A new regulation which requires the identity card number of a parent or guardian in the prescription form to buy medicines for a child aged six or less is making parents uneasy. A customer at a pharmacy on Quán Sứ Street in Hanoi. Parents in Vietnam will need to present their ID card numbers when buying children’s medicine from March 1 The new circular regulating prescription for outpatient children will become effective from March 1. According to the new requirement introduced by the Health Ministry, besides mentioning the name and age of the child, the name and age of the parent or guardian, family address, health insurance card number, diagnosis, medicine names and doctor’s advice will also need to be provided to purchase medicines. The ID card number can either be the old nine-digit number or the new 12-digit number. The Health Ministry said the move was aimed at monitoring drugs taken by children to ensure safety. A woman named Nguyễn Thị N. told Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper that her husband’s name was written on her child’s health insurance card but when she took her child to the district hospital for a medical examination, the doctor asked for the ID card of the child’s father. The woman was in a fix as her husband worked 500km away from home. Parents facing a similar situation are confused as they don’t know how to cope with the new regulation. Meanwhile, paediatric doctors have said the requirement is impractical and are concerned that… [Read full story]
VietNamNet Bridge - Noting the names of parents on ID cards is inappropriate to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, said a senior official of the Ministry of Justice. Dr. Le Hong Son, Head of the Ministry of Justice's Department for Inspection of Legal Documents, said the Ministry of Public Security's Circular dated May 16, 2012, which stipulates to note parent names on ID cards issued from July 1, 2012, will make trouble for citizens. Son said the circular is inappropriate to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly those who were born by artificial insemination…... [read more]
More than 1,000 residents applied for the new identification cards at 31 authorised offices across Hanoi on the first day the city’s Police Department started issuing the cards, January 4. Hundreds of people filled over 20 rows of seats in the waiting area at the Police General Department of Administration and Social Security (PC64) where they were instructed how to complete the application forms by the department’s officers. Some 10 registration desks were set up where applicants were required to submit fingerprints and have their photographs taken. The new 12-digit ID card contains basic personal details regarding the background and…... [read more]
The Hanoitimes - The Ministry of Public Security has piloted the granting of new identity (ID) cards that includes the name of cardholders' parents, with Hanoi to be the first place of piloting the new cards. Three districts in Hanoi, Hoang Mai, Tay Ho and Tu Liem, began to grant new ID cards to the local people. Thus, Hanoi became the first place of piloting the new cards. After Hanoi, the new card will be issued in other provinces and cities, according to Circular 27/2012 of the Ministry on May 16, 2012. The new ID card has a rectangular shape,…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - Despite controversy, the Ministry of Public Security still grants new form ID cards which note the names of parents on the ID cards--in Hanoi from September 2012. According to the Ministry's officials, specialized equipment and staff training for the granting of new ID cards have been nearly finalized at three inner districts of Hanoi - Tay Ho, Tu Liem and Hoang Mai. The preparation for new ID card granting will be continued in nine districts of Hanoi. After the experimental application in 12 districts of Hanoi, the Ministry will review and implement the program in other provinces…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Public Security to cancel the issuance of new ID cards with the parent names of the card holders. Parent names on ID: Violating international convention Major General Tran Van Ve, Deputy Director of the General Department of Police for Administration of Social Safety and Order has confirmed the information, saying that the agency will not extend the issuance of new ID cards. The new ID cards will be only issued on a trial basis in the districts of Tay Ho, Hoang Mai and Tu…... [read more]
