The UN health agency on Thursday declared an international emergency over the deadly novel coronavirus from China -- a rarely used designation that could lead to improved international co-ordination in tackling the disease.

Action on Poverty (AOP) in Việt Nam is going to implement a community-based tourism project to support women from ethnic minority groups in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La.

A dengue fever forecasting Model Satellite-based system (D-MOSS) was launched yesterday in Hà Nội following a joint effort by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and a consortium led by HR Wallington.

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the US Consulate General in Việt Nam today inaugurated the Public Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) in the central province of Khánh Hòa.

A bacteria is a living mono cellular micro-organism. It’s made of one cell without a nucleus. Its size is 50 times smaller than a hair. Despite its minute size, it is completely autonomous, can reproduce, deliver information and take advantage of its environment. 

A total of 114 cases of measles were recorded in Hà Nội since the start of 2019, the city’s Health Department reported.    

A rapidly aging population and increasing rate of modern diseases are considered the biggest challenges to the healthcare sector of Southeast Asian nations, but technological innovations might offer a solution.

The Ministry of Health is inspecting the preventive efforts in place against dengue fever in 16 provinces and cities where the disease is seeing an upward trend.

Mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia – a type of bacteria with the potential to prevent the spread of dengue fever – were released in Vĩnh Lương Commune, in the central city of Nha Trang yesterday.