Nghe An Provincial People's Committee directs implementation to ensure 100% of students participate in health insurance.

(Baonghean) - The People's Committee of Nghe An province has just issued Official Dispatch No. 6531/UBND-VX on the implementation of ensuring 100% of students participate in health insurance.

Implementing the direction of the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1167/QD-TTg dated June 28, 2017 on adjusting the assignment of health insurance implementation targets for the period 2016-2020, school year 2016-2017, in Nghe An province, the rate of students participating in health insurance reached 93.95%.

Besides some localities that have well organized the implementation of student health insurance such as: Quy Chau (100%), Tuong Duong (100%), Que Phong (100%), Ky Son (99.95%), Nam Dan (99.63%), Thai Hoa (99.34%), Cua Lo (98.83%), Tan Ky (97.92%), Vinh (97.78%), Hung Nguyen (97.13%), some districts have not implemented as required such as: Quynh Luu (83.10%), Nghi Loc (88.23%), Yen Thanh (88.63%), Dien Chau (89.14%).

Opening ceremony of primary school students in Hung Dung ward, Vinh city in 2016. Photo: Nguyen Sach

To continue to effectively implement the Prime Minister's direction in Decision No. 1167/QD-TTg, in which the plan is to have 100% of students participating in health insurance by 2017, the People's Committee of Nghe An province requests the Directors of Departments, branches; People's Committees of districts, cities, towns; Principals of universities, colleges, vocational high schools in the province to effectively implement the following contents:

1. Social Insurance of Nghe An province

- Preside and coordinate with departments, branches, sectors, units and People's Committees of districts, cities, universities, colleges, vocational high schools and vocational training schools in the province to organize the implementation of Decision No. 1167/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister; periodically every 6 months and the whole year, synthesize and report to the Provincial People's Committee according to regulations.

- Preside and coordinate with relevant departments, agencies, media agencies, newspapers, radio stations and local authorities to strengthen propaganda and dissemination of the role of health insurance and the responsibility of people to participate in health insurance, the provisions of the Health Insurance Law and health insurance policies. In particular, widely propagate to the subjects of the Education and Training sector, parents, students, union members and youth to successfully implement the goal: By 2017, 100% of students will participate in health insurance according to the direction of the Prime Minister in Clause 5, Article 2, Decision No. 1167/QD-TTg.

- Direct the Social Insurance of districts, cities and towns to coordinate with the Department of Education and Training and schools in the area to effectively implement the 2017 target of ensuring 100% of students participate in health insurance.

Mass performance by primary school students of Hung Dung ward, Vinh city. Photo: Sach Nguyen

2. Department of Education and Training

- Closely coordinate with the provincial Social Insurance, the Provincial Youth Union and relevant units to propagate the role of health insurance and the responsibility of the entire population to participate in health insurance, disseminate health insurance policies to all cadres, teachers, parents and students; organize propaganda and mobilize to achieve the target of 100% of students in the province participating in health insurance; determine that the good implementation of health insurance for students is the responsibility of leaders, cadres and teachers of the Education and Training sector.

- Direct the Departments of Education and Training and schools in the province to promptly collect and summarize the health insurance participation of students in the locality and management unit. For localities and schools that have not reached 100%, it is necessary to clearly identify the causes and coordinate with the provincial Social Insurance agency to have solutions to mobilize to ensure 100% of students participate in health insurance.

- Preside and coordinate with the Department of Health to improve the school health system; effectively implement health care work in schools and educational and training facilities.

3. Department of Health

- Direct medical examination and treatment facilities to perform well medical examination and treatment, focusing on directing the good implementation of health insurance medical examination and treatment for students in accordance with current regulations.

- Coordinate with the provincial Social Insurance to effectively direct the dissemination and popularization of the universal health insurance policy, including the goal of ensuring 100% of students participate in health insurance.

4. Department of Finance:Preside and coordinate with the provincial Social Insurance to advise the Provincial People's Committee to arrange funding to support health insurance payments for participating students in accordance with current regulations.

5. Department of Information and Communications:Directing the effective implementation of communication work on the role of health insurance and the responsibility of the entire population to participate in health insurance, disseminating information on the Health Insurance Law and regulations on health insurance policies, including ensuring that in 2017, 100% of students participate in health insurance according to the direction of the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1167/QD-TTg.

6. Propose to the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and Provincial Youth Union:Direct grassroots organizations to strengthen propaganda and mobilize all classes of people, youth union members, and students to actively participate in health insurance in accordance with the provisions of the Health Insurance Law and current regulations.

7. People's Committees of districts, cities and towns:Direct the Department of Education and Training to coordinate with the Social Insurance agency at the same level to effectively propagate and mobilize all classes of people and students to participate in health insurance, determined to achieve the target of 100% of students in the management area participating in health insurance according to the direction of the Prime Minister. Identifying the direction of successful implementation of the target of 100% of students in the management area participating in health insurance is an annual political task of local Party committees and authorities.

8. Principals of universities, colleges, vocational high schools and vocational training schools in the province

- Develop a plan and effectively implement propaganda work to raise awareness among students about the role of health insurance and the responsibility of participating in health insurance of school students; coordinate with the provincial Social Insurance agency to successfully implement the goal of 100% of school students participating in health insurance. Identifying the direction of successfully implementing the goal of 100% of students participating in health insurance as an annual task of the Party Committee and the School Board./.

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