THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE - THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 36/2010/TTLT-BTC-BYT
Hanoi, March 17, 2010
 
JOINT CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF FUNDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS ON DENGUE; DIABETES; AND HYPERTENSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL UNDER THE NATIONAL TARGET PROGRAM ON PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SOME SOCIAL DISEASES, DANGEROUS EPIDEMICS AND HIV/AIDS DURING 2006-2010
 
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 60/ 2003/ND-CP of June 6, 2003, detailing and guiding the implementation of the State Budget Law;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 108/2007/QD-TTg of July 17, 2007, approving the national target program on prevention and control of some social diseases, dangerous epidemics and HIV/AIDS during 2006-2010;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 172/2008/QD-TTg of December 19, 2008, supplementing the Prime Minister's Decision No. 108/2007/QD-TTg of July 17, 2007, approving the national target program on prevention and control of some social diseases, dangerous epidemics and HIV/AIDS during 2006-2010;
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health jointly guide the management and use of funds for the implementation of the projects on dengue; diabetes; and hypertension prevention and control under the national target program on prevention and control of some social diseases, dangerous epidemics and HIV/AIDS during 2006-2010 as follows:
Article 1. General provisions
1. This Circular applies to agencies and units using funds for the projects on dengue, diabetes and hypertension prevention and control under the national target program on prevention and control of some social diseases, dangerous epidemics and HIV/AIDS during 2006-2010 under Article 1 of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 172/2008/QD-TTg of December 19, 2008 (below referred to as the three projects).
2. This Circular applies to non-business state budget funds for healthcare to be spent on the three projects. For the projects' non-refundable aid funds, the spending levels comply with the donors' regulations in the funding agreements, the agreements between donor representatives, the Ministry of Finance and the project management agencies. When donors or their representatives and the Ministry of Finance have not reached agreement on spending levels, the spending levels specified in this Circular apply.
3. Funds to implement the three projects (including domestically contributed capital of ODA projects under agreements between the Vietnamese Government and other governments or international organizations) shall be allocated from the state budget to annual budgets of concerned ministries, branches and localities under the current state budget decentralization.
4. Apart from the contents and levels of spending specified in this Circular, localities may, depending on their financial capacity and specific conditions, incorporate funds for national target programs in their localities and proactively allocate local budgets and lawful financial sources to implement local mechanisms and policies to raise the effectiveness of the three projects.