Last minute liver transplant saves life
In a remarkable medical achievement, a patient suffering from acute liver failure and multi-organ dysfunction in the ICU was saved by a donor-aided emergency liver transplant.
Vietnam sees great strides in saving extremely premature low weight infants
Doctors in hospitals in Vietnam have mastered advanced techniques to save premature babies weighing only 400 grams.
Prenatal, new-born screening improves population health
As prenatal and newborn screening can reduce abnormalities by 95%, ensuring the health of infants, Vietnam is focusing on improving screening technologies to world standards, dedicated to improving the quality of health in the country’s population.
Twins survive after premature birth, weighing just 500g
The National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology has for the first time successfully bred twins who were born at 25 weeks, each weighing just 500g.
MoH plans to digitise all medical records
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is drafting a circular on a pilot programme for electronic medical records in a bid to save time and money for both doctors and patients.
500-gram newborn baby survives
Doctors of the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology have saved a premature baby weighing 500 gram, the hospital announced on June 7.
8 percent of Vietnamese couples face infertility
Vietnam’s infertility rate currently stands at about 8 percent of couples, experts say, indicating that infertility is a major task for the obstetrics and gynecology sector in the country.