Hai Phong to build universal healthcare city with over VND 22 trillion
Hai Phong plans to mobilize more than VND 22 trillion to implement a comprehensive universal healthcare scheme for the 2026-2035 period.
The Hai Phong People's Committee has approved a scheme to develop a “Comprehensive universal healthcare city” model for the 2026-2030 period and subsequent years.
The scheme aims to comprehensively improve residents' physical and mental health, stature, life expectancy and quality of life. It also seeks to establish a modern, equitable, high-quality, efficient, sustainable and internationally-integrated universal healthcare ecosystem, while developing a modern and integrated municipal healthcare system.
The scheme aims to ensure that all residents receive continuous health monitoring and care throughout their lives, with convenient and equitable access to basic medical services and comprehensive, high-quality health care. This will help develop Hai Phong residents in all aspects and meet the requirements for the city's rapid and sustainable development in the new period.
Under the scheme, Hai Phong aims to raise health insurance coverage to over 95.5% of the population in 2026 and 100% by 2030, while ensuring that all residents have electronic health records. The proportion of residents receiving health check-ups and health management services at commune-level health stations is targeted to reach at least 65% in 2026, more than 85% in 2028 and 100% in 2030. By 2030, average life expectancy is expected to exceed 75.5 years, with at least 68 years of healthy life expectancy…
To achieve these targets, the City People's Committee will take measures to ensure universal health insurance coverage and gradually reduce the financial burden of health care on residents, while organizing health monitoring and care for the population.
The city will increase investment in facilities and medical equipment and ensure adequate supplies of medicines and medical materials. It will also improve the effectiveness of food safety management, environmental protection and the management of other factors affecting public health, while ensuring social welfare and developing care services and support for vulnerable groups.
Other priorities include promoting the application of science and technology and digital transformation in health care; building healthy families, schools, agencies, businesses and communities; and fostering a culture of proactive health care.
The scheme has a total estimated budget of more than VND 22 trillion, sourced from the health insurance fund, budgets at all levels, social contributions and other lawful sources.
HOANG XUAN