Vietnamese doctors master single-port endoscopy
Pediatric Surgery Ward at Hanoi-based Saint Paul General Hospital is one of two centers in the world to perform laparoscopic common bile duct surgery without complications.
19:52, 2023/12/03
Hanoi upholds heritage education for students
Hanoi has set a target of 2025 for all schools in the city to take students to historical relics and local cultural heritage at least once per academic year.
18:21, 2023/11/04
Treatment abroad no longer necessary for Vietnamese heart patients: Minister of Health
In Vietnam, approximately 200,000 people die each year from cardiovascular disease, accounting for 33% of all deaths.
15:00, 2023/11/18
Health sector joins efforts against climate change
Joining the WHO-led mechanism to deliver climate commitments is part of Vietnam’s efforts to concretize its low carbon emissions goals towards the net-zero strategy by 2050.
06:43, 2022/11/12
Hanoi honors 150 enthusiastic and creative teachers
The 2022 Teachers' Tribute Ceremony held in Hanoi was seen as a token of appreciation from the education sector to teachers and demonstrated the sector's confidence in them.
06:19, 2022/11/12
Danish book launched for Hanoian children
A Danish picture book was introduced to Hanoi's children on November 11 as part of serial activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Denmark-Vietnam diplomatic relationship.
12:07, 2022/11/10
Hanoi sets targets for higher adult height by 2030
Hanoi's targets are feasible thanks to an adequate nutritional regimen coupled with a better diet and physical exercise.
20:08, 2022/11/06
Weekly Covid-19 update: Hanoi monitors new variants of coronavirus
The Covid-19 pandemic in Hanoi remains under control, with no fatalities reported.
17:21, 2022/11/04
Japan supports Hanoi-based hospitals in training of rehabilitation for elderly
According to the United Nations, Vietnam's population aging is expected to accelerate by 20 years from 2010, and the speed of aging is faster than that of Japan.
09:20, 2022/11/04
Vietnam – Important health partner of the US: HHS
The cooperation includes strengthening laboratory and surveillance systems, preventing zoonotic and vaccine-preventable diseases in the community, supporting workforce development, and outbreak response.
21:41, 2022/11/02
Supervision over foreign entrants with monkeypox symptoms to be tightened at Noi Bai Airport
The medical quarantine area at the Hanoi-based airport has been equipped with billboards and where communication leaflets on epidemic prevention instructions are distributed.
15:31, 2022/11/01
Historical places: A destination to nurture students' love for history learning
Local schools in Hanoi are seeking more creative methods to raise the quality of history teaching for students.
18:12, 2022/10/25
Hanoi plans to vaccinate second shot of IPV for under 1-year-old children
Hanoi has set a target that 90% of children aged 9 to 12 months who have received the first dose of IPV will be injected with the second dose in the expanded immunization program.
20:53, 2022/10/24
Vietnam National University - Hanoi's first academic year opens at Hoa Lac campus
The new campus will allow the university to save hundreds of billions of dong each year on building rents, and expand scientific research.
20:58, 2022/10/20
Vietnam records second monkeypox case
The medical team at Tan Son Nhat International Airport quarantined the patient right upon arrival at the airport for testing.
11:59, 2022/10/17
Weekly Covid-19 News: Hanoi’s daily Covid-19 infections decrease
Hanoi's health sector continues to prioritize vaccination to prevent and control the Covid-19 pandemic in the future.
17:28, 2022/10/10
Weekly Covid-19 News: Hanoi’s Covid-19 caseload decreases
The past week had the lowest number of new infections in the past two months.
06:05, 2022/10/05
Monkeypox unlikely to spread to the community in Vietnam
Anyone showing suspicious symptoms should immediately go to the hospital for early detection and treatment and to avoid infecting others.
18:45, 2022/10/03
Vietnam records first monkeypox case
To quickly control monkeypox transmission risk, subnational health departments must coordinate with relevant units to strengthen monkeypox prevention and control at border gates.
11:27, 2022/09/30
Vietnam reports 70-100 human deaths from rabies each year
International partners are working with the Government of Vietnam to end rabies-mediated deaths by 2030 as part of the global efforts to achieve ‘Zero by 30’ goal.
10:34, 2022/09/28
Hanoi ensures treatment for patients infected with Adenovirus
The Hanoi Department of Health has asked relevant units to disseminate Adenovirus knowledge to patients and their families and recommend solutions to control infections.
13:03, 2022/09/27
US sponsors ten more liquid oxygen systems for Vietnam’s hospitals
Increasing patient access to oxygen strengthens the nation’s health care system and saves lives.
17:28, 2022/09/26
Vietnam plans Covid-19 inoculation for six-month-old infants
All provinces and cities across Vietnam must submit a report on the population of children in the age group of six months to less than five years and propose the quantities of vaccine needed to Pasteur Institutes before September 30.
19:20, 2022/09/25
US intensifies healthcare cooperation with Vietnam
Vietnam’s healthcare sector likely climbs to US$23 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7%.