Directive No. 09/BYT-CT of the Ministry of Health in 1996 requires strengthening management of private practice of traditional ethnic medicine to protect public health and prevent poisoning incidents caused by drugs of unknown origin. This directive applies to the Health Departments of provinces and centrally governed cities.
적용 범위
Health Departments of provinces and centrally governed cities
핵심 사항
- The Director of the Health Department must re-examine practitioners of traditional ethnic medicine and handle violations if they lack certification of appropriate professional qualifications or if their drugs have unknown origins.
- Information must be widely disseminated through media channels to warn the public to purchase medicines only from licensed pharmacies.
- Closely cooperate with relevant authorities to inspect, examine, and strictly penalize violations in medical treatment and drug sales of traditional medicine.
- Immediately halt street drug sales and confiscate drugs of unknown origin from the market.
- Health Departments must report on the implementation results of this Directive every three months.
🌐 이 문서의 사회적 영향
- Enhance community health protection and reduce accidents caused by unsafe drug usage.
- Reduce the burden on the public when purchasing medicines from licensed pharmacies and adhering to healthcare staff instructions.
- Dependence on close cooperation between Health Departments and relevant authorities may cause difficulties in managing street drug sales activities.
❓ 자주 묻는 질문
Who must comply with this Directive?
The Directors of Health Departments of provinces and centrally governed cities are the main entities required to implement this Directive.
How will violations of private practice of traditional ethnic medicine be handled?
Practitioners without certification of appropriate professional qualifications or those selling drugs of unknown origin will be dealt with according to the law.
What specific measures are taken to prevent accidents caused by unsafe drug usage?
Information must be widely disseminated through media channels, and cooperation with relevant authorities must be organized for inspections, examinations, and immediate cessation of street drug sales activities.
What should the public do to protect their health when using traditional medicine?
Purchase medicines from state-owned or privately-owned pharmacies permitted to operate, and avoid buying from street vendors.
How and how often must Health Departments report their results?
Health Departments must report on the implementation results of this Directive every three months.
전문
| MINISTRY OF HEALTH |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness |
| Number: 09/BY-CT | Hanoi, November 2, 1996 |
DIRECTIVE
On Strengthening Management of Private Traditional Medicine Practice
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After more than two years of implementing Circular No. 08/BYT-TT dated May 2, 1994 guiding the implementation of the Ordinance on private medical practice in the field of traditional medicine, through reports from provincial and municipal health departments and the initial results of the nationwide inspection of private medical practice, it has been observed that practitioners of traditional medicine have made significant contributions to protecting public health, leveraging local expertise and resources. However, alongside these positive contributions, there remain issues such as practicing outside the scope specified in their certification, practicing without certification, selling traditional medicine (TCM) of unknown origin, without registration numbers, and without approval for circulation by the Ministry of Health, which have caused harm to the lives, health, and property of the people, particularly in recent times, several serious incidents have occurred:
- In Quang Ngai Province: Nine people died due to poisoning from monkshood leaves.
- In Lam Dong Province: Four people died and eight were poisoned by monkshood leaves and were saved.
- In Lai Chau Province: Three people died and four were poisoned by monkshood leaves and were saved.
The individuals responsible for the aforementioned poisonings were unauthorized practitioners of TCM and sellers who lacked professional qualifications in traditional medicine and herbal remedies. All medicines sold did not have formulas, registration numbers, or production and circulation permits issued by the Ministry of Health.
To ensure public health safety and further strengthen order and discipline in the field of TCM diagnosis and treatment and drug sales at the local level, the Minister of Health instructs the Directors of Provincial and Municipal Health Departments to immediately implement the following requirements:
1. Urgently re-examine those currently practicing TCM diagnosis and treatment and selling TCM drugs in their respective areas. Do not permit practice and handle violations according to the law for the following cases:
- Individuals providing diagnosis and treatment without a certificate proving sufficient professional qualifications, standards, and conditions for practice.
- Individuals selling TCM drugs of unknown origin, without registration numbers, without labels as required, and without permission for circulation.
- Individuals selling TCM drugs through street vending, persistent peddling at markets, bus stations, train stations, and other crowded places.
2. Widely disseminate information through mass media so that the public understands they should not use drugs of unknown origin, without registration numbers, without control numbers, or from unauthorized street vendors or illegal drug sellers; only purchase drugs with registration numbers issued by the Ministry of Health, from state-owned or private pharmacies authorized to sell TCM drugs, and sellers must provide detailed instructions on the effects and dosage of the drugs to avoid risks associated with drug use.
3. Closely coordinate with relevant agencies, regularly and continuously organize inspections and supervision of TCM diagnosis and treatment providers and drug sellers to identify and strictly handle violations according to the law. Immediately halt street drug sales and confiscate TCM drugs of unknown origin circulating in the market to promptly prevent accidents caused by the use of illegally circulated drugs.
Upon receipt of this Directive, the Health Departments must urgently organize its implementation and report the results every three months to the Ministry (Department of Traditional Medicine).
Dang Nguyen Phuong
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Do Nguyen Phuong
(Signed)
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