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
Hanoi, April 27, 2001
 
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;
d) To direct and guide various branches and associations in the districts in performing the work of protecting people’s health, preventing and combating epidemics, boosting the socialization of health activities as well as health propagation and education among people in order to raise their knowledge about prophylactic hygiene to take care of their own health in the community.
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