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Communication work is one of the major solutions to prevent malnutrition in children, especially those of ethnic minority groups, a health official said.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting with voters in Phong Dien town of the Mekong city of Can Tho to brief them on the outcomes of the NA’s fourth session.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in November went up 0.13 percent monthly, 2.62 percent annually and 2.38 percent from the last December, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Center for Supporting Community Development Initiative (SCDI) held a workshop on November 23 in the south central coastal province of Binh Dinh to seek ways to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community’s access to health care services.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi launched a campaign on November 22 to respond to the national month on HIV/AIDS prevention and control (November 10-December 10) and the World AIDS Day (December 1).

Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in October increased 0.63 percent compared to that of September and 4.13 percent year on year.

Nguyen M., a 61 year-old overseas Vietnamese from Sweden, has decided to schedule a coronary intervention at University Medical Hospital HCM City (UMH).

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in September rose 0.59 percent, the highest level in 10 months except for August due to increasing tuition fees. However, experts said that inflation in the whole year will stand below 4 percent as such administrative changes that can be controlled.

To ensure delivery of HIV treatment services, the health sector in Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating coverage of health insurance for HIV patients as donor funding for antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and treatment will end in a few years now that Vietnam Nam has reached lower middle-income status as classified by the World Bank.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will upgrade 20 medical stations and build three new ones in disadvantaged areas with a total investment of 20.5 billion VND (880,000 USD).

Investment in health literacy would be a useful initiative in Vietnam and other ASEAN countries to help reach health goals, according to Asian Health Literacy Association.

The Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) has proposed that the Prime Minister privatise State-owned hospitals to reform the healthcare system and improve the quality of health care services.

Japanese doctor Nagato Natsume has been appointed as Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Nagoya city of Aichi prefecture.

Eight years ago, Nguyen Thi Lanh (not her real name) of HCM City was diagnosed with hepatitis B, and several months later, she became pregnant.

The consumer price index (CPI) in August rose 0.92 percent from the previous month and 3.35 percent over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

APEC officials shared the views that finance remains one of the biggest challenges to the health sector at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in July rose again by 0.11 percent, following the rebound of food prices, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

More than 50 poor people in the northern province of Dien Bien’s border commune of Thanh Yen received free health check-ups, treatment and oriental medicine via a programme on July 30.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has suggested the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan seek ways to mobilise resources from the society to invest in transportation infrastructure development, thus propelling socio-economic growth and connecting with regional localities.

An APEC 2017 working group on July 6 inspected preparations on health care for the APEC Forum on Financial Inclusion which is slated for July 10-12 in Hoi An town, the central province of Quang Nam.