Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 Good health and well-being

Realising the task of ensuring social welfare during epidemic prevention period

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee recently approved policies to support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as proposed by the Government. Accordingly, the Government will adopt a relief package worth nearly VND62 trillion (US$2.6 billion) to ensure the livelihoods of those who are living ...

ILO Vietnam willing to help Vietnamese gov’t, employers, workers

Country Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Vietnam Chang-Hee Lee has said that ILO Vietnam was ready to help the Vietnamese Government, employers and employees to find suitable jobs as the coronavirus takes its toll on labour markets and the economy.According to the ILO, ...

UNESCO mobilizes 122 countries to promote open science and reinforced cooperation in the face of COVID-19

On 30 March, UNESCO initiated an online Ministerial meeting “Covid-19 and Open Science” with the participation of 77 Ministers and representatives of Sciences and Technologies sector from 122 countries (including Viet Nam) to exchange on emergency response to Covid-19.Keep reading ...

UNESCO

Viet Nam shows how you can contain COVID-19 with limited resources

To date, Viet Nam has had no fatalities as a result of the pandemic. The government acted swiftly to suspend flights, shut schools and quarantine new arrivals.How does a nation with limited resources confront a global pandemic that has brought many developed countries’ healthcare systems ...

Sean Fleming

Viet Nam to go into 15-day nationwide social distancing to curb COVID-19

Viet Nam will begin nationwide social distancing within 15 days, starting 00:00 on April 1, with the principle of every household, village, commune, district and province going into self-isolation, according to the latest directive signed by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.Regarding the performance of self-isolation at home and ...

Vien Nhu

Medical face masks can be reused with microwave method: expert

Used cloth masks and disposable medical masks can be reused if they are sprayed with disinfectant and microwaved at 800W for a minute, Dr. Doãn Ngọc Hải, director of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Environmental Health has said. The institute has tested the standard ...

Vietnam ranks 83rd in World Happiness Report 2020

Vietnam has been ranked 83rd out of 156 countries in the latest World Happiness Report 2020 released recently by the United Nations, up 11 places compared to last year.The special focus of the World Happiness Report 2020 was on the environment for happiness, which emphasizes more specifically ...

VN halts entry to all foreigners due to COVID-19

The Vietnamese Government has decided to temporarily suspend entry of all foreigners since March 22 due to swift and complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.For those entering Viet Nam for diplomatic and official purposes, for participation in major diplomatic events, or being experts, business managers, ...

Quang Minh

Vietnam develops its own innovations in treating Covid-19 patients: health expert

Vietnam and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are in common on treatment regimens for Covid-19 patients, however, the country has its own innovative features when applied in practice.For example, Vietnam is fighting against the epidemic based on the “four on-the-spot” viewpoint, which targets on-site prevention, ...

PM urges strengthening fight against COVID-19 as new cases emerge in Việt Nam

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc issued a directive on Wednesday, requesting stronger actions to prevent and control COVID-19 amid new developments of the outbreak. In Việt Nam, after 22 days without any new cases, 23 more infection cases have been recorded since March 6, including ...

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