The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Vietnam Social Security (VSS) on July 20 signed a deal for coordination in disseminating policies and laws on social, health and unemployment insurance in the 2022 - 2026 period.
Thanks to sustainable growth signs recently, General Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Nguyen The Manh remains optimistic that the coverage rate of health insurance will exceed 94% by the end of this year.
Fifteen years following the Party Central Committee Secretariat’s Directive No. 38-CT/TW on promoting health insurance in the new situation, the implementation of the health insurance policy for the 2009-2024 period has gained many achievements, with the goal of universal health insurance likely to be reached.
The number of people participating in social insurance in Vietnam surpassed 17.4 million in the first four months of 2024, up 1.73% from the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).
The number of people participating in social insurance neared 17.4 million in the first quarter of 2024, up 1.6% from the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).
A project has achieved significant results improving breast cancer management in Vietnam by raising the community’s awareness, increasing early diagnosis to enhance treatment capability and building a diagnosis and treatment database.
The number of voluntary social insurance participants has risen 305 folds to 1.83 million since the policy was put in place in 2008, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).
French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet has suggested the two countries enhance ties in medical research, saying health care is among outstanding pillars of bilateral cooperation.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has presented social insurance books and health insurance cards to those in difficult circumstances ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, with an aim to expand the coverage of social welfare.
Vietnam Social Security (VSS) on October 24 held a dialogue on social insurance and health insurance policies with 130 Japanese-invested enterprises operating in the north of Vietnam.
The person with the highest pension in Vietnam receives more than 124 million VND (5,200 USD) per month, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).
Vietnamese people are set to use their chip-based ID cards and national e-identification app for medical checks by 2030, according to a document issued by the Ministry of Health (MoH) on June 13.
Representatives of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) shared information and experiences in managing social insurance and welfare programmes at a meeting in Pretoria, South Africa on June 13.
Vietnam Social Security Deputy General Director Chu Manh Sinh said over the years, the cooperation mechanism among countries in the Mekong region such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam has been making important contributions to the common development.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) held a seminar in the northern city of Hai Phong on March 30-31 to share experience in applying digital platforms and data to promote public services in digital environment.
Positive signs have been obtained in the implementation of social, health and unemployment insurance policies in the first month of 2023, according to Duong Van Hao, head of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS)'s Department of Contribution Collection – Insurance Book and Card.
The Government requires enterprises to give sufficient salaries and year-end bonuses to employees, and have policies to encourage workers to return to work after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) is striving to raise the number of people covered by health insurance to 91.05 million, or 92% of the national population, by the end of this year.
Over 17.08 million Vietnamese people, or 37.01% of the workforce, had joined social insurance by the end of September 2022, up 537,000 people compared to the end of 2021, according to Vice General Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Le Hung Son.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) hosted a dialogue with Japanese businesses on the implementation of social and health insurance policies, in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on October 11.
