Laos suspends pork imports from Vietnam World

Laos suspends pork imports from Vietnam

The Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced the suspension of pork imports from Vietnam and other countries hit by the outbreak of African swine fever.
Efforts to be exerted towards malaria elimination by 2030 Health

Efforts to be exerted towards malaria elimination by 2030

Policy advocacy will be promoted, along with efforts to call for financial and human resources for the prevention and control of malaria, parasitic and insect-transmitted diseases to successfully eliminate malaria in Vietnam by 2030, heard a conference held by the Ministry of Health and PATH, a global non-profit organisation on public health, in Hanoi on March 22.
Enhanced dengue prevention measures needed as cases rise Health

Enhanced dengue prevention measures needed as cases rise

The Ministry of Health reports that the number of dengue fever cases across the nation has increased 2.3 times in the first two months of 2023 compared to the same period last year, with southern and central provinces being hit the hardest.