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Disease prevention and control is the main duty of the health sector this year, thus the sector will actively conduct preventive measures and provide vaccinations in high-risk areas.

A series of books about autism has been launched in Hanoi by the Women’s Publishing House in response to the World Autism Awareness Day April 2.

Businesses, industrial zones and hospitals nationwide have been getting into the Tet (Lunar New Year) spirit and providing free transport to allow workers and patients travel home to spend the holiday with their families.

The number of children admitted to the Hanoi-based National Paediatrics Hospital for disorders following the use of a traditional medicine called "thuoc cam" has increased.

The rate of children suffering from gastric disease is growing due to schooling pressure and inappropriate food, health experts have said.

The first hot spell of summer, with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius, is sending more people, especially children and the elderly to hospital.

Warm, wet weather creates a conducive environment for different kinds of viruses - including the flu - to develop, so people should remain vigilant in order to allow for timely and proper treatment.

The number of children being treated for respiratory diseases in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City hospitals has increased, doctors said.

The wet weather currently blanketing the country was making it easier for bacteria to spread, resulting in an increase of respiratory and digestive diseases, and chicken-pox among children in both northern and southern areas, according to doctors.

Heath Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has affirmed that a project on building satellite hospitals, designated to ease hospital overcrowding, is one of the key tasks for the health sector.

The State of Vietnam has encouraged the Catholic Church in the country to actively and effectively participate in the economic and social development of the nation.