Since early June 2026, several localities, educational institutions, and medical facilities across the city have begun conducting health checkups for students, with the aim of completing the program by October 30. As of August 5, a total of 364,160 students, or 13.4 percent, had received checkups, including 347,467 children under six and 16,693 students aged six to under 18.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, from the 2026–2027 school year, funding for student health checkups will no longer rely on social contributions from parents as in previous years, but will instead be covered by the State budget. The policy is expected to ease the financial burden on families and ensure that all students have access to regular health checkups.
To ensure that all eligible students receive health checkups before the new school year, People’s Committees of wards, communes, and special administrative zones will direct local health stations to coordinate with educational institutions to review complete lists of children and students by age group. They will also conduct communications campaigns to inform parents of examination schedules and locations, assist in verifying residence information, guide residents in preparing necessary documents, and facilitate students’ participation in the checkups as scheduled.
Educational institutions are also required to proactively coordinate with designated medical facilities to finalize health-checkup plans, widely notify parents, prepare complete student lists, and ensure adequate facilities for on-site examinations. For students who have not undergone checkups or were absent during the scheduled sessions, schools will continue working with local authorities and medical facilities to arrange additional examinations, ensuring that no eligible student is left behind.
Students’ health-checkup results will be updated to their Electronic Health Records, synchronized with the Ho Chi Minh City Digital Citizen App, and integrated into residents’ health data. Parents will be able to monitor their children’s health status, periodic checkup results, and doctors’ recommendations directly through the digital platform, helping establish a continuous electronic health record from early childhood.
For students who have not yet been issued a VNeID account, parents or legal guardians can still access their children’s health-checkup results through their own VNeID accounts, provided that the parents’ or guardians’ information has been fully recorded on the health examination form. The measure will enable parents to conveniently monitor their children’s health even before they have their own electronic identification accounts.
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