Joint Circular No. 15/TT-LB provides guidance on managing funds for preventing and controlling goiter disease, specifying sources of funding, budget allocation levels, expenditure items, methods of distributing central support funds to localities, and implementation conditions. This document applies to the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, provincial health departments, the Central Salt Corporation, and iodized salt production facilities.
适用范围
The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, provincial health departments, the Central Salt Corporation, and iodized salt production facilities prevent and control goiter disease.
要点
- Fund management authority: The central budget supports localities to cover expenses such as additional production costs incurred from mixing iodine with regular salt, packaging material costs for iodized salt, chemical testing equipment, and oil iodine injection fees.
- Budget allocation level: Quarterly, the Ministry of Finance directly allocates funds to the Ministry of Health according to approved plans for distribution to provincial health departments.
- Expenditure items: Funds must be reflected in the State Budget and can only be spent based on approved prevention and control programs for goiter.
- Settlement: Annually, the Central Salt Corporation settles accounts for production and delivery of iodized salt to localities according to signed contracts.
- Responsibility for fund management: The Head of the National Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter is responsible for managing and allocating international aid.
🌐 本文件的社会影响
- Positive impact: Helps improve the effectiveness of goiter prevention and control efforts through strict financial management.
- Negative impact: May cause difficulties for provincial health departments in allocating and using funds due to complex management procedures.
❓ 常见问题
How does the Ministry of Finance allocate funds?
Quarterly, the Ministry of Finance directly allocates funds to the Ministry of Health according to approved plans for distribution to provincial health departments.
Which entity is responsible for managing and allocating international aid?
The Head of the National Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter is responsible for managing and allocating international aid for goiter prevention and control efforts.
What must iodized salt production facilities do?
Iodized salt production facilities must comply with contracts, produce the required quantity of iodized salt, meet quality standards, adhere to deadlines, and deliver to designated locations.
How are funds utilized?
Funds must be reflected in the State Budget and can only be spent based on approved prevention and control programs for goiter.
What actions must provincial health departments take to settle accounts for funds?
Quarterly and annually, provincial health departments must prepare budgets and submit settlement reports according to current regulations for review by the Head of the Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter.
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CIRCULAR JOINT
Guidelines for managing funds for preventing and controlling goiter
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To implement Decision No. 16/CP dated January 2, 1969 of the Council of Ministers on work to prevent and control goiter and Announcement No. 49B dated December 6, 1990 of the Office of the Council of Ministers, and the opinion of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers assigning the Ministry of Health to strengthen work to prevent and control goiter;
The Joint Ministry of Health - Ministry of Finance hereby provides guidelines for managing central funds allocated to localities for preventing and controlling goiter as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The National Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter and Iodine Deficiency Diseases is of great importance, particularly for mountainous provinces. The sources of funding for implementing this program include:
- Funds supported by the central budget
- Local budget funds
- Contributions from the public
- International aid
- Other sources: donations, gifts, and support from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals.
2. All funds for preventing and controlling goiter must be reflected in the State Budget and can only be spent based on approved plans and programs for preventing and controlling goiter.
3. Annually, the Ministry of Health will prepare a budget estimate for expenditures in the program to prevent and control goiter and submit it to the Ministry of Finance for review and inclusion in the State Budget to be submitted to the Council of Ministers.
4. For international aid for preventing and controlling goiter, the Director of the National Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter shall be responsible for managing and allocating such funds according to contracts signed with the funding agencies, while reporting to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance.
5. Direct production facilities for iodized salt to prevent goiter, such as the Salt Corporation, iodized salt enterprises funded by UNICEF for provinces, and traditional iodized salt production facilities must strictly adhere to production and distribution contracts signed with the health authorities, including producing sufficient quantities of iodized salt, ensuring quality, adhering to schedules, and delivering to designated locations.
Goiter stations must administer iodine oil injections according to specified targets and regions.
6. Quarterly and annually, provincial health departments directly implementing the program to prevent and control goiter and cretinism must prepare budget estimates and submit final reports according to current regulations through the Director of the Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter for review and consolidation before submitting to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance.
II. CONTENTS OF THE BUDGET ALLOCATION
A. EXPENSES FOR PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING
GOITER DISEASES
1. Central funds supporting localities for the following expenses:
a. Covering additional production costs arising from mixing iodine with regular salt for iodized salt production facilities.
b. Costs for purchasing PE packaging materials for iodized salt, chemicals for testing iodized salt (excluding international aid portions).
c. Subsidies for administering iodine oil injections in areas severely affected by goiter.
2. Local budgets for preventing and controlling goiter include:
All expenses for the operation and activities of the goiter prevention program at local levels (provincial goiter stations) within the local budget for disease prevention.
B. METHODS OF DISTRIBUTING CENTRAL SUPPORT FUNDS TO LOCALITIES FOR PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING GOITER
- Quarterly, the Ministry of Finance will directly allocate funds to the Ministry of Health according to the quarterly plan approved within the annual budget framework announced to the Director of the Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter and the Director of the Central Endocrine Hospital, who are responsible for distributing and transferring the centrally supported funds to provincial health departments according to the approved plan, allowing them to arrange production contracts for salt and purchase necessary medicines and chemicals to ensure the prevention and control of goiter. If there are any difficulties, the health department must discuss and seek opinions from the provincial People's Committee for resolution. Specifically, for subsidizing the production cost of iodized salt and transportation costs of iodized salt to local delivery points by the Central Salt Corporation - based on the production and distribution contracts signed between the Ministry of Health and the Central Salt Corporation, quarterly allocations will be made based on actual figures reported by the corporation, and the Ministry of Finance will directly allocate these funds to the Central Salt Corporation and inform the Ministry of Health for consolidation into the total budget for preventing and controlling goiter.
Quarterly and annually, the Central Salt Corporation is responsible for settling accounts for the production and delivery of iodized salt to localities according to signed contracts, regarding production subsidies and transportation costs for iodized salt to localities - settlement reports should be sent to the Ministry of Finance (Financial Management Department) and the Ministry of Health.
- Quarterly and annually, the Director of the Program reviews and consolidates expenditure settlement reports from iodized salt production units and provincial health departments, which should be submitted to the Ministry of Health (Finance and Accounting Department) and the Ministry of Finance.
c. Expenses for preventing and controlling goiter at the local level provided to provincial health departments according to quarterly and annual budgets, with health departments settling accounts according to regulations.
III. IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
This Circular takes effect from the date of signature. During implementation, if there are any difficulties or obstacles, please report to the Director of the Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter, provincial finance departments, and provincial health departments for consideration and resolution by the Joint Ministries.
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