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The southern province of Dong Nai has reported its first case of Zika – a woman who tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus, local health department reported.

The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department has instructed the building of a procedure for receiving and curing Zika-infected cases, particularly pregnantones.

The Hanoi Department of Health is to officially launch website http://qlhanhnghekcb.gov.vn on August 15 to issue practising permits for health workers and business licences to health care stations.

Hanoi’s Health Department launched three hotlines on July 23 to receive feedback from people and organisations.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has included a number of new vaccines in the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation as part of efforts to improve the efficiency of disease prevention.

HCM City Health Department officials have urged consumers to buy products with clear origin sold at clean and hygienic trading places to ensure food safety.

The Health Department of Hanoi and the Ireard center of France signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on medical cooperation in Hanoi on January 19.

The health department in Hanoi has directed medical centers across the capital to improve basic healthcare services.