Millions of children in Vietnam protected by vaccination over 40 years: UN agencies
Vietnam has made strides in the past four decades to lower the number of child fatalities after it launched a national immunization program in 1981.
12:19, 2024/05/15
Food hygine model in Hoan Kiem enhances Hanoi's appeal
The district continues to replicate the food safety model in other areas.
10:15, 2024/05/15
WHO official praises Vietnam's health performance
Vietnam can be proud of having transformed life and health in recent decades.
14:09, 2024/05/14
Surge in food poisoning calls for urgent safety measures
Recently, there have been several food poisoning outbreaks across the country, mainly from food sold to children from stalls outside school gates, causing concern and anxiety among parents.
19:41, 2021/03/09
Hanoi’s health sector details Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan
The plan aims to reduce the incidence and mortality in the community by using Covid-19 vaccine.
17:11, 2021/03/04
Vietnam warned to be on high alert of H5N8 avian flu strain
The strain is a subtype of the influenza A virus that causes flu-like symptoms in wild birds and poultry.
14:08, 2021/03/03
Bluezone Covid-19 tracking app exceeds 30 million downloads
Bluezone is a Bluetooth-based app that helps determine whether or not a person has come into contact with a Covid-19 patient.
16:49, 2021/02/22
Vietnam has first super-cold freezer for Covid-19 vaccines
Each freezer has a defrosting room with temperatures kept at minus 8 degrees Celsius to ensure vaccines are safely thawed prior to usage.
21:40, 2021/02/18
Nearly 600 direct contacts of deceased Japanese patient negative for coronavirus
The foreign man was confirmed posthumously to be positive for the novel coronavirus in his third Covid-19 test.
18:33, 2021/02/15
Government leader wants new measures to stop Covid-19 outbreak
Although agencies and localities have made many efforts, there are still existing problems that require more drastic actions to control the pandemic.
16:28, 2021/02/15
Vietnam’s leading acupuncturist passes away
The acupuncturist wrote dozens of books on acupuncture and Oriental medicines and made great contribution to the evolution of Vietnam's acupuncture and traditional medicine sectors.
17:31, 2021/02/12
Health Minister praises frontline Covid-19 responders
Thousands of health professionals, staff, and students join the fight against Covid-19 without coming home for New Year holiday.
10:55, 2021/02/10
Vietnam-made Covid-19 vaccine likely effective against variants
Nanocovax, a made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine, has proven safe and effective against the novel coronavirus, even its new variant first reported by the UK health authorities.
14:24, 2021/02/06
Vietnam considers reducing Covid-19 quarantine back to 14 days
Vietnam's health ministry is waiting for final reports before amending the rule on the quarantine period.
22:17, 2021/02/05
FEB 5: Two more Vietnam provinces confirm new Covid-19 cases
All the newly-infected cases are linked to the Hai Duong outbreak that was detected a week ago.
15:15, 2021/02/05
Vietnam makes impressive progress toward UHC: Brookings Institution
A recent research says that Vietnam provided a generous benefit package which is more equitable for its people.
16:48, 2021/02/02
Hanoi tries put Covid-19 outbreak in community under control
Hanoi has requested ten hospitals in the city, along with its own CDC to perform Covid-19 testing for as much as 5,000 samples a day.
14:06, 2021/01/22
Vietnam to maintain strict control of foreign arrivals ahead of Tet
Vietnam has decided to tighten regulations regarding foreign arrivals and their quarantine period.
20:31, 2021/01/20
Second made-in-Vietnam COVID-19 vaccine to begin human trials after Tet
Covivac will be the second made-in-Vietnam vaccine to be tested on humans after Nanocovax.
16:48, 2021/01/18
Vietnam’s cancer rate worsen in 2020
Vietnam reported 182,563 new cases of cancer in 2020.
14:48, 2021/01/18
Vietnam needs to ensure uninterrupted care for elderly in pandemic: UNFPA
Older persons aged 65 and above account for 7.7% of Vietnam's total population.
11:05, 2021/01/18
Hanoi to conduct Covid-19 test for all National Party Congress delegates
Participants to the upcoming National Party Congress will have their samples taken for a RT-PCR test between January 18 and 23.
20:49, 2021/01/16
An overseas Vietnamese: Covid-19 infected, in lockdown and the desire to fly back home
Jack Tran is an overseas Vietnamese who is now living and working in London - United Kingdom told Hanoitimes about his experience as a Covid-19 patient.
20:42, 2021/01/12
Vietnam to test highest dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Nanocovax vaccine produced by NANOGEN Company is the first made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine which is undergoing clinical trial in humans.