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THE
GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL - THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC
HEALTH
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
20/2001/TTLT/BTCCBCP-BYT
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Hanoi, April 27, 2001
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JOINT-CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE
TRANSFER OF THE TASK OF STATE MANAGEMENT OVER THE FIELD OF HEALTH AT LOCALITIES
FROM HEALTH CENTERS OF URBAN AND RURAL DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS PROVINCIAL
CAPITALS AND TOWNS TO THE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEES OF THE SAME LEVELS
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 2 of the
Government’s Decree No. 12/2001/ND-CP of March 27, 2001 restructuring a number
of professional bodies under the People’s Committees of provinces and
centrally-run cities and People’s Committees of districts, towns and provincial
cities; the Government Commission for Organization and Personnel and the
Ministry of Health hereby jointly guide the implementation of Clause 4, Article
1 on transferring the task of State management over the field of health in
localities from health centers of urban and rural districts, as well as
provincial capitals and towns to the People’s Committees of the same levels as
follows:
I. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PEOPLE’S
COMMITTEES OF URBAN AND RURAL DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS PROVINCIAL CAPITALS AND
TOWNS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED COLLECTIVELY TO AS DISTRICTS) FOR THE WORK OF STATE
MANAGEMENT OVER THE FIELD OF HEALTH IN THE DISTRICTS
1. Tasks:
a) To work out plans, programs and
implementation solutions on healthcare for people in the districts;
b) To direct the implementation of the plans,
programs and solutions on healthcare for people in the districts once they are
approved;
c) To decide on medical inspection plans in the
districts and direct the implementation thereof;
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2. Responsibilities:
To bear responsibilities before the provincial
People’s Committees for the State management over the field of health in the
districts.
II. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS PERFORMING THE STATE MANAGEMENT OVER THE FIELD OF HEALTH IN
DISTRICTS
1. Organizations:
a) Depending on the characteristics of their
districts, the presidents of the district People’s Committees shall assign
cadres and officials of the district People’s Council and People’s Committee
Offices to perform the such task as specialists (without setting up separate
sections) and provide advises directly to the presidents or vice-presidents of
the district People’s Committees on the State management over the field of
health in the districts. The district staff for the State management over the
field of health shall be included in payroll of the district People’s Councils
and People’s Committees Offices and adjusted within the total State management
payroll of the provinces and districts;
b) The specialists performing the State
management over the field of health must have graduated from Medicine University or Pharmaceutical University or have higher degrees. Regarding other
qualifications, they must satisfy the criteria prescribed for grades of
specialists.
2. Tasks:
a) To advise the presidents of the district
People’s Committees on approving plans, programs and solutions for the care of
people’s health in the districts, which are submitted to the presidents of the
district People’s Committees by the health centers;
b) To supervise the implementation of such plans
and programs by the health centers; promptly detect and report to the
presidents of the district People’s Committees on relevant matters for the
latter to coordinate with the directors of the provincial/municipal Health
Services in directing and adjusting the operation of health centers. To be
entitled to attend briefings and seminars held by health centers or conferences
on the care for people’s health in the districts held by provincial Health
Services;
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In necessary cases, to propose the presidents of
the district People’s Committees to issue decisions on irregular examination
and inspection of healthcare activities in the districts, and report the
results thereof to the presidents of the district People’s Committees and the
directors of the provincial Health Services.
d) To submit to the presidents of the district People’s
Committees plans on coordination with concerned branches and associations,
aiming to boost the socialization of healthcare activities as well as health
propagation and education in order to raise the people’s awareness of
prophylactic hygiene and take care of their own health in the community.
3. Responsibilities:
To bear responsibilities before the presidents
of the district People’s Committees for the performance of tasks prescribed at
Point 2, Section II above.
III. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS OF THE
PROVINCIAL/MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE WORK OF STATE MANAGEMENT OVER THE
FIELD OF HEALTH IN DISTRICTS
1. Responsibilities:
a) To submit to the provincial People’s
Committees plans, programs and solutions on healthcare for people in the
districts, proposed by the district People’s Committees for approval;
b) To direct and guide district health centers
in carrying out the plans, programs and solution already approved;
c) To direct the provincial health inspectors to
coordinate with the specialists performing the State management over districts’
healthcare activities in elaborating plans on examination and inspection of
health activities in the districts for submission to the directors of the
provincial Health Services and the presidents of the district People’s
Committees, and organize the execution of such plans once they are approved.
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To bear responsibilities before the provincial
People’s Committees for the direction, guiding, examination and inspection of
the implementation of objectives, plans, programs and solutions on healthcare
for people.
IV. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION
1. The presidents of the People’s Committees of
the provinces and centrally-run cities shall have to organize the
implementation of this Joint-Circular.
2. This Joint-Circular takes effect after its
signing and replaces Items 2.4 and 2.8, Point 2 Section IV of Joint-Circular
No. 02/1998/TTLT-BYT-BTCCBCP of June 27, 1998 of the Ministry of Health and the
Government Commission for Organization and Personnel;
3. In the course of implementation, if any
difficulties and troubles arise, they must be reported to the Government
Commission for Organization and Personnel and the Ministry of Health for study
and settlement.
MINISTER OF HEALTH
Do Nguyen Phuong
MINISTER-DIRECTOR
OF THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL
Do Quang Trung