(Vietnam) All children under 6 to have annual checkups, including ASD screening
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Many parents do not know that, according to the new guidance of the Ministry of Health, children under 6 years old will have regular annual health check-ups, including autism risk screening.
The Ministry of Health has just issued a Guideline on professional content for periodic health check-ups for children under 6 years old, which requires children to have health check-ups at least once a year to comprehensively monitor physical and mental development and detect early disease risks, especially the risk of autism spectrum disorders.
According to the new guidelines, the content of periodic health checks includes checking vital signs, assessing nutritional status, physical, mental and motor development; assessing vaccination status; full-body and organ examinations such as skin, head - neck, eyes, ears, nose, throat, teeth, respiratory system, cardiovascular, digestive, musculoskeletal, neurological and genital organs.
Notably, children aged 16 to 30 months will be screened for the risk of autism through a set of specialized multiple-choice questions, helping to detect early abnormal signs for timely intervention. . . .
The Ministry of Health also requires that the results of children's periodic health check-ups must be updated in electronic health records, and at the same time linked with specialized medical databases and health insurance assessment information systems as prescribed.
Along with the new guidelines, the Ministry of Health issued a reference table for assessing mental and motor development for children under 6 years old by age group, creating a basis for monitoring children's development in a scientific and unified manner nationwide. This is expected to help detect early health, nutrition and psychological development problems, contributing to improving the quality of childcare right from the early years of life.
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