The Norway Red Cross on Oct. 27 handed
over 400,000 USD to the Vietnam Red Cross to help Vietnamese victims of
typhoon Ketsana to overcome its aftermaths.
Medical experts in Ho Chi Minh City
have called on infertile husbands to undergo medical check-ups for
treatment, as up to 90 percent of male infertility cases can now be
cured.
Doctors from Company No. 12 under the
Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence on Sept. 4 presented gifts to
150 poor patients who are undergoing treatment at a hospital in
Cambodia ’s Santouk district.
More than 2,700 Vietnamese guest
workers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) flocked to Seoul capital on Aug.
30 for a get-together held by the Vietnamese Embassy for the 2nd time
since 2008.
The Japan-Vietnam Cultural Association
(JVCA) and the Japanese Cancer Association (JCA) said that they have
mobilised medical equipment worth around 100,000 USD to the Da Nang
Hospital.
The National Assembly’s Standing
Committee convened its 22nd session in Hanoi on Aug. 11, focusing on
seven draft laws as well as several other issues.
Humanitarian activities are, first,
deeds of compassion, but then take on greater significance in the
political and social arenas, bringing joy to unfortunate families, said
President Nguyen Minh Triet.
Doctors from Chung Ang University’s
Hospital, an affiliate of the Republic of Korea group, Doosan, will
conduct surgery free of charge for children with harelips and cleft
palates in the central province of Quang Ngai.
State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan
pledged to provide the best possible conditions for children to take
part in social activities and asked relevant agencies to consider
children’s concerns and interests.
Some 200,000 Vietnamese will be
diagnosed with cancer and 100,000 will die of the disease during this
and next year, making it the biggest threat, among non-contagious
diseases, to public health.
XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
