A pilot project of Germany on training Vietnamese nurses has proved effective, as was reported at a seminar reviewing the project held in Berlin.

Domestic violence in northern mountainous Lào Cai province was reduced by half in 2017 compared to the previous year, thanks to the initiative of domestic violence prevention clubs.

The intellectual property (IP) registration process, which lasts 36-42 months, will be shortened from June1 next year.

No new health insurance cards will be issued from 2019, according to Việt Nam Social Insurance (VSI).

HCM City needs to develop specific healthcare policies and guidelines for transgender women as HIV prevalence among this group is estimated to be about 19 per cent worldwide, according to Dr Hoàng Đình Cảnh, deputy director of the Việt Nam Authority of HIV/AIDS Control.

Smoking now claims over 100 lives in Việt Nam every day and the number is expected to nearly double in 2030.

The Anesthesia and Intensive Care Simulation Center opened yesterday at the University Medical Centre (UMC) in HCM City with the aim of providing training to healthcare professionals in southern Việt Nam.

Concerned organisations in Hà Nội are actively studying and finalising the details of an intelligent transport scheme, which is expected to be completed next year.

Lý Son Island’s roads could be overloaded with commercial transport vehicles in the near future, according to a local official.