Public health
Health care policy and administration
Vietnam works to tackle alarming smoking issues
Support hotlines have been set up and a tax hike has been mooted to tackle smoking in Vietnam, where more than 100 people are killed by smoking-related diseases per day.Keep reading ...
VNA 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
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
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
Việt Nam faces serious shortage of qualified nursing care workers for elderly
Việt Nam is facing an alarming shortage of qualified nursing care workers for the elderly. Most elderly people are cared for by their relatives or domestic helpers with little medical expertise, health experts say.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
18 reportedly die of rabies in January-April
At least 18 people died of rabies in the last four months, mostly because of ignorance about rabies control and prevention, reported the Preventive Medicines Department under the health ministry.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam faces shortage of skilled midwives in mountainous areas: reports
Vietnam is facing a significant shortage of skilled birth attendants in hard-to-reach areas and a significant difference in the competency of birth attendants in regions, according to midwifery, maternal, family planning reports.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Over 45 percent of Vietnamese males smoke
More than 45 percent of Vietnamese males smoke tobacco, as heard at an anti-smoking conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Ministry proposes tobacco tax increase to VNĐ2,000
The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Thursday proposed to raise the tax on tobacco at a press conference on tobacco prevention hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Indian vaccine to replace 5-in-1 Quinvaxem: Health ministry
The Ministry of Health said it would add three new types of vaccines for infants under the national expanded immunisation programme this year.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
