Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Vietnam

Vietnam is regarded as a development success story. Political and economic reforms ( Doi Moi ) launched at the end of the 1980s have transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world to a lower middle-income country in a quarter century,...

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Main Authors:	Barroy, Helene, Jarawan, Eva, Bales, Sarah
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO SERVICES APPROPRIATE INCENTIVES BUDGET CAP CANCER CAPITATION CAPITATION PAYMENT CAPITATION PAYMENTS CATASTROPHIC EXPENDITURE CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CITIZENS CLEAN WATER COMPETITION AMONG PROVIDERS COST OF CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DIABETES DIET DRUGS ECONOMIC GROWTH EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING FEE SCHEDULE FEE-FOR-SERVICE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL PENALTIES FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL RISK FOOD SAFETY GLOBAL HEALTH GRASS-ROOTS GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FACILITY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPECIALIST HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STRATEGY HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM EFFICIENCY HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT HYPERTENSION IMMUNIZATION INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INCOME INCOME GROUPS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMAL PAYMENTS INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INPATIENT CARE LEPROSY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIMITED COMPETITION LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS MALARIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MEDICAL DOCTORS MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICATION MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL ILLNESS MIDWIVES MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY NATIONAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NURSE NURSES NURSING NUTRITION PATIENT PATIENTS PEDIATRICS PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURES PHYSICIAN POCKET PAYMENTS POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL SUPPORT POPULATION CHANGE POPULATION GROUPS PRACTITIONERS PREVENTIVE CARE PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SPENDING PROGRESS PROSTITUTION PROVIDER PAYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HOSPITAL PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF SERVICES REFERRALS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RURAL AREAS SAFE SEX SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS SMOKING SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TUBERCULOSIS UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE USE OF RESOURCES USER FEES VISITS VULNERABLE GROUPS WASTE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20272387/vietnam-universal-health-coverage-inclusive-sustainable-development-country-summary-report-vietnam-universal-health-coverage-inclusive-sustainable-development-country-summary-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20736

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Summary:	Vietnam is regarded as a development success story. Political and economic reforms ( Doi Moi ) launched at the end of the 1980s have transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world to a lower middle-income country in a quarter century, with per capita income of $1,130 (World Bank, 2013). Over the past 10 years, Vietnam has seen average annual economic growth of nearly 8 percent. Poverty tumbled from 58 percent in 1993 to 12 percent in 2009. Economic development and innovative policy interventions led to steep gains in health outcomes and access to health care, although large disparities persist between the rich and poor, and between poorer and better-off regions (Vietnam General Statistics Office 2011b). Infant mortality declined from 30 to 16 per 100,000 live births, and under-five mortality rates from 42 to 25 per 100,000 live births, between 2001 and 2009 (Vietnam General Statistics Office 2011a, 2011c). Vietnam has shown strong political commitment toward universal health coverage (UHC), making it a national goal for 2014. A major challenge lies now in expanding coverage to the non-covered population (64 percent had coverage in 2012) while addressing the model s financial sustainability.

Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : Country Summary Report for Vietnam

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