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In mid-August, Viet Duc University Hospital announced that its doctors successfully performed Vietnam’s first-ever combined heart–lung transplant, marking a major step forward for the country’s medical field.
The two kidneys were among five organs, including the heart, liver, kidneys and corneas, donated by a man from Can Tho city who passed away following a traffic accident.
The initiative aims to not only lower medical costs but also strengthen social welfare and support sustainable poverty reduction.
Under the three-month programme, the Vietnamese specialists will provide hands-on instruction and technology transfer to Viengkhon Manivong and other doctors from Attapeu. Once the Lao doctors master the procedures, the Quang Ngai team will travel to Attapeu to complete the transfer and give on-site guidance.
The success of the two transplants for two patients in a single day has brought the total number of successful lung transplants performed by the National Lung Hospital to nine, placing Vietnam among the world’s leading lung transplant centres.
The successful emergency operation on a patient with serious chest injuries in Truong Sa showed that Vietnam’s military medical forces are now capable of handling complex emergencies at sea, boosting the confidence of soldiers and fishermen living and working on remote islands.
A leader of the Bac Ninh Industrial Zones Health Centre proposed that the draft documents of the 14th National Party Congress should include a clear orientation for developing healthcare models in industrial, export processing, and high-tech zones.
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.
