HCM City has taken the lead in prenatal and newborn screening, with 80 per cent of total births in the country receiving screening since 2011, according to the city’s Population and Family Planning Division.
Facebook Messenger is reported to be under attack in recent days by a new virus.
A programme of cooperation in support of ethnic minority development for the period 2017-20 was launched on Wednesday.
Hà Nội plans to put up kiosks at hospitals for people to lodge complains or their dissatisfaction about health check-ups and treatment quality via a software.
Over 190 workers from a wooden furniture company in the southern province of Đồng Nai underwent health checks after eating lunch on Tuesday.
The police on Tuesday decided to prosecute former General Director of the Việt Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) for causing serious economic loss.
A man died after a fire broke out at a house in Cầu Giấy District on Wednesday morning.
Four cycling machines attached to a water filtration system have been installed on the banks of Hoàng Cầu Lake in Hà Nội’s Đống Đa District to purify the lake water.
Hội An has begun the second trial of a public bus route connecting An Bàng and Cửa Đại beaches, the old quarter and Trà Quế vegetable gardens before launching the service in 2019.
The HCM City Department of Transport said it would ensure the orderly flow of traffic during the New Year and Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays by strictly enforcing traffic regulations and inspecting interprovincial bus stations for illegal buses.
Around 50 per cent of HCM City’s 22 pedestrian bridges are underused because of inconvenient locations and the typical habits of local residents.
Patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome need frequent cancer screenings as the likelihood of developing cancer is high, according to doctors.
Early diagnosis can help to save lives of children with primary immunodeficiency, doctors suggested at the second meeting with patients suffering immune system disorder in HCM City last week.
The HCM City Department of Health has launched a system for public services in the health industry that enables online applications and notification by text messages.
Việt Nam and Indonesia should put more efforts into strengthening their strategic co-operation to face challenges posed by the shifting geopolitical nature of the Asia-Pacific, according to speakers at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.
More than 500 outstanding individuals from ethnic minority groups nationwide were honoured for their achievements and contributions to the country in a ceremony yesterday.
An increasing number of elderly people and children have been hospitalised in recent days as the northern region was struck by cold weather.
HCM City authorities will keep a close eye on large trucks entering the downtown area until the Lunar New Year in mid-February.
Nine female primary students who developed abnormal symptoms last week in northern mountainous province of Bắc Cạn have the symptoms of dissociative disorder, said Associate Professor Trần Minh Điển, deputy director of National Pediatric Hospital.
