Spanish after 5 years of implementing decision No. 1893/QD-TTG of December 25, 2019 of the Prime Minister, the implementation of the program to develop traditional medicine and pharmacy, combining traditional medicine and pharmacy with modern medicine until 2030 has achieved encouraging results. Consequently, it has been invested in the system of basic facilities of traditional medicine and pharmacy and has been improved; the traditional medicine network and pharmacy at the base health level has been increasingly consolidated and developed; The quality of medicinal herbs and medicinal ingredients is guaranteed … To date, the country has 66 public hospitals of traditional medicine and pharmacy and 10 private hospitals of traditional medicine (almost double compared to 2019); The traditional medical hospital bed rate reached 16% of the total number of hospital beds. In the period from 2020 to 2025, 30 science and technology tasks have been approved and implemented at the national level on traditional medicine and pharmacy. Until now, in Vietnam, there are more than 5,100 species of plants, fungi, hundreds of species of animals, minerals and algae … with medicinal uses; 25 provinces have built plans for cultivation of medicinal plants, the purchase units and facilities of domestic medicinal plants have increased, the culture facilities of medicinal plants have developed strongly …
However, according to the evaluation of the Ministry of Health, the development of traditional medicine in our country in the last five years has not lived up to its potential and strengths. Most of the objectives established in the program for the development of traditional medicine, which combines traditional medicine with modern medicine until 2030, have not been achieved; Even the tasks assigned to the Ministry of Health in this field have not been completed. Although traditional medicine hospitals have invested in the modernization of infrastructure and equipment, they have not attracted patients to receive medical exams and treatments; The Training framework in Traditional Medicine is not suitable for practice; Investment in resources for traditional medicine is not up to their role and importance in people’s medical care.
The Deputy Minister of Health, Do Xuan Tuyen, said that there are various reasons, both subjective and objective, that explain the situation described. As for the latter, it is observed that a part of the party committees and the authorities at all levels have not paid due attention to the development of traditional medicine and pharmacy, they have not fully recognized their role and importance, nor have they paid due attention to their integration into health policies and health care. It should be noted that the coordination and participation of ministries, departments, branches and organizations is not synchronized or corresponds to the position and role of these organizations, still considering the development of traditional medicine and pharmacy as an exclusive competence of the health sector. On the other hand, the legal framework for traditional medicine and pharmacy is incomplete, and the same mechanisms of modern medicine policy continue to be applied; The investment of companies in the field of evaluation and medical treatment is not encouraged, as well as in the cultivation, processing, production and marketing of medicinal herbs and traditional medicines. Investment in resources is not proportional to the role and importance of traditional medicine …, while the traditional medicine services system still lacks synchronization and unit from the central level to the base level …
According to the associated professor Dr. Vu Nam, director of the Central Hospital of Traditional Medicine, the perspective of combining traditional medicine and modern medicine in general medical care and in the treatment and prevention of noncommunicable diseases is completely correct and necessary. However, currently, some evaluation criteria are not consistent between traditional and modern medicine; Many medicinal herbs and herbal medications still face difficulties in origin and quality. The Dou Xuan Canh doctor, president of the Vietnam Eastern Medicine Association, commented that there are currently no regulations for the training of traditional and herbal doctors. This is a gap that must be remedied, and it is necessary to provide regular training. In addition, it is necessary to clearly classify traditional medicine groups, especially traditional medicine, to include them in the list of essential medicines covered by medical insurance. From there, the value of Vietnamese medicinal plants must be gradually increased, convert national medicinal resources into an industry that provides sustainable livelihoods to people, contributes to the eradication of hunger, the reduction of poverty and local socioeconomic development.
In the recent conference to review the 5 years of implementation of the Traditional Medicine Development Program, which combines traditional medicine with modern medicine, representatives of various locations proposed specific solutions to effectively implement the proposals of the Prime Minister. Representatives of the Popular Committee of the province of NGHE AN said that the Ministry of Health must completely complete specific mechanisms and policies for the development of traditional medicine, create a favorable legal corridor, solid policies and mechanisms for its development.
As a town with a diverse geography and a favorable climate, in addition to having policies focused on the development of various medicinal herbs, the city of Da Nang, especially in the old province of Quang Nam, only knows the Ginseng Ngoc Linh. According to the representative of the Da Nang Health Department, a set of solutions that cover from mechanisms and policies to the attraction of investments, through research, transfer and reception of technology, human resources training, communication and citizen mobilization are needed.
Recently, the Deputyrimer Minister Le Thanh Long asked the health sector, as well as the related sectors and locations, which fully understood the guideline of the Secretary General to LAM, in the work session with the Ministry of Health on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the day of the Vietnam Physic the treatment of chronic diseases and rehabilitation;
The Deputy Prime Minister said that there is a close combination of four parts, in which the State plays a role in the creation of favorable conditions in terms of policies and mechanisms; Scientists participate in cultivation and development stages to have products similar to OCOP products of traditional Vietnamese medicine.
