The Provincial People's Committee approved many important drafts on health.

On the morning of June 22, the People's Committee of Nghe An province continued its regular June meeting to listen to and comment on draft decisions, directives and projects in the fields of Natural Resources, Environment and Health.

Comrades Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the conference.

At the meeting, members of the Provincial People's Committee listened to, commented on and unanimously approved two contents reported by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, including: Draft amendments and supplements to the land price list of some wards and communes in Vinh city; Draft decision to promulgate a set of unit prices for surveying and making cadastral maps, granting certificates of land use rights, house ownership rights and other assets attached to land in the province.

Representatives of Nghe An Department of Health presented the drafts. Photo: Thanh Chung.

Next, the Provincial People's Committee listened to and commented on the draft Directive of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on strengthening the leadership and direction of population work in Nghe An province in the new situation. This draft Directive was built to replace Directive No. 09 dated September 19, 2012 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee.

Currently, Nghe An is one of the 10 provinces with the highest birth rate in the country, with a total birth rate of 2.79 while the national average is 2.09. Meanwhile, the birth rate of the third child or more is still high and the gender imbalance at birth is 114 boys/100 girls.

At the meeting, committee members focused on analyzing the main causes of the above situation, as well as handling violations of population policy.

Medical staff advises a family to have only one child in Con Cuong. Photo: Thanh Chung

Concluding this content, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong emphasized: The Draft Directive needs to pay attention to solutions to curb population growth in the area. That is, it is necessary to strengthen the leadership of the Party and the role of mass organizations through specific regulations, sanctions, village covenants and conventions.

Pay attention to the exemplary role of cadres and party members and the emulation and reward work. It is necessary to include in the draft sanctions for violations but not contrary to the provisions of the Law, contrary to Regulation 102 - QD/TW on disciplinary action against violating party members of the Central Executive Committee.

Agreeing to approve the draft Directive, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Health to absorb comments and suggestions to complete it before submitting it to the Provincial Party Standing Committee.

Medical examination and treatment at Nghe An Leprosy Prevention and Dermatology Center. Photo: Thanh Chung

Next, members of the Provincial People's Committee listened to and gave their opinions on the following projects: Merging the Center for Population - Family Planning into the District, Town and City Medical Centers; Establishing the Provincial Center for Disease Control; Upgrading the Center for Leprosy - Dermatology into the Provincial Dermatology Hospital.

In his concluding remarks, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong stated: The Provincial People's Committee agrees and unanimously approves the projects. During the merger and establishment process, the Department of Health needs to fully calculate the human resources, facilities, finance, and roadmap so that everything goes smoothly.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Health to commit that after the upgrade, the Hospital can be financially autonomous. Photo: Thanh Chung

Regarding the upgrading of the Leprosy - Dermatology Center into a Provincial Dermatology Hospital, this is a correct step, in line with the general development trend, with the scale of area, population as well as the current disease model. The Provincial People's Committee highly agrees with the upgrade, however, the Center needs to clearly state the method, specific steps, calculations on human resources... The Department of Health and the Leprosy - Dermatology Center must commit that when becoming a hospital, the unit will ensure financial autonomy./.