Health experts discuss children’s nutrition

International health experts discussed the interplay between nutrition and growth in children on the opening day of the 3rd Annual Growth Summit held in Valencia, Spain from Wednesday to Friday.

WHO, UNICEF urge VN to enforce food regulations

WHO and UNICEF called on the Government of Việt Nam and State agencies to implement the Government’s Decree 09/2016/NĐ-CP that mandates the fortification of salt, wheat flour and vegetable oil.

Bulk of world’s child deaths in just 10 countries: study

Sixty per cent of the 5.9 million children under five who died last year were in just 10 countries in Africa and Asia, an evaluation of global infant health revealed on Friday.

Polio case detected in Mali, country on 'high alert': WHO Mali is on high alert after a baby was found to have the highly contagious, crippling polio virus, the World Health Organisation said, blaming low vaccination coverage.

Lack of nutrition stunts Vietnamese children The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) yesterday launched the National Micro-nutrient Day at Binh Yen A Kindergarten in Thach That District in Ha Noi.

Diarrhoea kills 13% of VN children under five A conference in Ha Noi yesterday was told that 13 per cent of deaths among children under five in Viet Nam are caused by diarrhoea.

Malnutrition to blame for stunted growth Tran Thu Ha's 12 months' old boy had not gained any weight or height for six months even though his mother was carefully feeding him.

Women, children suffer disparities Viet Nam's Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2010-11 report, launched in the capital yesterday, revealed persisting disparity in the lives and well-being of local women and children.

HCM City fights to lower child obesity Swift intervention measures will be taken to reduce the increasing rate of chronic diseases and obesity among children in HCM City, according to a healthcare official.

HCM City to build four hospitals on outskirts Construction of four new hospitals in HCM City's outlying districts will begin in September this year to ease crowding in central areas, the City People's Committee said at a meeting last week.