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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.

Another case of A/H1N1 flu discovered in HCM City

05/06/2009 | 22:09:21

Another case of influenza A/H1N1 has been detected in Ho Chi Minh City , said the Director of the city’s Healthcare Department, Dr. Nguyen Van Chau, on June 5.

Vietnam reports no new cases of A/H1N1 or cholera

03/06/2009 | 21:50:46

By June 3, Vietnam had detected three cases of A/H1N1 influenza and 115 people suffering from cholera, said Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu.

First A(H1N1) flu case confirmed

31/05/2009 | 21:09:57

The Ministry of Health on May 31 confirmed the first case of A(H1N1) flu after a 23-year-old student in Ho Chi Minh City tested positive to the virus.

VN, Belgium to study children’s kidney diseases

28/05/2009 | 17:23:58

The Paediatrics Hospital 2 and the Pham Ngoc Thach Medicine University in Ho Chi Minh City have signed a cooperation project with the Belgian Interuniversity to study children’s kidney and urologic diseases.

Vietnam develops highly-effective cholera vaccine

28/05/2009 | 17:17:48

The Vaccine and Bio-product Company No. 1 has just produced a new type of cholera vaccine clinically confirmed to protect up to 90 percent of shot recipients against the disease.

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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.