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Surgeons at 108 Military Central Hospital have carried out a rare multi-organ transplant using organs from a brain-dead soldier, saving five patients in a single day.
In Vietnam, with about 15 million smokers, cigarette waste amounts to thousands of tonnes annually, worsening the plastic pollution crisis. Additionally, around 4.5 million hectares of land are destroyed yearly for tobacco cultivation and wood for drying.
In Vietnam, the dominant meningococcal serogroups vary over time, making epidemiological assessments and subsequent prevention challenging... This trend underscores the need for vigilant epidemiological surveillance and enhanced vaccination strategies.
Bayer, a global pharmaceutical conglomerate, is intensifying its contribution to Vietnam’s National Strategic Collaboration Program for Stroke Prevention and Management through new public–private partnership initiatives.
This cooperation aims to expedite access to advanced medicines and vaccines developed by GSK, particularly by bringing to Vietnam new specialty medicines produced at GSK’s modern, globally strategic manufacturing facilities in Worthing and Barnard Castle (UK).
The post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) vaccines, valued at 100,000 USD, were delivered to the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) in the two provinces through coordination with the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), the Ministry of Health, and local authorities. The donation was made possible with financial support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
A round-the-clock emergency and disease control team has been mobilised to promptly respond to any urgent situations, including accidents, food poisoning, fires, or large-scale health incidents.
Assoc Prof Dr Nguyen Hoang Dinh, deputy director of the hospital, said that the hospital's goal is to develop a 'Heart Valve Centre of Excellence' that meets international standards for the treatment of heart valve disease.
A symposium on cardiovascular and stroke prevention, quality of life, and longevity, titled “Policosanol and the Longevity Factor HDL”, was co-organised by Tue Tinh Hospital, Hasu No Hana Joint Stock Company, Cuba’s National Scientific Research Centre (CNIC), and Raydel Group.
From battling epidemics to restructuring its system following the administrative boundary expansion, Ho Chi Minh City’s health sector has overcome difficulties and gradually reaffirmed its role as the nation’s largest medical hub.
According to experts, RSV is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia that require hospitalization in young children.
This is the first time that Vietnam, China, and Laos have organised a comprehensive cross-border infectious disease emergency response exercise, covering the entire process, chain, and elements involved.
Vietnam and Japan are strengthening healthcare cooperation in preventive medicine, human resource training, and sustainable medical infrastructure development, aiming to advance comprehensive healthcare.
To be held at 108 Military Central Hospital and Hong Ngoc General Hospital on October 18-19 respectively, the conference “Facing the functional, oncological and aesthetic challenges within the head and neck” will be attended by British and Vietnamese doctors specialising in ENT (ear, nose and throat) and head-neck surgery, plastic and aesthetic surgery, oncology and maxillofacial surgery.
A healthy society cannot rely solely on doctors and disease prevention must begin with individual awareness and healthy lifestyles, said Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu.
According to the WHO’s TaXSim simulation model, the tax measures adopted under the amended Law on Special Consumption Tax, to take effect in June 2025, are projected to help 2.1 million people in Vietnam quit or avoid smoking by 2030.
According to a 2022 report by the Ministry of Health’s Department of Maternal Health and Children, pregnancies among adolescents aged 15–19 account for 2.5–3% of the national total, with about 3,000 abortions recorded annually at public health facilities.
The organisation becomes the first international standards body to formally apply for the Vietnamese government's recognition, seeking approval to implement hospital quality certification programmes in compliance with Vietnam's current regulations.
Vietnam has made significant improvements in patient safety across all age groups, with its Ministry of Health having integrated patient safety into the national action plan on improving the medical service quality management capacity.
The Vietnamese doctors treated over 30 patients in France, applying acupuncture and acupressure. Many patients responded positively, expressing interest in continuing treatment with traditional Vietnamese methods.
