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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 ...

VietnamNet Reporter

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

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

Việt Nam faces challenges applying stem cell therapy

Việt Nam is facing challenges keeping pace with other countries in the application of stem cell therapy, many doctors say.  The therapy can help cure or even save the life of a patient if it is successful.Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

8% of couples face infertility

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 ...

VNS Reporter

VN successfully produces inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine

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 ...

VNA Reporter

Vietnam ministry proposes restricting hours of alcohol sale

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health is collecting feedback on the proposal to prohibit the sale of alcohol during specific time of the day, which is aimed at minimizing the negative effects of alcoholic beverages on the society.Keep reading ...

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