Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 3 Good health and well-being
FAO calls for urgent actions to end hunger and malnutrition in Vietnam
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Vietnam Albert Lieberg called for urgent actions to end hunger and malnutrition at a meeting in Hanoi on October 14 on the occasion of World Food Day (October 16). The FAO representative said unhealthy diets, combined with ...
Joint commitment signed to facilitate nutrition improvement for Vietnamese mothers and children
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has joined delegates to sign a joint commitment to promote efforts in improving maternal nutrition and complementary feeding practices in Vietnam.The event was part of the launching for the State of the World’s Children 2019 report and a framework ...
Digitisation of healthcare sector, a double-edged sword
The development of technologies such as 4G, 5G, internet of things and artificial intelligence has rapidly changed the healthcare sector’s landscape globally, including in Việt Nam, with more organisations adopting digitisation, according to experts.Digitisation across the healthcare industry has helped service providers improve the quality ...
Hanoi’s forum discusses challenges and opportunities of ageing population
An inter-generational forum was held in Hanoi on September 30 on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons (October 1), showing a positive view of an ageing population in turning challenges into opportunities and to strengthen the understanding of the dynamics of an ...
Banks now keen on green credit
Green credit is now a trend in the global banking and finance industry and more Vietnamese banks are following suit. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has taken welcome steps to develop Vietnam’s green credit market with its successful pilot of the Green Credit Program, according ...
Social policy credit lifts 2 million ethnic minority families out of poverty
Social policy credit has lifted more than 2 million ethnic minority households out of poverty as of August 31, said Director General of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) Duong Quyet Thang at a conference in Hanoi on September 25. Soft credit is one of the 54 exclusive policies designed ...
Vietnam shares experience in primary healthcare at UN meeting
About 81% of patients questioned said they are satisfied with medical services in Vietnam, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien cited an independent survey while delivering a speech at a United Nations meeting on September 23. The meeting, themed “Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to ...
Vietnam Reform and Development Forum held in Hanoi
The reform of market economy institutions was one of the issues discussed at the Vietnam Reform and Development Forum (VRDF) held in Hanoi on September 19 with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.The VRDF this year was organized earlier than in previous years, ...
Ngoc Lan
Formula feeding increases infants' infection, hospitalization rates: study
Vietnamese infants raised on formula have increased risk of infection and hospital admission, according to a study authored by researchers from the Curtin University Bentley Campus in Australia and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC.A survey by Vietnam’s Health Ministry in 2016 found ...
Phan Anh
Balanced care for ethnic minority people urged
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has emphasised the necessity to improve, facilitate and preserve cultural and spiritual life of ethnic minority people alongside attention to social and economic development.The report prepared by NA’s Council for Ethnic Affairs shows some shortcomings in the implementation ...
