Health insurance for the academic year 2017-2018 is equal to 4.5 percent of basic salary which is VND1.390 million ($59) a month.
The government will use the State budget to pay 70 percent of expenses on health insurance for near-poor families.
Students can purchase a set number of months and then simply renew pay health insurance; for instance, they can buy for three months, six months, 9 months, and 12 months.
