The 2015 JAHR was developed in the final year of the five-year planning cycle, which is also the final year for nations to work towards achieving the MDGs, including five groups of goals related to health to which United Nations member countries have committed to achieving by 2015. In addition, the year 2015 is the year in which the new Five-year plan for 2016 – 2020 is being developed, and the JAHR provides substantial analysis for the planning process. | Vietnam Ministry of Health Health Partnership Group JOINT ANNUAL HEALTH REVIEW 2015 Strengthening primary health care at the grassroots towards universal health coverage Medical Publishing House Hanoi, June 2016 Editorial board Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, PhD - Chief Editor Assoc. Prof. Pham Le Tuan, PhD Dang Viet Hung, PhD Nguyen Hoang Long, PhD Tran V Tien, PhD an Sarah Bales, MS Coordinators Dang Viet Hung, PhD - Team leader Nguyen Hoang Long, PhD Tran Thi Mai Oanh, PhD Ha Anh Duc, PhD Tran V Tien, PhD an Sarah Bales, MS Tran Khanh Toan, PhD Hoang Kim Ha, MS Duong Duc Thien, MPH Phan Thanh Thuy, MPH Vu Thi Hau, MA Ngo Manh Vu, MS Experts who compiled the report Tran V Tien, PhD an Sarah Bales, MS Assoc. Prof. Pham Trong Thanh, PhD Tran Thi Mai Oanh, PhD Tran Khanh Toan, PhD Ha Anh Duc, PhD Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Huong, PhD Nguyen Khanh Phuong, PhD Do Van Dong, BPharm i Khuong Anh Tuan, PhD Tran Quoc Bao, MPH Nguyen Trong Khoa, MS Dinh Anh Tuan, MS Dinh Thai Ha, MS Pham Xuan Viet, PhD Hoang Thanh Huong, MS Duong Duc Thien, MPH Acknowledgements The Joint Annual Health Review 2015 (JAHR 2015) is the ninth annual report written in collaboration between the Ministry of Health and the Health Partnership Group (HPG). The JAHR report assesses progress in implementing tasks assigned in the five-year health sector plan 2011-2015 and results of implementing the MDGs and five-year plan goals. In addition, it provides analysis on the in-depth topic of “Strengthening primary health care in the grassroots healthcare network towards universal health coverage”. Implementation of the JAHR 2015 was actively supported by many stakeholders. We express our gratitude for all the valuable comments and advice various departments, administrations, institutes, and other units of the Ministry of Health and other ministries and sectors provided during the process of developing this report. We are extremely grateful and highly appreciate the technical support and advice
