Social development
Vietnam still among top iodine-deficient countries
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 ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam takes lead in global End TB Strategy: WHO
Vietnam is one of the leading countries in the world in implementing the End TB Strategy of the World Health Organisation (WHO), according to Director of the WHO’s Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme Tereza Kasaeva. She made the evaluation at a meeting with the Vietnamese delegation led ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnam ranks 18th in index of women entrepreneurs
Vietnam gained 65.5 points in the MasterCard Index of Women Entreprenuers, ranking 18th. Women account for 31.3% of total entrepreneurs in the country, putting Vietnam at the 6th position among nations with the highest rates of women entrepreneurs. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Outdoor light pollution worsens in Vietnam
Vietnam is faced with increasing outdoor light pollution, which can be harmful to physical and mental health, according to local experts.Keep reading ...
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VN aims to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis
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 ...
VietnamNet Reporter
VN among countries with highest gestational diabetes rate in Asia-Pacific
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 ...
VNS Reporter
Ministry to ensure adequate meningococcal vaccine in 2018
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 ...
VNS Reporter
Local health station struggles burden nat’l system
Việt Nam’s grassroots healthcare system is failing to win public trust, resulting in overcrowding at provincial-level hospitals and hampering efforts to ensure universal health coverage in the country.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam and LGBT rights: Making strides
Vietnam has seen a radical change in lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) rights over the last decade as the State has made significant steps to protect rights and equality.Keep reading ...
VOV Reporter
Drug traceability looks towards industry 4.0
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has begun implementing a plan to strengthen control over drug distribution by applying information technology.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
