Maternal and child health

Early HIV testing is essential for pregnant women to minimise the risk to transmit the virus from mother to child. This is the main message of the action month to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in June 2018.Keep reading  ...

A cooperation agreement on child drowning prevention has been signed between the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the Bloomberg philanthropy. Speaking at the signing ceremony on Friday afternoon, MOLISA Deputy Minister Nguyễn Thị Hà said that in the period of 2010-13, about ...

Việt Nam has outperformed some ASEAN neighbours including Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines in keeping children safe and happy, but inequality is holding its poorest children back, a report revealed.Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Public Security have proposed measures to deal with the sharply-rising child sexual abuse in Vietnam, including the launch of hotlines and email contact points, to provide legal consultation and assistance to victims. Keep reading   ...

The head of the National Institute of Nutrition Le Danh Tuyen raised concerns about iodine deficiency in Vietnam ahead of Micronutrient Day (June 1 and 2). The Iodine Global Network still ranks Vietnam on the list of 19 countries with iodine deficiency.Keep reading ...

Children and pregnant women lack access to health services in remote, border and island areas, creating a major challenge for the national programme to eliminate the transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis from mothers to children, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien said ...

Việt Nam is among the countries in the Asia-Pacific with an alarming incidence of gestational diabetes, Dr Lê Quang Thanh, head of Từ Dũ Hospital in HCM City, has said.Keep reading   ...

At least 100,000 doses of the meningococcal vaccine will be imported to Việt Nam by the end of May, increasing the number of imported doses to some 800,000 in 2018.Keep reading ...

The country’s infertility rate currently stands at about 8 per cent of Vietnamese couples, experts say, indicating that infertility is a major task for the obstetrics and gynecology sector in Việt Nam.Keep reading ...

The Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC) of Vietnam has announced the successful production of inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine (IVACFLU-S) for commercial use. The results were recorded after a period of study, trial and production from January 2015 to January 2018, according to IVAC.Keep reading ...