Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
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Department of Health Management and Organization, Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

Biography

Nguyen Van Huy received his Ph.D. in historical sciences from the supreme Examination Council of the SR. Vietnam in 1988; before that time, he conducted ethno-sociological research in the former U.S.S.R., served as Head of the section on ethno-social research , served as Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Ethnology, and was Deputy Director of the Institute of Ethnology as well as Director of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. In 1990, Huy conducted ethnological research at the Smithsonian Institution in the United States, and from 1992 until 1995,

Publications

• Research Article   
  Human Resources for Commune Health Centers as per National Standards: The Case of Vietnam
  Author(s): Nguyen Van Huy*, Tran Trung Hieu, Nguyen Thi Mai, Nguyen Huu Thang, Tran Thi Nga, Nguyen Dao Huy Nam and Nguyen Hoang Long
  
  Vietnam is among a few countries which have established a model of Commune Health Centers (CHCs) to serve primary health care for all people. Using quota sampling technique, 30 CHCs per each among nine provinces nationwide were equally selected for data collection to assess human resources for CHCs as national standards in Vietnam. A total of 239 CHCs finally completed the survey. Overall, the average number of Health Care Workers (HCWs) in each CHC was 6.3 ± 1.7, which met the national standards (at least five HCWs per CHC). However, only 24.4% of CHCs had 5 required job positions, and 59.7% of CHCs had at least one doctor. These shortages were more emerging in mountainous and remote areas. Further, mountainous and remote areas have been underrepresented of female HCWs, as compared to those in rural and urban areas. Our data provide a quite strong case for policy makers and he.. View More»
  

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