The Central Working Group highly appreciated the results of the restructuring of the Health and Education sectors in Nghe An.

On the afternoon of August 5, the working delegation under Decision No. 1150 - QDNS/TW dated April 1, 2019 of the Politburo led by comrade Nguyen Phuoc Loc - Deputy Head of the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization had a working session with leaders of the Departments of Education & Training and Health of Nghe An province. Photo: Ba Tai

The working content aims to check the results of leadership, direction, dissemination and implementation of Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW, dated May 19, 2018 of the Central Executive Committee (term XII) on "Focusing on building a contingent of cadres at all levels, especially at the strategic level, with sufficient qualities, capacity and prestige, equal to the task" associated with the results of implementing Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017 of the Central Executive Committee (term XII) "Some issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined, effective and efficient".

At the meeting, representatives of the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Health reported on some achievements in the process of reorganizing the apparatus, streamlining the payroll and restructuring the staff and civil servants.

As of June 2019, the entire Education and Training sector of Nghe An has reduced 3 kindergartens, 17 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 12 continuing education centers; reduced 36 kindergartens and 40 primary schools.

The whole industry has also reduced 582 professional teams and 1,291 office teams (in particular, units under the department reduced 174/467 (37.2%) professional teams; 71/76 office teams (93.4%); reduced 174 team leaders and 73 deputy team leaders of professional teams; reduced 71 team leaders and 54 deputy team leaders of office teams).

As for the health sector, up to now, 6/8 regional polyclinics have been dissolved; at the Department Office, 1 specialized department has been reduced.

The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee has approved the Project to establish the Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control on the basis of merging the Center for Preventive Medicine, the Center for Reproductive Health, the Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention, the Center for Malaria - Parasites - Insects, the Center for Health Education and Communication; and to arrange and reduce the Management Board of medical construction projects.

Internal focal points belonging to units under the Department of Health reduced by 29 focal points, including 1 Provincial Population - Family Planning Counseling and Service Center, 21 District Population - Family Planning Centers under the management of the Provincial Population - Family Planning Department...

Visiting patients at Vinh City General Hospital. Photo: Ho Phuong

Speaking at the Conference, Comrade Nguyen Phuoc Loc - Deputy Head of the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization highly appreciated the urgent and drastic spirit of the Department of Health and the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An. The units have closely followed the resolutions and directives of the Standing Committee of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee to seriously, responsibly and effectively implement them.

The Deputy Head of the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization requested that the implementation of the resolution must ensure consistency, connectivity, and integration of Party resolutions; linking the reorganization of the apparatus with streamlining the payroll and restructuring the team of civil servants and public employees.