Hanoi to tackle obesity in primary schools
Students living in urban areas are more likely to be obese than those who live in rural areas.
15:14, 2024/03/24
Hanoi accelerating efforts to reduce new tuberculosis cases
Hanoi has achieved the targets set in the National Strategy for TB Prevention and Control by 2020 with a vision of 2030, with 80% of TB cases detected and 92% of detected patients being cured of the disease.
08:07, 2024/03/06
Conservation and promotion of medicinal plants in Hanoi
Hanoi has set a goal of planting 400 hectares of medicinal plants by 2025 and 1,000 hectares by 2030.
07:31, 2024/02/08
Hanoi hospitals to ensure quality healthcare during Tet
The move aims to ensure that emergency cases, road accident victims, and emergency births are given due care during the Tet holiday.
12:59, 2022/08/04
Initiatives lead to changes hospitals in Hanoi
Initiatives applied in Hanoi's hospitals have contributed to improving the quality of healthcare and treatment services.
15:26, 2022/08/01
Communication matters immensely in combating Monkeypox: CDC
International health experts said that education and accurate messaging are critical to avoid stigma in dealing with Monkeypox outbreaks.
18:13, 2022/07/25
Vietnam steps up surveillance amid monkeypox outbreak in 75 countries
Vietnam will monitor people returning from countries that are facing monkeypox outbreaks.
14:24, 2022/07/21
Hanoi has new high-tech oncology hospital
The hospital will apply high technology and new therapies in treatment.
17:55, 2022/07/12
Phuong Dong Asahi Nursing Home project inaugurated in Hanoi
The project is expected to be put into operation in July next year.
15:13, 2022/07/07
Hanoi confirms first Omicron BA.5 community infections, most cases have mild symptoms
Local health experts said symptoms of Omicron BA.5 sub-variant are like a common cold with fever, cough, runny nose, and sore throat.
21:31, 2022/07/03
Public urged to get booster shots against Omicron subvariants
The booster shots are expected to help extend protection against subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.
08:23, 2022/06/29
BA.5 Omicron sub-variant detected in Vietnam
Vietnam will keep a close eye on the emergence of new strains.
21:33, 2022/06/24
Fourth fixed blood donation center opens in Hanoi
The fourth fixed blood donation center in Hanoi will make it easier for people to donate blood regularly, facilitating blood donation campaigns.
18:21, 2022/06/13
Hanoi-based hospital equipped with new liquid oxygen system funded by US
This new liquid oxygen system will significantly improve critical care capacity in Hanoi at Vietnam’s largest hospital.
13:50, 2022/06/11
US CDC senior officials visit Vietnam to strengthen multi-country partnership
Hanoi-based CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office is one of four facilities of its kind globally together with those located in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and South America.
09:31, 2022/06/09
Hanoi to administer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines this week
The Covid-19 vaccines to be used will be Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca.
10:40, 2022/06/04
First two Vietnamese universities enter top 100 in Asia rankings 2022
This year's Asia University Rankings lists nearly 616 higher education institutions from 31 Asian countries and territories.
18:47, 2022/06/02
Vietnam makes world's first African swine fever vaccine
This success opens great expectations and the room to export the African swine fever vaccine produced in Vietnam.
21:25, 2022/06/01
Vietnam ranks 9th among global average intelligence quotient
Intelligence quotient is a score derived from a set of standardized tests used to assess job applicants.
11:08, 2022/05/26
Vietnam tightens entry surveillance over fears of Monkeypox
According to WHO, Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals) with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe.
14:19, 2022/05/20
UNICEF calls upon Vietnam to address child undernutrition
It’s the time to accelerate ongoing efforts by including examinations and treatments of severe wasting children in the revision of law.
11:38, 2022/05/10
Google Doodle honors Vietnam's famous doctor
The doctor, who strove for study and research when Vietnam was under French colonial rule, was the author of world-class medical advancements.
21:06, 2022/05/06
UNFPA supports Vietnam for better policy making in population
Data collection is regarded as an important factor in evidence-based policies for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Vietnam.
17:06, 2022/05/05
Vietnam passes Covid-19 severe period, case fatality at 0.4%
The Covid-19 pandemic has been controlled with a big drop in infections, severe cases, and deaths.