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The first phase of a hi-tech healthcare complex, expected to cost more than 1 billion USD, kicked off in Hanoi’s outskirt Dong Anh district on October 14.

The National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs continued its meeting on October 3 on the implementation of autonomy at public hospitals.

The capital city of Hanoi recorded impressive socio-economic development results in the first nine months of this year, with a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.35 percent, up from the 6.95 percent expansion recorded in the same period last year.

Each Vietnamese citizen will be issued with a unique health ID card, which they will be able to use throughout their lives, according to the Ministry of Health.

The consumer price index (CPI) in September rose 0.32 percent over the previous month, said General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz in Hanoi on September 10, pledging to encourage Vietnamese firms’ investment in the Caribbean nation.

Traditional medicine and acupuncture, dental care, cosmetic surgery, pathological screening, and artificial insemination will be improved to make them Ho Chi Minh City’s main medical tourism products in the coming years, a recent workshop heard.

The southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City recorded a month-on-month rise of 0.24 percent in the consumer price index (CPI) in August, according to the municipal statistics office.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 14th ASEAN Health Ministers’ Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on August 29 - 30.

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Alive & Thrive on August 26 announced two hospitals as Centres of Excellence for Breastfeeding, including Tran Van Thoi Hospital in southern Ca Mau province and Can Tho Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Health insurance policies for people with disabilities were discussed at a workshop in Hanoi on August 23 to attract policymakers’ attention to the neccessity for the health insurance to also cover payment for assistive tools and devices for the disabled.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has sped up the process of building a database and adopting IT as instructed by the municipal Party Committee.

The Ministry of Health is set to amend the Law on Health Examination and Treatment, including provisions on issue of certificates for medical practice.

The Government has urged the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to mobilise resources and engage the whole political system and community to prevent the spread of African swine fever, restructure the animal breeding sector and ensure foodstuff supply for year-end occasion.

The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (Eurocham) highly values the potential of Vietnam to become a centre for the research-based pharmaceutical industry including production, export and supplies of high quality healthcare services in the ASEAN region.

With innovations in health-check procedures, millions of working hours have been saved and links in health testing alone have saved more than 300 billion VND per year.

A CPI rise at three-year low during the first half of 2019 has greatly helped stabilise the macro-economy, promote economic growth and leave much room for inflation control for the remaining of the year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

The average Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the first half of 2019 increased 2.64 percent year-on-year, the lowest level over the last three years, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Ministry of Health (MoH) plans to halt a planned increase of medical service fees if the consumer price index (CPI) increases in 2019.

The consumer price index (CPI) of Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s biggest economic hub, increased by 0.58 percent in May compared with the previous month and 4.41 percent year-on-year, the municipal Statistics Office announced on May 29.