The healthcare sector is adapting to new medical trends to meet higher public expectations for healthcare quality, the head of the Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department said.
Services for early detection of cancer have been growing in recent years. There's no arguing about the benefits of early diagnosis, but it seems the quality of screening tests are being exaggerated and medical centres are capitalising on the cancer scare. Dr Phùng Thị Huyền from the National K (Cancer) Hospital spoke to infonet.vn about the issue.
Amidst warnings about heat waves and increasing ultraviolet (UV) index levels, people pay more attention to taking care of their skin and protecting themselves from the sun.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 12 provinces and Cần Thơ City are increasingly switching to smart rice farming to improve yields and cut costs and protect the environment.
On the Spratly’s, there are two seasons a year – the dry season from January to May and the rainy season for the rest of the year. Growing vegetables on submerged coral islands depends heavily on the weather.
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is set to propose to the Government a draft plan on fee increases at BOT (Build – Operate – Transfer) toll booths in response to declining revenue.
Despite a decade-long push to prevent buses stopping at unauthorised pick-up points, the problem is still a major concern in Hà Nội. Now experts have warned the authorities they must take comprehensive and strict measures to curb the problem, and punish buses that break the law.
Encouraging children to go to school in some of Việt Nam’s mountainous areas is not easy by any stretch of the imagination.
