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Việt Nam steps up vaccine production programme
The Ministry of Health plans to use at least seven types of domestically produced vaccines as part of the expanded national immunisation programme by 2020.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Health insurance ensures long-term treatment for HIV patients
Vietnam has expanded health insurance coverage among HIV patients taking ARV treatment to 83.4 percent at present from 50 percent in 2016, helping ensure that they can maintain long-term treatment in the context of decreasing international financial support for the field.Keep reading ...
Screening needed to reduce birth defects in VN
Every 13 minutes a child is born with congenital anomalies in Vietnam, putting a burden on their families and the health sector as well as affecting the quality of the population.Screening and diagnosis of prenatal and neonatal diseases to provide timely intervention in the fetal ...
Việt Nam develops vaccines for human diseases
The Prime Minister-approved National Vaccine Product Development Programme towards 2020 has approved of 11 tasks, which focus on research, production and development of vaccines for human diseases.Currently, Việt Nam produces 10 types of vaccines for human diseases, of which eight vaccines were used in the National ...
National pharmacy network officially launched
A national portal of pharmacies throughout Vietnam was officially launched on August 24, in a bid to inhibit the sale of low quality drugs on the market and keep prices in check.With the portal, which currently comprises nearly 4,200 stores out of 62,000 across Vietnam, ...
Hospitals take steps to reduce maternal, child mortality rates
Maternal and child mortality rates could be reduced in Việt Nam if hospitals actively seek solutions to prevent medically adverse events and medical errors, the Maternal and Child Health Department of the Ministry of Health has recommended.Keep reading ...
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Poverty alleviation work reviewed
At least 10 per cent of investment capital in rural areas should be spent on improving clean water supplies. The idea was proposed yesterday at a working session between National Assembly Social Affairs Committee, Government’s Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee and ministries of planning, investment, agriculture and rural ...
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MoH plans to digitise all VN medical records
The Ministry of Health is drafting a circular on a pilot programme for electronic medical records in a bid to save time and money for both doctors and patients.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
HCV patients fail to access drugs
The Ministry of Health has reported that nearly one million Vietnamese people are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam needs 1.2 million doses of rabies vaccine
The Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health has asked rabies vaccine suppliers and importers to ensure stockpiles are built up to meet increasing demand.Keep reading ...
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