Việt Nam’s health sector in 2019: achievements and drawbacks Last year witnessed significant achievements in Việt Nam’s healthcare sector, bringing hope for more patients. However, severe medical incidents raised the alarm of poor management that needed to be improved to ensure every citizen can live a healthy and happy life.

Traffic accidents drop after drink-driving law takes effect

The number of traffic accidents has fallen dramatically, just two weeks after the drink-driving law took effect, according to Lê Xuân Đức, deputy head of the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS).

Doctors perform successful lung transplant for patient with congenital heart disease Doctors from the Hà Nội-based Việt Đức hospital announced they have successfully completed a lung transplant for a patient with congenital heart disease.

Oxygen cylinder explosion leaves one dead, four injured One person was killed and four injured in a liquid oxygen cylinder blast at a plant in Hải Dương Province on Thursday.

Việt Nam adopts latest technologies in cardiovascular surgery

The adoption of the latest advancements in cardiovascular surgery such as robot-assisted surgery and three-dimensional (3D) laparoscopic surgery has resulted in better treatment of cardiovascular diseases in Việt Nam, leading cardiologists have said.

Free surgeries offered to children needing genital reconstruction

Eighty-four children with severe urological birth defects and rare urological conditions in HCM City, Đà Nẵng and Hà Nội will receive free genital surgeries from November 3-22 under the Thiện Nhân & Friends - Child Genital Reconstruction Surgery Vietnam programme.

Hưng Yên man devotes himself to caring for orphans Chắt decided to borrow money from relatives and friends and took all his savings to rebuild the two-floor house at a cost of more than VNĐ300 million (US$13,000)  

Lung transplant patient recovers in just six weeks The success had encouraged doctors to perform further organ transplants in the future,

PM urges cancer hospital to improve patient satisfaction

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc awarded the third-class Independence Order to K Hospital, Việt Nam’s leading cancer hospital, during a ceremony in Hà Nội on Thursday celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Incredible woman loses and finds a leg to stand on

A woman wakes up one day to find she's lost a leg, then climbs out of despair with incredible tenacity and grace.