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This article discussed Vietnam’s ongoing efforts to decentralize the health system and its fitness to respond to global health crises as presented through the Covid-19 pandemic We used a general review and expert’s perspective to explore the topic We found that the healthcare system in Vietnam continued to decentralize from a pyramid to a wheel model This system shifts away from a stratified technical hierarchy of higher- and lower-level health units (pyramid model) to a system in which quality healthcare is equally expected among all health units (wheel model) This decentralization has delivered more quality healthcare facilities, greater freedom for patients to choose services at any level, a more competitive environment among hospitals to improve quality, and reductions in excess capacity burden at higher levels It has also enabled the transformation from a patient-based traditional healthcare model into a patient-centered care system However, this decentralization takes time and requires long-term political, financial commitment, and a working partnership among key stakeholders This perspective provides Vietnam’s experience of the decentralization of the healthcare system that may be consider as a useful example for other countries to strategically think of and to shape their future system within their own socio-political context Copyright © 2020 Via Medica

Vietnam’s Healthcare System Decentralization: how well does it respond to global health crises such as covid-19 pandemic?