With the decisive engagement of the political system and proactive efforts by the health sector, the nationwide health check-up campaign, coupled with the creation of Electronic Health Books on the VNeID application in Dong Nai City, is entering its peak period.
On the afternoon of July 23, the Ministry of Health held a nationwide online meeting on providing free periodic health check-ups and health screenings for the entire population.
Following the launch of Dong Nai Department of Health's 180-day campaign for universal periodic health examinations, around 5,000 residents from six safety-zone communes and wards—localities that once served as key revolutionary bases— have received free medical checkups.
On July 8, a delegation from the Dong Nai Department of Health (DoH), led by Deputy Director Vo Thi Ngoc Lam, conducted a survey on the implementation results of healthcare criteria under the National Criteria for New-Style Rural Communes for the 2026-2030 period in Xuan Bac and Thong Nhat communes.
On July 7, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) held a nationwide online conference to review its performance during the first half of 2026 and outline key tasks for the remainder of the year. At the Dong Nai venue, Nguyen Thi Hoang, Member of the Dong Nai City Party Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Committee, chaired the meeting.
Environmental pollution has become one of the greatest challenges to public health. Building a green, clean and beautiful living environment is therefore not only the responsibility of authorities at all levels, but also a shared duty of every individual, family and the entire community.
Beginning July 1, 2026, several new regulations under the Law on Health Insurance and accompanying decrees went into force, signaling a substantial shift in social security policy.
The health declaration requirement under Decree No. 165/2026/ND-CP, dated May 15, 2026 will not be applied on a mandatory and routine basis to all persons entering, exiting, or transiting through Viet Nam from July 1, 2026, said a representative from the Ministry of Health.
The Dong Nai healthcare sector has identified human resource development as a central task to meet the healthcare needs of nearly 5 million residents across a large area.
The Dong Nai City People's Committee has issued Plan No. 116/KH-UBND dated June 25, 2026, to implement free annual health check-ups or health screening examinations for all residents across the city in 2026.
On June 23, Dong Nai Children’s Hospital, in coordination with the Dong Nai Association for the Support of People with Disabilities, Orphans and Poor Patients, the Ho Chi Minh City Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients, and Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage Co., Ltd., organized a program to provide financial assistance for cancer treatment to underprivileged pediatric cancer patients in Dong Nai City.
The revised national programme on elderly care targets 90% of communes, wards, and special zones having at least one elderly care club and at least one volunteer care team by 2030.
Vo Hai Son, Deputy Director of the ministry's Administration of Disease Prevention, said dengue fever is no longer following previous epidemiological trends. In 2025, infections remained elevated through November and December rather than declining at the end of the year as had traditionally been the case, indicating a shortening outbreak cycle.
On June 18, the Dong Nai Department of Health (DoH) held a meeting with the Dong Nai Department of Science and Technology, public and private hospitals, and a software consulting firm to finalize the implementation of electronic health record data updates in preparation for the citywide free public health screening campaign.
Nationwide health check-up campaign enters peak period
