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The Bac Yen district Medical Center (Son La province) strengthens communication efforts to promote behavioral changes in healthcare and disease prevention among ethnic minorities. (Photo: VNA)
The Bac Yen district Medical Center (Son La province) strengthens communication efforts to promote behavioral changes in healthcare and disease prevention among ethnic minorities. (Photo: VNA)
The timely and dedicated support of village health workers in Ha Giang serves as a crucial link, helping local people better understand and access social welfare benefits. In the photo: Midwife Lau Thi May visits and checks fetal heartbeats for a pregnant woman in Tia Chi Do village (Ha Giang province). (Photo: VNA)
The timely and dedicated support of village health workers in Ha Giang serves as a crucial link, helping local people better understand and access social welfare benefits. In the photo: Midwife Lau Thi May visits and checks fetal heartbeats for a pregnant woman in Tia Chi Do village (Ha Giang province). (Photo: VNA)
Captain Nguyen Hong Dung, a military medic at Huong Lap Border Guard Station (Quang Tri Border Guard), treks through rugged mountains and streams to reach Van Kieu ethnic communities along the western slopes of the Truong Son Range, providing medical treatment, distributing medicine, and offering disease prevention guidance. (Photo: VNA)
Captain Nguyen Hong Dung, a military medic at Huong Lap Border Guard Station (Quang Tri Border Guard), treks through rugged mountains and streams to reach Van Kieu ethnic communities along the western slopes of the Truong Son Range, providing medical treatment, distributing medicine, and offering disease prevention guidance. (Photo: VNA)
Doctor Mai Thi Hien, of the Tay ethnic group and head of the Health Station in Ho Quang Phin commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province, overcomes numerous challenges to become a trusted medical provider for local ethnic communities, where 95% of the population are Mong people. (Photo: VNA)
Doctor Mai Thi Hien, of the Tay ethnic group and head of the Health Station in Ho Quang Phin commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province, overcomes numerous challenges to become a trusted medical provider for local ethnic communities, where 95% of the population are Mong people. (Photo: VNA)
The mobile medical team of Cua Dong ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, administers COVID-19 vaccinations at home for high-risk individuals. (Photo: VNA)
The mobile medical team of Cua Dong ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, administers COVID-19 vaccinations at home for high-risk individuals. (Photo: VNA)
Grassroots healthcare workers educate residents on environmental sanitation in Gia Thuy commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province after floodwaters recede (2024). (Photo: VNA)
Grassroots healthcare workers educate residents on environmental sanitation in Gia Thuy commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province after floodwaters recede (2024). (Photo: VNA)
A doctor from the Obstetrics Department of Thuan An city Medical Center (Binh Duong province) successfully performs three complex surgeries in a single afternoon, reaffirming the high professional standards of district-level hospitals (October 9, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
A doctor from the Obstetrics Department of Thuan An city Medical Center (Binh Duong province) successfully performs three complex surgeries in a single afternoon, reaffirming the high professional standards of district-level hospitals (October 9, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
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70 Years of Vietnamese Doctors': Primary healthcare – Backbone of health system

Primary healthcare in Vietnam is regarded as the foundation and backbone of the health system. It serves as the frontline and "gatekeeper" of healthcare, providing the closest and most direct access to communities. It enhances people's access to medical services at the grassroots level, ensures healthcare equity, and minimises treatment costs for citizens.

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