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, 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Barroy, Helene, Jarawan, Eva, Bales, Sarah
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014-09
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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