To achieve its goal of ensuring that 100% of residents across Dong Nai City receive at least one free periodic health checkup or screening by the end of 2026, the Dong Nai City Party Committee has issued Official Letter No. 2283-CV/TU, dated August 30, 2026, calling for accelerated implementation of periodic health checkups, free health screening, and the establishment of electronic health records for residents.
On August 15, Army Corps 16, in coordination with Truong Tuoi Group held a conference to review five years of implementing the “Brighter Eyes of Vietnam” program.
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.
More than half a century after the war, the lingering effects of Agent Orange/dioxin exposure continue to silently affect thousands of people who directly participated in the resistance war and their children.
Dong Nai’s health sector has streamlined its organizational structure in line with the two-tier local government model, with agencies and units maintaining stable and uninterrupted operations while meeting the demands of the new administrative framework.
On July 31, in Tam Hiep Ward, the Dong Nai City Red Cross Society coordinated with the Cho Ray Blood Transfusion Center (Ho Chi Minh City) and MobiFone Dong Nai to organize a voluntary blood donation drive.
Since the beginning of 2026, more than 2.5 million residents in Dong Nai City have received free periodic health check-ups and screenings. The city is now among the localities with the highest number of people benefiting from these services nationwide.
The Party Committee of the Dong Nai Department of Health held a conference on the afternoon of July 24 to review Party-building activities during the first half of 2026 and outline key tasks for the remainder of the year.
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.
Dong Nai accelerates free periodic health checkups and screening for residents
