Keyword: "herbal medicine"

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for a focus on developing and diversifying services and products in traditional medicine, as well as improving the quality of traditional medicine in healthcare-related services, to meet tourism demands.

A Vietnamese research team from the project on thrombosis prevention and treatment products derived from herbal medicine has presented their report at the International Conference on Traditional and Alternative Medicine 2024, which was held in Milan city of Italy from August 12-13.

The Critical Diseases Research and Treatment Institute (Radiner) of Vietnam and Saidal Group - an Algerian pharmaceutical company - have signed a cooperation agreement, opening up cooperation potential in the healthcare sector between the two countries.

The herbal medicine industry remained largely untapped despite Vietnam’s many favourable conditions, said industry experts and policymakers.

Herbal medicines in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have helped to attract more tourists to the locality.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) announced results of pre-clinical research on a herbal medicine for COVID-19 treatment called VIPDERVIR at an online press conference on August 10.

The supply, price and use of herbal medicines will be tightened by strengthening policies on quality assessment at medical facilities, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has stressed.

The Ministry of Health will work to increase medical examinations and treatment using herbal medicine.

A conference was held in the northern province of Yen Bai on December 8 to launch an EU-funded project to enhance capacity in managing the value chain of herbal plants.

Increasing demand for medicinal herbs in the world encourages Vietnam to unleash its herb production potential.

Preserving valuable traditional medicine is a vital task of the health sector, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said.

Many provinces have said they will turn herbal medicine development into one of the economic priorities so as to tap into local advantages.