The central city of Da Nang should roll out communication campaigns on dengue fever prevention on a larger scale and with diverse methods, focusing on densely-populated areas.
The Mekong Delta region is facing a serious shortage of medical staff in five rare specialities including tuberculosis, leprosy, psychiatry, surgery and forensic science, a seminar heard on August 15.
Nearly 50,000 dengue fever cases have been reported nationwide so far this year, doubling the same period last year's figure, ringing the alarm on the complicated development of the infectious disease
HCM City schools were instructed to work with health centres to disinfect classrooms and devices serving children eating lunch, taking a nap and attending extra classes ahead of the new school year.
The Hanoi Department of Health is to officially launch website http://qlhanhnghekcb.gov.vn on August 15 to issue practising permits for health workers and business licences to health care stations.
HCM City plans to spend more than 5.7 trillion VND (253.7 million USD) on three general hospitals in the city’s outlying districts, according to the Department of Health.
As many as 80 percent of the 40,000 children born in the Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital every year receive pre-birth and post-birth screening for deformities detection.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged authorities in Central Highlands localities to keep a close watch on the development of dengue fever in the region.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Health Ministry to direct the progress of constructing branches of Hanoi-based Viet Duc and Bach Mai hospitals.
A team from the Ministry of Health on August 5 inspected dengue fever prevention efforts in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, which is a hotbed of the mosquito-borne disease at present.
Advanced medical techniques in cardiovascular surgery and interventions have been successfully transferred to provincial hospitals, saving the lives of hundreds of patients every year.
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