Summary of PhD thesis: Lam Thi Hue

HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

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LAM THI HUE

COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM LEADERSHIP

PTRADITIONAL MEDICINE EXHIBITION FROM 1996 TO 2015

ChuIndustry: History of the Communist Party of Vietnam Code:62 22 03 15

TSUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS IN HISTORY

Hanoi - 2020

Project completed at:University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vu Quang Hien

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The thesis will be defended before the basic-level doctoral thesis evaluation council, meeting at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.

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Thesis can be found at:

• National Library of Vietnam

• Information Center - Library, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

INTRODUCTION

1. Turgency of the topic

Traditional medicine (TM) is the field of health care and improvement by using traditional methods and medicines. In the Complete Party Documents, volume 37, the Party affirms the policy of developing traditional medicine as: "Widely using domestic medicine sources, promoting the production of modern medicine and processing traditional medicine.Building and developing traditional medicine and pharmacy.Inheriting and promoting our people's traditional experiences in treating diseases and making medicine, combined with the experiences of world medicine and pharmacy" [67, p.666].

With favorable natural conditions and rich and diverse medicinal resources, Vietnam is a country with a long tradition of using traditional medicine. Before modern medicine was introduced to Vietnam, traditional medicine was the only medical system responsible for caring for and protecting human health.

During the process of leading the revolution, the Party has always paid attention to the issue of people's health. The Party affirmed: "People's health, the future of the race is a constant concern of our Party and State, the responsibility of all sectors and organizations, the responsibility and vital interests of every citizen" [69, p.775]. Regarding traditional medicine, the Party has set out policies and given consistent and timely instructions to inherit and develop traditional medicine, combining traditional medicine with modern medicine. Especially in the period from 1996 to 2015, with the correct policies and active guidance of the Party, Vietnamese traditional medicine has achieved many results in the areas of medical examination and treatment, scientific research, resource development, etc., affirming its important position in the region and in the world.

In other countries, the trend of using traditional medicine is increasingly expanding and has many new changes. The World Health Organization (WHO) has specific instructions through the program "WHO traditional medicine strategy 2002-2005", "WHO traditional medicine strategy, 2014-2023" and has actively coordinated with organizations such as IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources), WWF (World Wildlife Fund), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), ... with the aim of building scientific, conservation, benefit sharing and development of traditional medicine in the world.

From the above reality, it is necessary to summarize the Party's leadership process for traditional medicine in terms of history in order to draw lessons and provide a scientific basis for the development of traditional medicine. However, there has been no research on this issue. Due to the above scientific and practical significance, we chose the issue "The Communist Party of Vietnam's leadership in the development of traditional medicine from 1996 to 2015" as the topic of our thesis.

2. Purpose and research tasks of the thesis

2.1. Research purpose

Clarifying the process of the Communist Party of Vietnam leading the YDCT from 1996 to 2015, drawing valuable experiences for reference in the development of YDCT in the following period.

One is, an overview of works related to the topic in terms of content, sources of materials and research methods to confirm the results that the thesis can inherit and the issues that the thesis needs to delve into.

Two is, collect, exploit, select and systematize documents related to the Party's leadership of YDCT from 1996 to 2015.

Three is, presents and analyzes the Party's leadership on YDCT from 1996 to 2015 through two periods from 1996 to 2005 and from 2006 to 2015 associated with specific historical conditions.

Four is, present and analyze the Party's leadership through specific organizational measures for action on YDCT.

Five is, evaluate and comment on the advantages and limitations of the Party's leadership over YDCT from 1996 to 2015.

Sixth,Initially summarize some experiences drawn from successes and failures in the process of the Party leading the YDCT from 1996 to 2015.

3. Subject and scope of the thesis research

3.1. Research subjects

The subject of the thesis research is the policies and directions of the Communist Party of Vietnam on traditional medicine from 1996 to 2015.

3.2. Scope of research

VAbout content

Traditional medicine includes many contents. Within the scope of this thesis, we focus on studying the policies and direction of the Communist Party of Vietnam for the development of traditional medicine on the following issues: (1) Directing State management activities for traditional medicine; (2) Directing the development of resources;

(3) Directing the resolution of pharmaceutical issues and drug production.

Vabout time

The scope of the thesis is from 1996 to 2015. In 1996, the 8th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam was held. In 1996, Vietnamese traditional medicine had new changes in line with the development of the socialist-oriented market economy. The year 1996 marked an important milestone for the health sector in general and traditional medicine in particular with the promulgation of "Strategic orientation for people's health care and protection from now to 2000 and 2020"and "National drug policy”; “Regulations on assessing the safety and effectiveness of traditional medicines”;Directive on “Restore medicinal herb gardens and promote the use of traditional medicine massage and acupressure methods to care for people's health.”.

2015 is the final year of implementing the resolution of the 11th Party Congress (2011-2015), summarizing 30 years of innovation and building of the YDCT foundation in Vietnam.

Vabout space

The thesis studies the Party's policies and guidance on traditional medicine from 1996 to 2015 nationwide.

4. Theoretical basis, sources of documents and research methods of the thesis

4.1. Theoretical basis

The thesis is based on the theory of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh thought; the viewpoint of the Communist Party of Vietnam on YDCT.

4.2. Document sources

Important sources of information are documents of the Communist Party of Vietnam on traditional medicine.

The next important source of documents are the Decrees, Decisions, Resolutions, Directives, Circulars... of the National Assembly, the Government, the Ministry of Health on traditional medicine. Annual summary reports, projects of the Ministry of Health on the work of caring for, protecting and improving people's health.

4.3. Research methods

The thesis is conducted based on historical research methods and logical methods. Specifically:

The historical method is used to clarify the leadership process of the Communist Party of Vietnam on YDCT from 1996 to 2015 through two stages: 1996-2005 and 2006-2015.

The logical method is used to clarify the relationship between policies, implementation guidelines, and achieved results; evaluate the advantages, limitations, causes, and draw some experiences in the process of the Party leading the YDCT from 1996 to 2015.

Along with the above methods, the thesis also uses analysis, synthesis, comparison and statistics to clarify the issues raised.

5. New scientific contributions of the thesis

One is, in terms of documents, exploiting, selecting and systematizing sources of documents on the Party's leadership in YDCT from 1996 to 2015.

Two is, contributing to clarifying the Party's leadership from policies, to directions and measures to organize activities.

Three is, providing scientific data as a basis for the Party and State's policy planning to continue developing traditional medicine in health care.

Four is,provide resources for research in the medical field.

Five is, providing reference materials to serve the teaching of History of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

6. Thesis layout

In addition to the introduction, conclusion, list of references and appendix, the thesis has 4 chapters.

Chapter 1:Overview of research related to the topic

Chapter 2:The Party's policies and guidance on the development of traditional medicine from 1996 to 2005

Chapter 3:The Party led the promotion of traditional medicine development from 2006 to 2015.

Chapter 4:Comments and some experiences

Chapter 1. OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH RELATED TO THE TOPIC

1. Research groups

1.1. Research group on traditional medicine

The group of research works on Vietnamese history, Vietnamese economic history, Vietnamese cultural history, Vietnamese medical history and Vietnamese traditional medicine history mention the formation and development of Vietnamese traditional medicine in particular and Vietnamese healthcare in general. Among them are publications compiled under the direction of the Vietnamese Ministry of Health with the aim of summarizing the theory and practice of the Vietnamese healthcare sector through the periods such as:Brief history of Vietnamese medicine, vol. I, vol. II, Medical Publishing House, Hanoi, 1995, 1996;Vietnam's healthcare industry firmly enters the 21st century, Medical Publishing House, Hanoi, 2002;55 years of revolutionary medical career development (1945-2000), Medical Publishing House, Hanoi, 2002.

1.2. The group of works mentions the Party's leadership over traditional medicine.

Through a survey of scientific works, we found that there are few studies on the Party's leadership in health care in general and traditional medicine in particular. The studies mainly focus on reflecting the current situation of traditional medicine development in localities and regions and initially proposing solutions to overcome difficulties. However, most of the studies affirm the role and importance of health policy and the timely and appropriate issuance of health policies is one of the important factors affecting the development of the industry. In order to build appropriate health policies, the Party's policies and guidance play a very important role in strategic orientation.

1.2. Problems that research projects have solved and problems that the thesis needs to study in depth.

1.2.1. Problems solved by research projects

An overview of the research situation related to the thesis can draw out the following issues that the research works have solved:

Mone is,

Second,

Third,

Until 2019, there has not been any scientific work that has fundamentally and systematically researched the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam in traditional medicine from 1996 to 2015.

1.2.2. Thesis issues that need to be researched in depth

Based on the inheritance of research related to the topicThe Communist Party of Vietnam led the development of traditional medicine and pharmacy from 1996 to 2015.The thesis focuses on analyzing the following issues in depth:

The first,Factors affecting the Party's leadership on YDCT from 1996 to 2015

Monday,Party's policy on developmentYDCT

Third,Party's guiding measures on developing YDCT from 1996 to 2015

Four is, the process of realizing the Party's policies

Five is,The advantages and limitations of the Party in the process of leading the YDCT and the causes of those advantages and limitations.

Chapter 1 Summary

The studies on traditional medicine by scientists from many different fields are a comprehensive, complete and rich reflection of traditional medicine. On that basis, the researcher has tried to introduce objectively to provide a multi-dimensional view of the origin, characteristics, role and development process of traditional medicine in Vietnam. In particular, the initial studies mentioning the viewpoints and guidance of the Party on traditional medicine are the basis for us to continue researching the issue of the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam in developing traditional medicine from 1996 to 2015 under the historical scientific approach.

Chapter 2. POLICIES AND GUIDANCE OF THE PARTY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE FROM 1996 TO 2005

2.1. Party policy

2.1.1. Factors affecting the Party's policy planning

Natural conditions

Economic, cultural and social characteristics

The role of traditional medicine in socio-economic development. Policies of the Communist Party of Vietnam on traditional medicine. The situation of traditional medicine in Vietnam before 1996 and new requirements.

Trends in the use of traditional medicine in countries around the world and the region

2.1.2. Party policy

Through 10 years of comprehensive innovation and 5 years of implementing the Resolution

The 7th National Party Congress, 3 years of implementing the Resolution of the 4th Conference of the 7th Party Central Committee, inOpening speech of the 8th National Congress of the Party (1996)affirms that "The 8th Congress has historical significance, marking a turning point in moving our country into a new period - a period of promoting industrialization and modernization to build an independent, democratic, prosperous, fair and civilized Vietnam in the direction of socialism, for the happiness of our people, for friendship and cooperation with peoples of countries around the world" [72, p.305-306]. The position and strength of our country have clearly changed. Vietnam has emerged from the socio-economic crisis that lasted more than 15 years, although some aspects are still not stable, it has created the necessary premise to move into a new period of development: promoting industrialization and modernization of the country [72, p.311].

Faced with that situation, the Communist Party of Vietnam clearly recognizes that "we do not wait for the economy to develop highly before solving social problems, but in each step and throughout the development process, economic growth must always be associated with progress and social justice" [72, p.326]. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the quality of people's material, spiritual and physical life. Throughout the process of leading the revolution, the Communist Party of Vietnam has always been consistent in its view that it is necessary to inherit and develop traditional medicine, combining traditional medicine with modern medicine in health care and protection. InPolitical report of the 7th Party Central Committee at the 8th National Congress of the PartyPolicy: “Developing traditional ethnic medicine; combining traditional medicine with modern medicine. Building policies on management and development of pharmaceutical industry and medical equipment, meeting domestic and export needs” [72, p. 397].

POrientation and tasks of the 5-year socio-economic development plan 1996-2000put forward a program to solve socio-cultural issues, which clearly states: "Developing servicesprimary health care and medical examinationof state and private health care. Piloting joint ventures between state and foreign health facilities in both medicine and pharmacy. Developing traditional ethnic medicine, combining traditional medicine with modern medicine” [72, p.472].

At the 9th National Congress of the Party (2001), the viewpoint on developing YDCT was inherited and expressed in many documents of the Congress such as:Promoting the strength of the entire nation, continuing innovation, accelerating industrialization and modernization, building and defending the socialist Vietnamese homeland.determined: “Implement social equity in health care; innovate hospital fee mechanisms and policies; have subsidy and health insurance policies for the poor, moving towards universal health insurance. The State promulgates a national policy on traditional medicine. Closely combine modern medicine with traditional medicine from the training stage to the examination and treatment stages” [75, p.197]; InSocio-economic development strategy 2001-2010,In order to improve fairness and efficiency in access and use of health care and protection services for the people, the Party affirmed: "Continue to implement national health target programs" [75, p.280], in traditional medicine it is necessary to "combine modern medicine with traditional medicine, combine military-civilian medicine; strive to have a number of medical and pharmaceutical fields with strengths to become centers in the Southeast Asian region" [75, p.280] and "implement national drug policies, enhance the capacity to produce and supply drugs to meet domestic and export needs" [75, p.281].

To implement the above policy, the Party sets out the directions and tasks for the period from 1996 to 2005 specifically as follows:

Thus, in the years 1996-2005, through the above Documents, Directives, and Plans, the Policy of the Communist Party of Vietnam on Traditional Medicine focused on the following issues:

Identifystrategic directionof YDCT is inherited DetermineTasks and solutionsof YDCT

The Party's policy on health in general and traditional medicine in particular is the basis for the Party, State and people of Vietnam to deploy activities and promote implementation to develop traditional medicine in Vietnam to be more and more suitable to the country's reality.

2.2. Party leadership

2.2.1. Directing State activities

ChDirecting the development of legal framework and policies on traditional medicine

Implementing the Party's policy on traditional medicine, the National Assembly and the Government, the Ministry of Health built a legal framework and policies on traditional medicine mentioned in the 1992 Constitution, the 1989 Law on Protection of People's Health and integrated traditional medicine in the development of laws and legal documents.

ChDirecting the construction of the state management apparatus

YDCT management organization systemincreasingly improved

2.2.2. Directing the development of human resources and medical facilities

Health care workers are considered a very important component of the health care system, the main factor responsible for the effectiveness and quality of health care services. The effectiveness of the entire health care system depends largely on the decisions of health care workers such as: diagnosing diseases, prescribing drugs, consulting patients, etc.

Directive No. 25/1999/CT-TTg (August 1999) onOn promoting traditional medicine and pharmacyis a new step in institutionalizing the Party's viewpoints and guidelines on traditional medicine work - a historical turning point in the development of traditional medicine.

The Prime Minister requested ministries, branches, and People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to urgently "amend and supplement a number of policies to encourage practitioners of traditional medicine to contribute good remedies and valuable experiences, especially experiences in disease prevention and treatment using traditional medicine of ethnic minorities; develop a project to develop traditional medicine to promulgate or submit to the Government for promulgation".

On November 3, 2003, the Prime Minister issued Decision 222/2003/QD-TTgOn the approval of the National Policy on Traditional Medicine to 2010.

Under the direction of the Government, the Ministry of Health and relevant agencies, in 10 years (1996-2005), Vietnam's traditional medicine human resources have undergone many changes.

About training activities

Training program

Directing the construction of medical facilities

Based on the achievements, Vietnamese YDCT enters a new period - the period of promoting industrialization and modernization of the country.

About the traditional medicine treatment system,Resolution No. 37-CP (1996) clearly stated: "Combining modern medicine with traditional medicine, traditional medicine is a cultural heritage of the nation that needs to be protected, promoted and developed. Strongly deploy research, application and modernization of traditional medicine combined with modern medicine, but without losing the nature of traditional Vietnamese medicine" [61].

Directive 25/1999/CT-TTg dated August 30, 1999 sets out the goal of improving the level of scientific research, modernizing traditional medicine, and combining modern medicine and traditional medicine;

Based on the report No. 3769/TTr-BYT (June 1, 2000) of the Minister of Health, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 35/2001/QD-TTG (March 19, 2001) onApproving the strategy for people's health care and protection for the 2001-2010 period.

2.2.3.Directing the resolution of medicinal materials and drug production issues

In Resolution 37-CP/TW on Strategic Orientation for People's Health Care and Protection in the period 1996-2000 and Vietnam's National Drug Policy (1996), the Government clearly stated the need to:

CNational policy on traditional medicine to 2010(2003) identify specific goals

Chapter 2 Summary

Looking back at the development of Vietnamese medicine in general and traditional medicine in particular since the August Revolution in 1945, especially in the 10 years when the whole country promoted industrialization and modernization (from 1996 to 2005), it can be affirmed that the cause of caring for and protecting people's health with traditional medicine has achieved great achievements. The policy of inheriting, preserving and developing traditional medicine with the policy of modernizing traditional medicine, combining traditional medicine with modern medicine proposed by the Communist Party of Vietnam is completely correct, in line with the reality of Vietnam and at the same time demonstrates the country's creativity, innovation and integration. The results achieved in many aspects of the management system, traditional medicine human resources, medical examination and treatment facilities, policy mechanisms, ... have demonstrated the superiority of the good regime brought about by the Communist Party of Vietnam. Besides, the development of traditional medicine still has limitations: the quality and quantity of traditional medicine human resources between regions and localities are different, not meeting the needs of the people. Many health stations lack doctors specializing in traditional medicine, some districts and provinces still do not have traditional medicine hospitals.

Chapter 3. THE PARTY LEADS THE PROMOTION OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE FROM 2006 TO 2015

3.1. Party policy

3.1.1. Nhyesng new request

Tdomestic image

World situation

3.1.2. Party policy

In the Document of the 10th National Congress of Delegates (2006), the Party advocated combining economic goals with social goals nationwide, in each field and locality; implementing social progress and equity in each step and each development policy, implementing social policies well on the basis of economic development, linking rights and obligations, contributions and enjoyments, creating stronger and more sustainable motivation for socio-economic development [79, p.201].

In order to further raise the awareness of Party committees, authorities, cadres and Party members about the important role and importance of YDCT; to overcome limitations and weaknesses in implementing national policies on YDCT, the Politburo issued Directive 24-CT/TW.on the development of Vietnamese oriental medicine and the Vietnamese oriental medicine association in the new situation(7/2008) with the guiding viewpoint: "Developing Vietnamese traditional medicine for the purpose of protecting and caring for people's health, contributing to improving and enhancing the quality of human resources", the goal of "Perfecting the system of specialized organizations of traditional medicine from the central to local levels; continuing to implement the "national policy on traditional medicine and pharmacy until 2010" and the following years". The Directive sets out specific tasks and solutions to develop Vietnamese traditional medicine in the new trend.

3.2.1. Directing the promotion of State activities

Directing the continued development of the legal framework and policies for traditional medicine

The system of legal documents on YDCT is gradually being completed, the content is included in legal documents of the National Assembly, the Government, and ministries. On November 23, 2009, the 12th National Assembly, 6th session passedLaw on medical examination and treatmentand the Law takes effect from January 1, 2011.

Besides, under the direction of the Party, based onConstitution, the content of YDCT development has been incorporated into many new and amended laws.

Directing to continue perfecting the state management apparatus

Decision No. 765/QD-BYT (March 22, 2005) of the Ministry of Health on approving the plan to implement the national policy on traditional medicine and pharmacy until 2010.

At the local level, the Ministry of Health issued a series of documents to consolidate and perfect the network for performing the state management function of traditional medicine such as: Official Dispatch No. 4425/BYT-YH (June 7, 2005) of the Ministry of Health sent to the Department of Health of provinces and centrally run cities on the implementation of the National Policy on Traditional Medicine to 2010; Official Dispatch No. 7841/BYT-YH (2007) sent to the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities on the implementation of the National Policy on Traditional Medicine to 2010; Official Dispatch No. 3159/BYT-YDCT sent to 15 provinces on the establishment of provincial Traditional Medicine Hospitals (2008); Regulations on reviewing and recognizing traditional medicine prescriptions (2007), 94 traditional medicine technical processes (2008); On April 15, 2010, the Minister of Health sent an official dispatch to the People's Committees of provinces and cities requesting the People's Committees of provinces and cities to direct the Departments of Health to coordinate with the Departments, branches and sectors to summarize the implementation of the National Policy in the localities; Official dispatch No. 3124 of the Ministry of Health (May 18, 2010) sent to the Departments of Health of provinces and cities (with attached summary report form) to guide the Departments of Health to advise the Provincial People's Committees to summarize the National Policy and report the results to the Ministry of Health.

3.2.2. Directing the continued development of human resources and medical facilities

Chhuman resource development leadership

Implementing the Party's policy, Directive No. 24 of the Secretariat (2008) on the development of traditional medicine, the Government issued Decision 2166/QD-TTg (2010) to further enhance the determination of the entire Vietnamese political system in building and developing traditional medicine from 2010 to 2020. To ensure human resource development, the Decision set out the tasks that need to be performed, including: first, developing a Project to improve the capacity of training human resources for traditional medicine and pharmacy for physicians, nurses, doctors, pharmacists, resident physicians, level 1 specialists, level 2 specialists, masters, doctors specializing in traditional medicine and pharmacy and training levels for the team of traditional medicine and pharmacy in the direction of developing the team of lecturers and teachers, investing in expanding and upgrading facilities, teaching equipment, practice facilities, for training facilities for traditional medicine and pharmacy staff. transmission; second, organize training in many forms: regular training, continuous training, joint training, training by selection for particularly difficult areas to meet the quantity and quality of staff for traditional medicine; third, establish and develop the Faculty or Department of Traditional Medicine and Traditional Pharmacy at universities, colleges, and medical and pharmaceutical high schools at the central and local levels; fourth, develop and promulgate training programs and training codes for the team of traditional physicians and pharmacists; fifth, perfect, promote investment and develop the Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy.

By 2015, the network of traditional medicine examination and treatment continued to expand and develop with 63 traditional medicine hospitals nationwide, including 04 central hospitals, 01 practice hospital under the Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine, and 58 provincial hospitals. These are the leading hospitals in traditional medicine, the most technically advanced units, with the function of directing hospitals nationwide and transferring techniques to lower levels.

Although the number of medical examination and treatment facilities using traditional medicine has increased and become more diverse, the number of patients using traditional medicine has increased, but almost all the targets of Decision 2166 have not been achieved. The system of medical examination and treatment using traditional medicine is still thin, the scale is not suitable, especially the district general hospitals only have traditional medicine teams integrated in the internal medicine department or rehabilitation department led by traditional medicine doctors, so the efficiency of operations is not high, some hospitals have seriously degraded. Along with the lack of funds allocated for the implementation of the traditional medicine hospital development project, the slow implementation of the project has caused difficulties for traditional medicine. Traditional medicine facilities, both public and non-public, have not been invested properly, the modernization of traditional medicine is slow, the risk of falling behind is getting further and further. The quality of medical examination and treatment is not high; the combination of traditional medicine with modern medicine in treatment is not good, especially at the district, county and commune levels. There is no suitable legal corridor for the socialization of YDCT so that units can implement it conveniently and effectively.

3.2.3. Directing the resolution of medicinal materials and drug production issues

On October 30, 2013, the Government issued Decision 1976/QD-TTg approving the master plan for medicinal plant development until 2020 and orientation to 2030. Immediately after the Prime Minister issued the Decision, the Ministry of Health held a conference to deploy and guide the implementation for localities and at the same time directed units to continue implementing the contents of Decision 2166 of the Government. To implement the contents under the responsibility of the Ministry of Health,

Chapter 3 Summary

During the 10-year period (2006-2015), the Communist Party of Vietnam continued to lead the implementation of the task of developing traditional medicine according to the policy of modernizing traditional medicine, combining traditional medicine with modern medicine to care for and protect people's health, and preserve national culture. To implement that policy, the Party directed the development of a system of legal documents to create a favorable legal corridor for traditional medicine to develop, build a state management apparatus for traditional medicine from the central to local levels to specialize and strengthen the connection between state departments and branches, between central and local agencies; build a team of traditional medicine doctors in the direction of standardization, expansion in quantity and improvement in quality; direct the construction of facilities for medical examination and treatment using traditional medicine from the central to local levels in the direction of completion and modernization; Direct the development of drug production and medicinal plant cultivation facilities to ensure quality, safety and effectiveness.

Chapter 4. COMMENTS AND SOME EXPERIENCES

4.1. Comments on the Party's leadership

4.1.1.Advantages

ThFirst, the Party has put forth a policy of developing traditional medicine correctly and in accordance with reality.

TSecond, the Party synchronously and effectively directs all stages in the process of developing traditional medicine.

TThird, the Communist Party of Vietnam directed the development of traditional medicine and pharmacy to achieve many important results.

Above are the advantages of the Party in the process of leading the development of YDCT from 1996 to 2015. Those advantages are due to the following basic reasons:

4.1.2. About limitations

The first,At some levels of Party committees, authorities, departments and branches, especially at the grassroots level, the direction, implementation and dissemination of the Party's policies and resolutions on the development of traditional medicine and pharmacy have not been resolute, so some development targets have not been achieved.

Second, there are still limitations in directing the development of traditional medicine.

Third, State management of the quality of medicinal herbs and traditional medicines still has many shortcomings.

The above limitations originate from the following causes:

4.2. Tombt number of experiences

4.2.1. TiunmarketableContinue to build and perfect traditional medicine policies and guidelines

4.2.2. DFurther promote the integration of traditional medicine into the national health system

4.2.3. Phpromote the role and responsibility of the entire political system for the development of traditional medicine

Chapter 4 Summary

The process of the Communist Party of Vietnam leading the development of YDCT from 1996 to 2015 had many advantages.

Besides the advantages, in the process of Party leadership, there are still some limitations: awareness of the role, responsibility, and effectiveness of traditional medicine in some Party committees, authorities, and sectors is still low; practical guidance is still difficult and not really effective; in medical examination and treatment using traditional medicine at hospitals and state facilities, there are still difficulties due to regulations not suitable to the characteristics of traditional medicine; quality management of medicinal herbs and traditional medicines still has many shortcomings. The process of leading the development of traditional medicine has left valuable experiences. That is the basis for the Party to continue to effectively lead the development of traditional medicine in the coming time.

CONCLUDE

Protecting, caring for and improving people's health has always been the Party's goal in the process of leading the country. In the renovation policy, the Party affirmed: "People's health, the future of the race is a constant concern of our Party and State, the responsibility of all sectors and organizations, the responsibility and vital interest of every citizen" [47, p.775]. Building a new health system, on the basis of thoroughly implementing preventive medicine, combining modern medicine with traditional medicine will contribute significantly to the implementation of national health goals. Therefore, throughout historical periods, the Party has not only paid attention to the task of caring for and protecting people's health but has also always paid attention to leading the development of traditional medicine.

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the world situation has changed a lot along with the impacts of the renovation process in Vietnam, the trend of using traditional medicine in countries around the world and the region, especially the practice of developing traditional medicine in Vietnam before 1996, which directly affected the process of planning policies as well as directing the implementation of traditional medicine development of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

The Party's policy since 1945, especially in the period from 1996 to 2015, on traditional medicine has always been consistent. The Party affirmed the need to inherit, preserve and develop traditional medicine, combine traditional medicine with modern medicine, and build a modern, scientific, national and popular Vietnamese medicine. Recognizing the importance of traditional medicine not only in the cause of caring for and protecting people's health but also in the national cultural identity, the Party has proposed many correct policies and closely directed the development of traditional medicine in all fields. Specifically, the Party has directed the development of a legal framework for traditional medicine; in the development and integration of traditional medicine development into strategies, programs, plans and projects for socio-economic development; in perfecting the organization of the state management apparatus and improving the capacity of the traditional medicine workforce; in expanding and improving facilities for medical examination and treatment; in pharmaceutical production and medicinal plant cultivation.

The Party's leadership in developing traditional medicine from 1996 to 2015 has achieved many important achievements in terms of theoretical thinking and practical guidance. On that basis, the awareness of the Party, the State, and the people about the role and importance of traditional medicine in the cause of protecting and improving health has been enhanced; traditional medicine issues have been resolved synchronously and effectively, and many results have been achieved. The results achieved in the social field include solving social security issues, ensuring and improving people's health; in the economic field, reducing spending on traditional medicine, solving labor and employment issues, developing the economy of localities and households, forming medicinal plant growing areas, contributing to the country's sustainable development and realizing the goal of a rich people, a strong country, a democratic, equitable, and civilized society.

However, due to objective and subjective reasons, the leadership of the development of traditional medicine by the Communist Party of Vietnam has encountered many difficulties and limitations: awareness of the role and importance of traditional medicine by some Party committees, authorities, and sectors, especially at the grassroots level, is still low; difficulties in combining experimental medicine (YHHĐ) with traditional medicine while still maintaining the characteristics of traditional medicine because these are two medical systems with many differences.

That reality requires the Party to continue to have important orientations and closely direct practices to minimize the difficulties and weaknesses of the YDCT, and promote the further development of the YDCT.

From the Party's leadership in developing traditional medicine during the period 1995-2015, some key lessons can be drawn: continue to develop and perfect traditional medicine policies and guidelines; further promote the integration of traditional medicine into the national health system; promote the role and responsibility of the entire political system in developing traditional medicine. These experiences have profound theoretical significance and practical value, and are the basis for the Party to continue directing the development of traditional medicine in the next period.

The achievements of YDCT from 1996 to 2015 have affirmed the leadership role of the Party and the Party's policies are correct and suitable to the country's reality. Continuing to research, inherit the achievements and experiences gained and supplement, apply, develop flexibly and creatively to contribute to the further development of YDCT Vietnam is an urgent requirement.

LIST OF AUTHOR'S SCIENTIFIC WORKS RELATED TO THE THESIS

1. Vu Quang Hien, Lam Thi Hue (2017), “Vietnam-Soviet Union medical cooperation”,International scientific conference "From the Russian October Revolution to the Vietnamese Revolution: historical significance and contemporary stature",World Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 568-583.