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Needy people get free facial, eye surgery

22/05/2012 | 16:06:30

Forty-two children with harelips and cleft palates in the two Central Highlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have received free check-ups and operations.

USAID helps Vietnam fight avian influenza

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved a project on preventing influenza on poultry and human beings funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Unilever Vietnam helps to raise community health

The Unilever Vietnam Fund has helped to build and upgrade 20 public toilets while improving public awareness of personal and environmental hygiene in 20 communes in 10 districts of 10 cities and provinces nationwide.

Conference discusses emergency medicine

27/03/2012 | 11:25:13

Nearly 300 domestic and foreign professors and doctors gathered at the International Conference on Emergency Medicine that opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on March 26.

Children, poor people get free eye, lip surgery

22/03/2012 | 19:12:20

The Can Tho Hospital of Eye-Odontostomatolgy has provided free surgery for 80 children with harelip and cleft palate in Mekong Delta provinces and cities.

Avian flu prevention project enters second phase

22/03/2012 | 19:08:00

The second phase of a national project on avian and human influenza control and preparedness and pandemic prevention has started in 11 provinces and cities.

Khanh Hoa researches scrub typhus

14/03/2012 | 14:51:28

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has provided 1.5 billion VND to carry out research on scrub typhus and means of transmission. The project is currently about to get underway and is due to run until 2013.

HIV prevention facts reach at-risk populations

14/03/2012 | 11:25:00

Around 750,000 people, including drug users, homosexuals and sex workers have received HIV prevention treatment under the 44-million USD Community Reach Programme.

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Uncle Ho’s birthday celebrated abroad
A ceremony has been held in Algeria to mark President Ho Chi Minh's birth.

VN-EU business forum
Trade officials has put forward proposals to create a stable legal corridor to facilitate trade activities between VN and EU.

UNESCO recognises Buddhist woodblocks
Woodblocks printed with Buddhist Sutras was officially listed as world heritage by UNESCO on May 16.

VN successfully launches 2nd satellite
VN’s 2nd satellite, the VINASAT-2, has been successfully sent into orbit from Kourou in Guyana, South America.

VN opposes China fishing ban in East Sea
VN opposes the Chinese Department of Fisheries’ ban on fishing in the East Sea, a VN' official has said.

Party Central Committee wraps up 5th meeting
The 5th meeting of the CPV Central Committee has completed its agenda after nine days of sitting.

European literature celebrated in Hanoi
The European Literature Day began in Hanoi on May 11.

Historic collection of books unveiled in Laos
A collection of books on the history of VN and Laos’ special relationship made public in Vientiane on May 10.