Care for human development - a key objective of the Party and State
25/3/16
In the
era of national liberation, our Party and State has made efforts to build a new
social of economic development associated with the gradual development of
culture, education, health care, improving material and spirit life for people.
After
reunification, in particular, through 30 years of reform, the Party and State
have ever more fully aware of the importance, objectives, contents, methods to solve
social problems, especially social security, social welfare, ensuring
comprehensive and better quality of people’s life. Objective of social policy
is human development, providing a happy life for people, contributing to
maintain sustainable development in our country. Policy and legislation system
on social sectors in our country is more and more synchronous and completed;
investment resources are strengthened and diversified to promote the synergy of
the whole political system and the social strata of social to implement policy of caring for human beings and achieve
significant achievements in cultural development, ensuring social security and
social welfare.
Vietnam
has completed most basic and MDG indicators, especially poverty reduction,
enhancing human resources, implementing policies to stabilize and gradually
improve the living conditions of the people. Vietnam has implemented effective
policies for the elderly, the disabled, children, women, ethnic minorities in
the highland, health care… and created conditions for people to actively
prevent, mitigate and overcome risks in life. Policies to care for the public
have been carried out effectively... The results reflect the consistent policy
of the Party and State and create otivation for successfully implement the goal
of "rich people, strong country, democratic, fair and civilized".
Step into
the new period, our Party advocated developing culture, making justice, social
security, social welfare, enhancing and improving people’s lives, making social
policies in accordance with the level of society; resolving harmonious social
relations, overcoming increasing gap between rich and poor, creating stability
and sustainable social development; ensuring that all people have to better
enjoy the fruits of the innovation, the opportunity and the conditions for
comprehensive development.
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An inclusive growth path – rapid, sustainable growth that leaves no one behind - is key to achieve overall progress in human development
Three pillars which define an inclusive growth strategy: expanding productive employment; improving the educational and health care system; and renovating the social protection system.
To expand productive employment, Viet Nam needs to maintain macroeconomic stability; increase economic efficiency and enhance connectivity and technological readiness as well as nurturing innovation.
Viet Nam needs to improve the the quality and access to pre-primary, higher education and vocational training; and undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the socialization reforms prior to any further expansion.
To renovate the social protection system, Viet Nam needs to secure a floor level of cover – via universal health insurance; a self-financed social insurance system; and expanded social assistance based on Life Cycle entitlements.
We need to focus both on the poor and the vulnerable lower middle income group - whose incomes are not substantially above the poverty line, who typically work in informal jobs, are urban migrants or small scale farmers.
Viet Nam’s renewed development success rests on it building an inclusive and equitable economy - and that the route to this lies in full employment based on decent jobs, and opportunity and security for all.
Viet Nam’s performance in terms of human development has been impressive over the last 35 years but progress varied between periods and has slowed down in recent years.
The index rapidly increased later and Viet Nam was a star performer in the 1990-2000 period, but the gap was never closed.
All provinces made positive progress but this was not even, with some performing much better than others. Those that did best, experienced balanced development- economic development went hand in hand with improved social outcomes.
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