Though the rate of population covered by health insurance in Dong Nai province has continually increased and reached about 70.6 percent at present, it is still 4 pct lower than the national average.
The risk of infectious disease in Vietnam is still high, with cases of infection likely to increase from now to the end of the year, according to the Ministry of Health.
Permanent deputy head of the Steering Committee for the Northwestern Region Hau A Lenh and Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on September 23.
Local governments play a key role in implementing health care programmes and coordinating the cooperation of stakeholders to help people access high-quality, reasonable-cost health care services.
Health ministers from ASEAN member states convened a teleconference on September 19 seeking ways to combat Zika virus, which has hit many parts of Southeast Asia.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited children cancer patients receiving treatment at the K Hospital in Hanoi, bringing them gifts on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Hospitals quality management plays a very important role and if it’s not done in a proper way, incidents can happen and repeat, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said.
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.
The Vietnam-France Friendship and Cooperation Association (VFFCA) has set the goal of reinforcing solidarity and friendship between the two peoples between now and 2021.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on July 16 cut a ribbon to inaugurate the new headquarters of the Hanoi School of Public Health Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi.
Health insurance is compulsory as regulated in Vietnamese law as well as being the interests and responsibility of everyone, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Vietnam has actively contributed to global health issues during the 139th meeting of the governing bodies of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said.
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has called on WHO and int'l partners to help ASEAN nations, including Vietnam, achieve national goals and enhance national capacity for fulfilling the SDGs.
Developing traditional medicine in combination with modern health care practices is the top priority of the Vietnamese Party, State and the Ministry of Health.
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
