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Experts have recommended tobacco tax hikes to negate the harmful effects of smoking.[]In Vietnam, one out of every two adult males in Vietnam is a smoker. Smoking is attributed to 24%-28% of premature deaths among Vietnamese men aged over 35. More than 40,000 smoking-related deaths ...

The Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC) has completed the clinical trials of two types of seasonal influenza vaccine, which are expected to receive approval for commercial use in 2019. The vaccine targets three strains of influenza: A/H1N1, A/H3N2 and B/H3N2, along with A/H5N1 (avian ...

Vietnam’s poverty rate is dropping, but there is a high rate of people falling back into poverty, a government minister has said. Speaking at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee Monday, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said there ...

Vietnam has instituted many screening programmes for diabetes and pre-diabetes as part of efforts to reduce the rate of undiagnosed diabetics and protect people from cardiometabolic disorders which are intrinsically linked with diabetes and a major cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide.Keep reading ...

Facebook’s vice president of public policy for the Asia-Pacific, Simon Milner, expressed his company’s readiness to support Vietnam in areas relevant to the digital era. Facebook will discuss with Vietnam issues that many other countries also face, especially cybersecurity, and the two sides agreed to ...

Mental health issues are widespread and increasing in Vietnam, particularly among young people, experts said. Nguyen Van Ca, deputy head of 175 Military Hospital’s Psychiatry Department, said 29 per cent of people with mental disorders were youths and 2.3 per cent had tried to commit suicide ...

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the Vietnam Health Programme to improve the well-being, stature, longevity and life quality of Vietnamese people. The programme sets three goals – to promote a healthy diet and lifestyle with appropriate nutrition and increased physical activity to improve Vietnamese ...

Up to 1.3 million people in Việt Nam suffer from dementia and it is forecast that number will rise in the future.Keep reading   ...

Around 81.76 million people have joined health insurance as of the end of August, or 87.25 percent of the population, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS). Keep reading ...

Vietnam is striving towards producing its own vaccines that can rival foreign ones both in terms of quality and costs by 2020, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.Keep reading ...