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News that a three-year-old boy suffered a stroke recently shocked parents across Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently signed off a national action programme for children for 2021 - 2030, aiming to ensure the realisation of children’s rights and their all-round development and create a safe, healthy, and friendly living environment for them.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam ordered competent authorities to outline specific measures to mobilise resources to carry out the national nutrition strategy during 2021-2030 with a view to improve the Vietnamese people’s well-being and stature.

The incidence of type 2 diabetes in younger adults has increased dramatically in Vietnam, doctors have said.

The Situation Analysis (SitAn) of Children and Adolescents in Da Nang was launched on November 17 at a ceremony held by the central city and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The Little Cat has launched a product called Smart Cat Wheel to solve cat's health and diet problems.

The number of people suffering from kidney problems was increasing in Vietnam, and kidney failure had begun to harm more and more young people, doctors have said.

The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported six new infections and one more disease-related death on August 14 morning.

Hanoi is rolling out various mechanisms, policies, communications activities, and solutions to give best care for children towards fulfilling targets on children nutrition.

Few health facilities in Vietnam offer treatment for addiction to online games, which is considered a mental health condition by the World Health Organisation.

Three medical facilities in Vietnam recently fulfilled seven criteria to be awarded Platinum Status by the World Stroke Organisation (WSO).

Fruit juice is easily absorbed by the body, has a delicious taste. Especially, many vegetables and fruits have high medicinal quality, help prevent oxidation, food poisoning and boost immunity.

Thailand’s COVID-19 infection graph is showing a stable trend, with 33 confirmed new infections and three deaths reported on April 12.

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has proposed new duties on sweetened drinks, polluting vehicles and plastic bags, to control consumption of the products in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Vietnam has made progress in ensuring children’s development and sustainable future.

Ensuring food security is an urgent issue at present with food supply sources and access to safe food supplies being seriously affected, especially by climate change, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said at a forum in Hanoi on November 5.

Vietnam records about 12.5 million people with high blood pressure, 3.5 million others with obesity, two million people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, and nearly 126,000 new cases of cancer.

Non-communicable diseases are the top cause of death in Vietnam, according to Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Vietnam Albert Lieberg called for urgent actions to end hunger and malnutrition at a meeting in Hanoi on October 14 on the occasion of World Food Day (October 16).

Two chemical compounds, Momilactone A and Momilactone B (MA and MB), that can prevent diabetes, obesity and gout through their ability to inhibit enzymes relating to the diseases, have been found in white rice grown in the central province of Quang Tri, scientists have announced.