Public health
Health care policy and administration
HCM City hospitals use IT to regulate antibiotic use
Many hospitals in HCM City use software to monitor the prescription of antibiotics to ensure they are not abused causing bacteria to mutate to become antibiotic-resistant, a major global health problem, including in Vietnam.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
NCDs increase due to excess salt intake
The Vietnamese are eating a lot of salty food. However, many people refuse to accept that excess salt in one’s daily diet is not healthy and may cause several non communicable diseases (NCDs)) such as high blood pressure or heart diseases, participants heard at a workshop on ...
VNS Reporter
On Population Day, focus shifts to quality
Over the last 10 years, Việt Nam has been able to stabilise its population growth, and authorities have shifted their focus to population quality.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
About 4-8 million Vietnamese people suffer dry eyes
Some 4-8 million Vietnamese people are suffering from xerophthalmia – a progressive eye disease caused by vitamin A deficiency that can dry out tear ducts and eyes.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Social insurance debts amount to VND14.7 trillion
Companies across the country still owe about VND14.7 trillion (over US$646 million) in social insurance premiums, which may leave their employees on the verge of losing their health and retirement insurance benefits, Thanh Tra newspaper reports.Keep reading ...
The Saigon Times Reporter
Govt: No health insurance premium hike until 2020
The Government will not approve any proposal to increase healthcare insurance premiums until 2020, so payment rates should be calculated to ensure the rights and interests of all stakeholders.Keep reading ...
Hoang Nhung
Sharp rise in seriously ill mental patients: official
There has been a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of people suffering from serious mental illnesses, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). Nguyễn Văn Hồi, head of the ministry’s Social Assistance Department, told a conference ...
VNS Reporter
Non-communicable diseases – leading cause of death in Vietnam
The Vietnam Medicine Association and the Ministry of Health raised the fact that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now a leading cause of death in Vietnam at the sixth National Scientific Conference in Hanoi on November 21.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
People to benefit from basic healthcare package
In order to reduce pressure placed on central hospitals, the basic medical services package at commune-level medical facilities will be implemented from December, 2017. The package, including prevention, consultation and treatment services for all citizens, is fully covered by Việt Nam Social Security.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Aging population: Opportunities and challenges to APEC economies
Demographic changes and the rapidly-growing aging population are among the key contents on the APEC 2017 agenda.Keep reading ...
Anh Duc
