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Vietnam expands preventive health and digital records 2026

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Vietnam is undergoing a major health system transformation, shifting from treatment-centric care to a preventive, community-based model driven by the 2025 Preventive Disease Law and Resolution 72-NQ/TW. This reform emphasizes digital transformation, with nationwide efforts to establish electronic health records (EHR) via platforms like VNeID to enable lifelong monitoring. ~~Key initiatives include a National Periodic Checkup Program launching in 2026, prioritizing high-risk and vulnerable groups.~~ As the nationwide program for free periodic health screenings progresses, ~~over 50% of~~ the ~~country’s population~~ Ministry of Health has ~~received check-ups, with some localities exceeding 90% coverage.~~ issued mandates for annual checkups for children under six and all students from preschool through high school. In ~~Quang Ha commune, Quang Ninh province,~~ Hanoi, the ~~program~~ city has ~~reached over 98% of~~ provided free screenings to nearly 1.7 million residents, ~~successfully identifying asymptomatic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, and eye pathologies. These cases are being integrated into EHRs~~ aiming for ~~long-term management. Dr. Vuong Anh Duong, Deputy Director of the Medical Examination and Treatment Administration, stated the core objective is the “early detection of diseases~~ 100% coverage by 2026. Hanoi also launched ‘HanoiCheck’ to digitize school meal safety and ~~risk factors.”~~ nutritional monitoring. In Ho Chi Minh City, the program has ~~recorded over 6 million health examinations, with more than 5.37 million~~ expanded eligibility to include residents ~~now possessing electronic health records. While 69 out~~ verified via level 2 VNeID accounts, regardless of ~~168 wards have achieved participation rates~~ permanent residency status. The city has conducted screenings for over 6.3 million people, including millions of ~~50% or higher, 59 localities report rates below 40%.~~ students and workers. To ~~ensure quality,~~ strengthen grassroots care, the ~~Department of Health has deployed assessment teams; five facilities, including Binh Duong General Hospital~~ city is rotating approximately 1,000 high-level doctors to local health stations through 2030. Additionally, hospitals are reorganizing to include dedicated health check-up zones to improve efficiency and ~~Thu Duc Regional General Hospital, have achieved Grade A status.~~ reduce cross-infection risks. Data analysis from these screenings ~~has identified specific age-related disease patterns. Children show high rates of~~ continues to identify critical health trends. In Ho Chi Minh City, among residents aged 60 and older, 51.16% are recorded as having hypertension. For younger demographics, refractive errors (48%) and dental caries (34.6%), while seniors face significant chronic issues, including hypertension (16.17%) and cataracts (5.45%). Among residents over 40, 30.72% are classified as having high or very high cardiovascular risk, enabling more targeted preventative healthcare. (34.6%) remain prevalent. The city has also set a target to increase average life expectancy to 77 years by 2030.

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