Minister proposes special policies for medical staff
Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra on May 29 told legislators that her ministry is advising the Government and the Prime Minister on the salary reform roadmap, in which it stresses the need to use special policies and treatment for medical staff in general and those working at the grassroots level and in the preventive medicine sector in particular.
Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra on May 29 told legislators that her ministryis advising the Government and the Prime Minister on the salary reformroadmap, in which it stresses the need to use special policies and treatment formedical staff in general and those working at the grassroots level and in thepreventive medicine sector in particular.
Speaking at a plenary discussion on the mobilisation, managementand use of resources for the prevention and control of COVID-19; and theimplementation of policies and laws on grassroots health and preventivemedicine at the 15th National Assembly's 5th session, Tra affirmed that success in COVID-19 prevention and control hasplayed a very important and decisive role in the model of preventive medicineand grassroots health, and has been importantly contributed by medical staffinvolved in preventive medicine and at the grassroots health.
She affirmed that the Ministry of Home Affairs willcoordinate with the Ministry of Health to review and advise the Government on aproject to develop health human resources in the public sector to 2030 in afundamental and specific way to ensure human resources in the public sector inthe coming time.
It will comprehensively evaluate the organisationalstructure and human resources for preventive medicine and grassroots health topropose to the Government and the Prime Minister to build new or amend legaldocuments to ensure the stability of the apparatus.
In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs will coordinate with the Ministryof Health and relevant ministries to perfect mechanisms and policies onsalaries, preferential and specific allowances for medical staff in general andthose involved in grassroots health and preventive medicine, which will be placedin the salary policy reform roadmap following Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW on salarypolicy reforms./.
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Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra (Photo: VNA) 
