Face mask mandates in Vietnam Health

InfographicFace mask mandates in Vietnam

The Ministry of Health has issued a guidance on the wearing of masks in public places for COVID-19 prevention and control, clarifying to who and where it is a must.
Medicine, equipment shortage must be avoided: PM Health

Medicine, equipment shortage must be avoided: PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 13 stressed the need to remove all obstacles in bidding and procurement of medicine, medical equipment and bio-products within this month so as to avoid the disruption in their supply caused by administrative procedures, legal problems or a lack of responsibility among public officials.
New anti-pandemic media campaign launched Health

New anti-pandemic media campaign launched

A new media campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic for the “new normal” was launched by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Hanoi on September 12, aiming to promote the theme “For a strong and healthy Vietnam”.
Former health officials prosecuted over Tamiflu scandal Society

Former health officials prosecuted over Tamiflu scandal

Former Deputy Minister of Health Cao Minh Quang and accomplices have been prosecuted for alleged wrongdoings in the purchase of materials for producing Tamiflu and the drug containing the Oseltamivir phosphate element to tackle the A/H5N1 flu virus in 2006.
Vietnam, US jointly fight dangerous epidemics Health

Vietnam, US jointly fight dangerous epidemics

Amid the spread of dangerous epidemics around the world, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) and the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will further expand cooperation to cope with the challenges of the future. ​