Social development
Gender
Protecting women’s rights in online space
Along with the rapid development of technology, crimes targeting women are increasingly on the rise, leading to severe consequences. This situation demands further improvement in legal regulations to more effectively ensure the rights of women and girls in particular and human rights in general.The primary ...
Khanh Minh
E-health and judicial records provided via VNeID nationwide
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is Chairman of the National Committee for Digital Transformation, chaired an online conference to implement the expansion of the electronic health record system and the issuance of judicial record certificates via the app VNeID nationwide. These online services via ...
Vietnam triumphs at UN human rights review: Official
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved Vietnam’s National Report under the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), with the country accepting a record 84.7% of recommendations, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.He said at the September ...
Potential of digital applications in healthcare sector
The Ministry of Health has required all first-class hospitals across the country must apply electronic medical records (EMR) by 2025. The second and third-class hospitals have been asked for the EMR application by 2027.The “Digital Transformation Ecosystem in the Healthcare Sector” project developed by elSAGA ...
Translated by Kim Khanh
First health science institute in Mekong Delta to open in 2025
The first Health Science Institute in the Mekong Delta is set to open in the first quarter of 2025. The institute, located in Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city, will support teaching, learning and research activities for lecturers and students in health-related fields of Nam ...
Healthcare sector to speed up use of AI for better service
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging diagnostics helps doctors reduce working time and make decisions faster with higher accuracy, Dr Mai Hong Son from the Military Hospital 108 shared at a medical conference in Da Nang city on the weekend.Vietnam now has ...
Hospitals offer young physicians opportunities for career growth
After two occurrences of job fairs for new graduates from medical institutions in Ho Chi Minh City, many young doctors had the opportunity to actively choose healthcare facilities where they could advance in their careers. However, it requires efforts from doctors and hospitals of their ...
Translated By Anh Quan
Social policy credit plays significant role in multidimensional poverty reduction
Social policy credit capital has played a significant role in reducing multidimensional poverty rate, from 14.2 percent in 2011 to 2.93 percent by the end of 2023.The above finding was released at a teleconference to review 10-year implementation of Directive No. 40-CT/TW of the 11th ...
Thuy Dung
Maternal, child health care – evidence of ensuring human rights in Vietnam
The cause of reproductive health care and health care for mothers and children – who are vulnerable but play a decisive role in the country’s future development – has gained many important achievements, which have been recognised and acknowledged by the international community. This is ...
Vietnam calls for cooperation in protection, use of transboundary water resources
Vietnam, Slovenia, Switzerland, several other United Nations (UN) member states and international organisations on May 23 jointly organised an event on preventing attacks on water resources in armed conflicts and enhancing civilian protection.Held within the UN Protection of Civilians Week, the event saw many representatives ...
