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The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on October 21 that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a contagious, bacterial disease that may eventually lead to blindness.
A breast cancer awareness campaign entitled 'Joining Hands for the Woman I Love' has been backed by a number of celebrities.
The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has called for proactive measures to detect and prevent the entry of Marburg virus disease, a highly contagious Ebola-like virus, into Vietnam.
Hanoi commenced a measles vaccination campaign at health stations in the districts of Long Bien, Phu Xuyen, Phuc Tho, Thuong Tin, Dong Anh, Hoai Duc and Thach That and Son Tay township on October 14.
The Hanoi Children’s Hospital, the first of its kind in the capital city, was inaugurated on October 9 on the occasion of the city’s 70th anniversary of Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2024).
A miracle has occurred at Viet Duc University Hospital in Hanoi as doctors successfully performed a simultaneous heart-liver transplant on a 41-year-old patient in critical condition with severe organ failure, the first time ever performed in Vietnam.
The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) and Sanofi on October 8 signed a document guiding the cooperation in manufacturing some vaccines of the French pharmaceutical group in the Southeast Asian country.
On September 26 and 27, Takeda, a global biopharmaceutical company, hosted a series of scientific symposia in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi, in collaboration with the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam Association of Prevention Medicine (VAPM) in Hanoi.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is set to launch a project on enhancing professional capacities, transferring technology, and developing a network of satellite hospitals for 2025-2030 period.
The Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam said over the past years, his government has passed many ODA projects on technical assistance, human resources training, and building hospitals in Vietnam.
Up to 95% of children aged 1-5 in Hanoi are expected to be vaccinated against measles and rubella (MR) this year, according to a plan recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee.
The Medical Services Administration (MSA) under the Ministry of Health along with Family Health International (FHI 360) will work together on a project to control antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on September 18 signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening cooperation in enhancing the health and quality of life of migrants, and supporting them in accessing national health systems and policies.
The third “Light up Vietnam’s smile” programme, which provides free surgeries for people with cleft lip and palate , is open for registration until October 30.
The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) is considered one of the most successful public healthcare and protection programmes in Vietnam.
Industriousness, enthusiasm, and smartness are the impressions that French doctors have had of their colleagues from the Vietnam – Sweden hospital in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Uong Bi city, who are working at the Pierre Bérégovoy hospital, Nevers city of Nièvre province, under an apprenticeship programme.
The Vietnam International Medical Exhibition - Pharmedi Vietnam 2024, the largest healthcare industry event of Vietnam, opened on September 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Hanoi Department of Health has asked the city's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to coordinate with Noi Bai International Airport and relevant units to increase monitoring to promptly detect suspected monkeypox cases at the airport and border gates, especially those returning from countries where the disease is currently spreading.
The network of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts, the Vietnamese youths and students association, and the group of Vietnamese doctors and physicians in the Czech Republic have coordinated to offer free health check-ups and consultancy to the Vietnamese community in the country.
The Hoa Binh Provincial General Hospital reported on September 4 that it is currently treating two patients diagnosed with Whitmore's disease.
