A set of 40 standardised menus, which are both nutritious and delicious, have been created to ensure the good health and stature of primary students in Da Nang, Hai Phong and Hanoi cities.

Central Highlands provinces have been urged to increase efforts to curb the spread of dengue fever as the number of patients in the region has risen to 6,038, including four dead.

The Red Cross Society of Ha Tinh central province provided free health examination and medicines for low-income fishermen and social welfare beneficiaries in Ky Anh district on July 31.

The number of children in Ho Chi Minh City suffering from a condition where the chest appears sunken has increased unusually, doctors from Paediatrics Hospital No 1 said.

Various activities are taking place nationwide to improve public awareness of viral hepatitis as Vietnam has high incidence of hepatitis B and C compared to other regional countries.

Vietnam may fail to curb the sex imbalance at birth in 2016 as about 113.4 boys were born for every 100 girls during the first half of this year, higher than last year’s ratio of 112.8/100.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a 26 million USD project to promote and ensure sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention and combat in Vietnam.

The Tokyo Human Health Sciences University Vietnam, a project under the educational cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, was inaugurated in Van Giang district of Hung Yen province on July 22.

The role of midwives in reproductive health care was the focus of discussion of a workshop in the central city of Hue on July 21.

The proportion of malnourished children is reducing remarkably but the ratio of childhood obesity is on the rise, according to the Ministry of Health’s Department of Preventive Medicine.

After receiving dialysis treatment on July 20 at Binh Chieu Ward Health Centre, a 32-year-old patient said he was relieved that he no longer had to visit a district hospital in HCM City.

The health sector is seeking to develop domestic medicinal materials to produce drug at home.

Local patients now can receive high-quality health check-ups at the Binh Chieu ward medical station, thanks to a pilot project to strengthen communal-level medical facilities of the Thu Duc Hospital.

Vietnam has recorded an increasing number of young people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, which kill 200,000 people per year, heard a workshop in Hanoi on July 20.