The Presidential Office on February 3 announced the Acting President’s order to promulgate the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment that was adopted by the 15th National Assembly at its second extraordinary session.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are on the rise in Vietnam, especially among the young and people of working age, experts said at the workshop on “Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and Cholesterol management in Vietnam" held by the Vietnam Heart Association and Novartis Vietnam on December 15.
Young patients and their families will benefit from the Healthy Lung programme, AstraZeneca’s initiative to improve respiratory disease management in Vietnam.
The development of an innovation-focused health care sector is crucial to improving Vietnam's health system to better address challenges in the future, heard the first Health care Innovation Forum held by Pharma Group in Hanoi on November 21.
Every year, it is estimated that 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide. In Vietnam, infant deaths account for 60% of all deaths among children under one year old.
The Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, highly valued Vietnam’s achievements in child protection and care during a three-day visit to Vietnam that concluded on November 13.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) teams up with the country;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and capital market partners – Bangchak Group, SCG, and PTT Oil and Retail Business pcl (OR) - to promote “Care the Bear” project at APEC Economic Leaders’ Week Media Center, in their collaborative efforts to achieve low carbon society and make the media center carbon neutral.
Cargill and CARE International signed a Memorandum of Understanding for ‘She Thrives’, a programme to improve sustainable agriculture for rural communities in the central highland province of Dak Lak, in Hanoi on November 8.
The technology and equipment fair (Techmart) on medical equipment opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 27, attracting the participation of 100 technology companies and trade promotion agencies in the field of health care.
The first phase of the Vietnam Institute of Dietary Supplements (VIDS) was officially opened at the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Tan Xa commune, Thach That district, Hanoi on October 27.
The northern port city of Hai Phong has become more attractive in the eyes of both domestic and foreign investors thanks to its concerted and modern development of socio-economic fields, transport and urban infrastructure, fair business and investment environment.
Over the past decade, the private sector has been playing an important role in intensifying the accessibility to products and services for HIV prevention and treatment at affordable prices for the community of the top risk groups.
A project titled "Reach to Excel: Promoting Financial Inclusion for Ethnic Minority Women" has supported the development of more than 500 self-managed village credit savings groups (VSLA) with more than 11,000 women participating in savings and small-scale lending.
Health experts called for more collaboration and actions to ensure quality mental health care for everyone at a meeting in Hanoi to celebrate World Mental Health Day on October 10.
The Medical Services Administration (MSA) under the Ministry of Health and AstraZeneca Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a programme to improve care for patients with cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases in Vietnam.
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