Health

Việt Nam is striving to reduce the rate of children infected with HIV from their mothers. A programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV is implemented in three pillars: protecting children,…

Hà Nội has become a hot spot for dengue fever, with 2,766 cases detected last week, increasing 165 cases compared to the week before.  According to the Hà Nội Center…

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính received in Hà Nội on Tuesday French virologist Prof. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi during which he asked France in general, the Paris-based Pasteur Institute and the Professor, to encourage scientists…

A 29-year-old immunocompromised man has died 18 days after being diagnosed with monkeypox, becoming the first patient of the disease to die in Vietnam. The patient lived in Long An…

Paris (27/10 – 40) An independent investigation done by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has found that the little-known daughter of Tajikistan’s president has built a medical empire that is…

The country has currently recorded more than 93,800 cases of dengue fever and 26 deaths, as reported by the Ministry of Health. The number of cases has decreased by 58…

One more HCM City resident has tested positive for monkeypox, the seventh in Việt Nam since the first patient was identified in October last year, health authorities said on Tuesday.…

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed achievements of the Vietnamese health sector in his congratulatory video sent to the sector on Thursday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…

Famous Hoi An banh mi eatery Phuong has been suspended for three months and fined VND96 million ($3,935) for food safety violations following a mass poisoning incident. Le Tri Thanh,…

Ho Chi Minh City will spend VND700 billion (US$28.6 million) building a new blood bank as the city’s first and only one has become overloaded. The city’s legislative body, the…