49 PM

Vietnam Social Security has launched an SMS service that allows users to look up their insurance details, the validity of their insurance cards and the progress on

01/07/2019 01:14 PM

Vo Khanh Binh, head of VSS’s Department of Insurance Books and Cards, said the health insurance law requires agencies to apply IT in health insurance management and set up a national health insurance database.

26/06/2019 12:00 AM

There have been positive and encouraging initial results after three months of implementing the new policy which requires that all foreign workers in Vietnam participate in the State social insurance programme. The new policy is in line with international norms and a necessity given Vietnam’s increasingly deeper international integration. Compulsory social insurance for foreign workers also contributes to the making of a conducive business environment that would prove attractive to a high-quality work force, said Dinh Duy Hung, deputy head of Vietnam Social Security’s Department of Collection.

15/06/2019 10:54 AM

On October 15, 2018 the Government officially issued the Decree No 143/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating the details of compulsory social insurance for foreign employees in Vietnam to ensure fairness between Vietnamese and foreign labourers.

10/06/2019 10:02 AM

The amended Pharmacy Law which took effect in 2017, stipulating that domestic pharmacy firms receive preferences in bids for medicine provided to state-owned hospitals, has

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