Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. This Law provides for prevention and control of infectious diseases; border quarantine; epidemic combat; and conditions to assure the prevention and control of infectious diseases in humans.
The prevention and control of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS) are not governed by this Law.
2. This Law applies to domestic and foreign agencies, organizations and individuals in Vietnam.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Law. the phrases below are construed as follows;
1 Infectious disease means a disease that transmits directly or indirectly from humans or animals to humans due to agents of infectious disease.
2. Agents of infectious disease include viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi capable of causing an infectious disease.
3. Vectors include insects, animals, environments, food and other articles that carry agents of infectious disease and are capable of transmitting a disease.
4. Person suffering from an infectious disease means a person who is infected with agents of an infectious disease and shows symptoms of the disease.
5. Pathogen carrier means a person who is infected with agents of an infectious disease but does not show any symptoms of the disease.
6. Contact means a person who has come into contact with a person suffering from an infectious disease or a person with pathogens of infectious disease or vectors and is capable of contracting the disease.
7. Person suspected of suffering-from an infectious disease means a contact or a person showing symptoms of an infectious disease with unknown agents of disease.
8. Infectious disease surveillance means the continuous and systematic collection of information on the situation and tendency of infectious diseases, analysis and explanation to supply information for the planning, implementation and evaluation of the effectiveness of measures against infectious diseases.
9. Biosafety in testing means the use of measures for reducing or eliminating the risk of transmission of agents of any infectious disease within laboratories or from laboratories into the environment and community.
10. Vaccine means a preparation containing antigens immunizing the body and used for preventive purposes.
11. Medical bio-product means a product of biological origin which is used for prevention, treatment and diagnosis of diseases in humans.
12. Immunology means the level of resistance of an individual or a community against agents of infectious disease.
13. Epidemic means the occurrence of an infectious disease in a number of persons exceeding the normal projected number of [persons during a particular period and in a given area.
14. Epidemic zone means a zone ascertained by a competent agency to be infected with an epidemic.
15. Zone at the risk of an epidemic means a zone adjacent to an epidemic zone or where emerge epidemic-causing factors.
16. Medical isolation means the isolation of a person suffering from an infectious disease, a person suspected of suffering from an infectious disease or a pathogen carrier or articles possibly carrying agents of infectious disease in order to limit the spread of disease.
17. Medical disposal means the application of measures of using vaccines, medical bio-products, medical isolation, disinfection, elimination of agents of infectious disease and vectors and other medical measures.
Article 3. Classification of infectious diseases
1. Infectious diseases are divided into the following classes:
a/ Class A, consisting of extremely dangerous infectious diseases that can transmit very rapidly and spread widely with high mortality rates or with unknown agents.
Class-A infectious diseases include poliomyelitis; influenza A-H5N1; plague: smallpox: Ebola virus. Lassa virus and Marburg virus hemorrhagic fever: West Nile fever: yellow fever cholera; SARS and dangerous infectious diseases newly emerging and with unknown agents;
b/ Class B, consisting of dangerous infectious diseases that can rapidly transmit and be fatal.
Class-B infectious diseases include adenovirus disease; HTV/AIDS; diphtheria; influenza; rabies; pertussis; pulmonary tuberculosis; human streptococcus suis; amebiasis; bacillary dysentery; mumps; dengue fever; dengue hemorrhagic fever; malaria; scarlet fever; measles; hand-foot-mouth disease; anthrax; chicken pox; typhoid; tetanus; German measles; viral hepatitis; Neisseria meningitis; viral meningitis; leptospirosis; Rota virus diarrhea;
c/ Class C, consisting of less dangerous infectious diseases that are not rapidly transmittable.
Class-C infectious diseases include Chlamydia; syphilis; worm-related diseases; gonorrhea; trachoma; Candida Albicans disease; Nocardia disease; leprosy; Cytomegalo virus disease; herpes; taeniasis; fascioliasis; paragonimiasis; Fasciolopsis buski; scrub typhus; Rickettsia fever; Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever; trichomonas; Pyodermatitis; coxsakie virus pharyngitis, stomatitis and carditis; Giardiasis; Vibrio Parahaemolyticus enteritis, and other infectious diseases.
2. The Minister of Health shall make decision to adjust and supplement the list of infectious diseases of the classes specified in Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 4. Principles of prevention and control of infectious diseases
1. Prevention of disease is key with infectious disease information, education and communication and surveillance regarded as major measures. To combine technical medical measures with social and administrative measures in preventing and controlling infectious diseases.
2. To organize inter-branch coordination and social mobilization in the prevention and control of infectious diseases; to integrate activities of prevention and control of infectious diseases into socio-economic development programs.
3. To publicize in a timely manner accurate information on epidemics.
4. To carry out anti-epidemic activities in a proactive, active, timely and thorough manner.
Article 5. State policies on prevention and control of infectious diseases
1. To prioritize and support preventive medicine training.
2. To prioritize investment in enhancing the capacity for surveillance personnel and systems to detect infectious diseases and in the research and production of vaccines and bio-medical products.
3. To support and encourage scientific research, exchange and training of specialists and transfer of technology in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
4. To support medical attendance for persons suffering from infectious diseases due to occupational risks and in other necessary cases.
5. To support compensation for the cull of cattle and poultry carrying agents of infectious disease in accordance with law.
6. To mobilize contributions in terms of finance, technique and labor from the entire society to the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
7. To expand cooperation with international organizations and other countries in the region and the world in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
Article 6. State management agencies responsible for prevention and control of infectious diseases
1. The Government performs the unified state management of the prevention and control of infectious diseases nationwide.
2. The Ministry of Health shall take responsibility before the Government for performing the state management of the prevention and control of infectious diseases nationwide.
3. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, coordinate with the Ministry of Health in performing the state management of the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
4. Peoples Committees at all levels shall perform the state management of the prevention and control of infectious diseases according to the Governments decentralization.
Article 7. Responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals for the prevention and control of infectious diseases
1. Agencies, organizations and peoples armed forces units shall, within the scope of their assigned tasks and vested powers, make and organize the implementation of, plans for preventing and controlling infectious diseases; closely coordinate with and support one another upon the occurrence of epidemics, and observe and comply with the direction and instructions of anti-epidemic steering committees.
2. The Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations shall conduct public information work and mobilize the people to participate in preventing and controlling infectious diseases; and participate in supervising the observance of the law on prevention and control of infectious diseases.
3. Domestic and foreign agencies, organizations and individuals in Vietnam shall participate in preventing and controlling infectious diseases in accordance with this Law.
Article 8. Prohibited acts
1. Intentionally transmitting agents of infectious disease.
2. Persons suffering from an infectious disease, persons suspected of suffering from an infectious disease and pathogen carriers are prohibited from performing jobs likely to transmit agents of infectious disease as prescribed by law.
3. Concealing and failing to report or reporting not in a timejy manner cases of contracting infectious diseases in accordance with law.
4. Intentionally declaring or reporting untrue information on infectious diseases.
5. Discriminating against and publishing negative images of and information on persons suffering from an infectious disease.
6. Failing to apply or applying not in a timely manner measures for preventing and controlling infectious diseases as prescribed by this Law.
7. Failing to comply with measures for preventing and controlling infectious diseases at the request of competent agencies and organizations.
Tìm kiếm
Luật Phòng, chống bệnh truyền nhiễm 2007 (Bản Word)