Project Notice |
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| PNR | 560 |
| Project Name | Health Professionals Education and Training for Health System Reforms |
| Project Detail | The development objectives of the Health Professionals Education and Training for Health System Reforms Project for Vietnam are to improve the quality of health professional's education, strengthen management competencies in the health sector, and improve the competencies of primary health care (PHC) teams at the grass-roots level. The project comprises of four components. The first component, improve the quality of health professionals education comprises of following two sub-components: (i) improve the quality assurance system of health professionals education will support the establishment, by ministry of health (MOH) decision, of a quality assurance (QA) council initially for medical and nursing education which in time can include other health disciplines such as pharmacy, public health, etc.; and (ii) supportive measures to meet the standards of health professionals education will be the reference for determining investment needs. The second component, strengthen management a competency in the health sector comprises of following two sub-components: (i) strengthen health management training will support Hanoi school of public health (HSPH) and Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) institute of public health to strengthen their capacity in health management training; and (ii) improve policy-making in human resources for health aims to improve coverage and distribution of human resources for health (HRH), particularly in the disadvantaged areas. The third component, improve competencies of primary health care teams at the grass-roots level will address significant HRH issues particularly: (a) the mismatch between the knowledge and skills competencies of existing health personnel at grass-roots level and the burden of disease in the community; and (b) lack of modern equipment at commune health stations (CHS). It has following two sub-components: (i) train PHC teams at the grass-roots level in the 15 selected provinces, through a combination of long- and short-term modular training courses and on-the job training; and (ii) ensure that trained PHC teams have access to basic equipment according to the national benchmarks will finance the following activities: (a) provision of laboratory and medical equipment as well as furniture to PHC teams in project provinces based on national benchmarks for CHS; and (b) provision of laboratory, medical equipment, and medical furniture for clinical training sites. The fourth component, project implementation support and coordination will support: (a) the establishment and operation of the central project management unit (CPMU) under the directorate of science and training of the MOH; and (b) coordination between the MOH and concerned ministries and agencies in the implementation of the project. Closing Date: December 31, 2020. Total Project Cost: US$ 121.00 million. |
| Funded By | World Bank (WB) |
| Sector | Health & Medical |
| Country | Virgin Islands (British) , Caribbean |
| Project Value | Plz Refer Document |
Contact Information |
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| Company Name | MINISTRY OF HEALTH |
| Address | B?n quy?n thu?c B? Y t? Ã?a ch?: 138A Gi?ng Võ - Ba Ãình - Hà N?i, Tel: 046.273.2.273, Fax:043.8464.051. |
| Web Site | www.moh.gov.vn |
