Seven young doctors from the Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics and Bach Mai Hospital have been dispatched to work in impoverished districts in the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Bac Kan, Son La and Dien Bien.
Nearly 10,000 children of kindergarten and primary school age are expected to take part in free healthcare services as part of International Children’s Day on June 1.
Nearly 300 professors, doctors and leading oncologists have gathered in central Da Nang city to take part in a national conference on cancer prevention and control which opened on April 27.
A project to develop healthcare services in coastal and island areas through 2020 has showed good outcomes with remarkable improvements recorded in quality of medical services for local people.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is providing 2.1 million USD (17.5 billion kip) in initial assistance for the strengthening of healthcare services in Laos, local media reported.
A Hanoi delegation led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has visited France’s Paris, seeking ways to boost bilateral ties in health care, investment and environment.
Medicine and healthcare services prices this August post the sharpest monthly hike, 6.18 percent, compared to five other goods and services categories that share the same upward trend.
The Government recently set a goal for 90 percent of the population to be covered by health insurance by 2020. Vietnam Economic Times talks with Nguyen Thi Minh, General Director of Vietnam Social Ins
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on July 16 cut a ribbon to inaugurate the new headquarters of the Hanoi School of Public Health Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi.
Hanoi’s healthcare system needs thorough plans for infrastructure and human resources, or it will lag behind other modernised cities, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Chung said.
Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is introducing its health information system (HIS) at the four-day International Communications and Information Technology Exhibition in Singapore.
Hospital rankings will be publicised for the first time this year in an effort by the Ministry of Health to improve healthcare services, the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.
The Deputy Chairman of the Can Tho City People's Committee on December 29 urged the assignment of female officials in government positions, especially as members of the National Assembly and People's
The Ministry of Health (MoH) along with the Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) and Hong Ngoc General Hospital provided free health check-ups and medicines for 200 poor patients.
A raft of disadvantaged children have benefited from the project “Comprehensive Care for Orphans, Children and Adolescents with Disabilities and Special Needs”.
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