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City allocates funds to upgrade health stations under national project
Thứ Năm, ngày 25/10/2018 02:02Twenty four health stations in Ho Chi Minh City will receive funds for upgrading their infrastructure and IT system and buying essential medical equipment and sufficient stocks of medicine,...
Ageing population at high risk of diabetes and related eye diseases
Thứ Năm, ngày 25/10/2018 02:00Hà Nội - One year after a surgery for cataracts, 75-year-old Trần Thị Tuyết from the northern province of Nam Định is worried about her vision once again. Over the last few days, everything...
E-medical records to be deployed nationwide by 2021
Thứ Bẩy, ngày 20/10/2018 00:52The management of e-medical records is underway at the University Medical Centre Ho Chi Minh City. NDO – By...
Vietnam-Japan health examination centre inaugurated in HCM City
Chủ Nhật, ngày 13/10/2018 23:22Participants at the inauguration ceremony (Photo: sggp.org.vn) NDO/VNA - A health examination centre was put into operation at Cho Ray...
Deputy PM inspects disease prevention in HCM City
Thứ Bẩy, ngày 13/10/2018 01:27Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam (far left) encourages family members of patients undergoing treatment at Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital No. 1 on October 11....
Deputy PM inspects disease prevention in HCM City
Thứ Bẩy, ngày 12/10/2018 17:16NDO – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam visited doctors and child patients undergoing treatment at Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital No. 1 on October 11, while holding a working...
Flexibility needed for hospital autonomy
Thứ Sáu, ngày 12/10/2018 02:03HCM CITY— The Ministry of Health should speed up financial autonomy for hospitals, especially at large national and city- level facilities, to meet patient demand for quality services,...
Health ministry kicks off campaign to prevent measles, HFM outbreak
Thứ Năm, ngày 11/10/2018 01:54Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have been told to detect, classify and isolate patients with measles, dengue fever or hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease to avoid cross-contamination, Minister of...
Groups helps the poor access life-saving medical care
Thứ Năm, ngày 10/10/2018 22:56Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have been told to detect, classify and isolate patients with measles, dengue fever or hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease to avoid cross-contamination, Minister of Health...
Experts discuss modern medical payments in Vietnam
Thứ Ba, ngày 09/10/2018 04:59NDO – Domestic and international experts gathered at a workshop held by the Ministry of Health and the World Bank in Hanoi on October 9, to discuss measures to boost diagnosis-related group...
Government spells out ambitious plan to develop grassroots healthcare
Thứ Bẩy, ngày 06/10/2018 00:40The Ministry of Health is making efforts to strengthen the grassroots healthcare system to improve the quality of primary healthcare and achieve universal health coverage, which will ensure that...
Electronic medical records prove their benefits in pilot project
Thứ Ba, ngày 02/10/2018 00:47Keeping medical records in an electronic database brings benefits to citizens and healthcare facilities, experts have concluded thanks to a pilot project launched in June.
Entries invited for photo contest on primary healthcare in Vietnam
Thứ Bẩy, ngày 29/09/2018 00:41The photo contest was launched by Radio The Voice of Vietnam, the European Union delegation to Vietnam, the World Bank, and the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on August 29. (Photo: VOV) ...
Vietnam licenses new 5-in-1 vaccine
Thứ Bẩy, ngày 28/09/2018 17:02NDO – An additional 5-in-1 combined vaccine has been licensed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to be put into circulation in Vietnam to prevent the five diseases of diphtheria, pertussis,...
WHO’s social media campaign promotes smoke-free environment
Thứ Sáu, ngày 28/09/2018 01:07In 2013, Vietnam launched the National Strategy on Tobacco Control through 2020, which aims to reduce the smoking rate among youths and adolescents between 15-24 from 26% in...
Project to give healthcare, rehabilitation support to AO victims
Thứ Sáu, ngày 28/09/2018 00:40The new project is expected to provide better healthcare and rehabilitation support to AO victims. (Photo: VNA) NDO/VNA – The Ministry of Health launched a...
Vietnam licenses new 5-in-1 vaccine
Thứ Sáu, ngày 28/09/2018 00:15A new 5-in-1 vaccine has been licensed in Vietnam by the Ministry of Health to ensure an adequate supply of vaccines for children. NDO – An additional 5-in-1 combined vaccine has...
Experts propose tax increase on cigarettes to cut smoking
Thứ Tư, ngày 26/09/2018 01:02Increasing taxes on tobacco is considered the best option to reduce the number of smokers. NDO – It is estimated that Vietnam has more than...
Remark by Minister of Health of Viet Nam at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on NCDs
Thứ Tư, ngày 25/09/2018 19:03Minister of Health of Viet Nam Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến joined Head of States, Ministers and other leaders at the first-ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases on 27th...
Remark by Minister of Health of Viet Nam at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB
Thứ Tư, ngày 25/09/2018 18:59Minister of Health of Viet Nam Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến joined Head of States, Ministers and other leaders at the first-ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB on 26th September at the 2018...