Health Ministry amends guidelines for dengue diagnosis and treatment

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will amend the guidelines on diagnosis and treatment for dengue patients in a bid to improve the effectiveness of treatment and reduce the mortality rate caused by the disease.

Villages get rich but suffer environmental consequences

Villages across the country have benefited from the country’s economic development, however, many do not measures in place to deal with environmental protection.

Micro nutrients needed to help Vietnamese children develop

Professor Doctor Lê Danh Tuyên, director general of the National Institute of Nutrition, talks to online newspaper Sức Khoẻ và Đời Sống (Health and Life) about why we need to focus more on child development and protection

Free biochemical tests and X-rays to be offered once a year: Ministry The Ministry of Health plans to provide free biochemical tests and X-rays once every year, Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến said during a visit to Tân Quý Ward health station in HCM City’s Tân Phú District on April 23.

Beer used to save patient from alcohol poisoning, doctors advise caution

Ethanol can be used to delay the effects of methanol, allowing more time for dialysis, but the process must be conducted by doctors.

Provinces take action against disease outbreaks among cattle, poultry

Provinces across the country are taking action to prevent the spread of disease that has affected cattle and poultry breeding facilities and farms in recent weeks.

Winners of photo contest on primary healthcare in VN honoured

The winners of a photo contest on primary healthcare for Vietnamese people were honoured at an awards ceremony held in Hà Nội last week.

Dog crackdown welcomed by residents

Nguyễn Thị Hằng, of Dịch Vọng Hậu Ward, Hà Nội’s Cầu Giấy District, said she applauded a new policy of the capital People’s Committee, allowing districts to set up teams to catch dogs without muzzles that play or walk freely in streets or public areas.

Raising awareness on grassroots healthcare for ethnic minority people in Lai Châu

Hoang Thèn Commune is amongst the poorest communes of Phong Thổ District in the northern mountainous province of Lai Châu. The majority of the population is ethnic minority people with low education level and little familiarity with modern medicine. The local health officials would frequently need to visit the villages in the commune to disseminate information on the Government's expanded vaccination programme, maternal healthcare and infectious diseases. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Tuyền

Grassroots healthcare system is the ground for healthcare sector

Vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee Bùi Sỹ Lợi talks to Đại biểu nhân dân (People’s Representative) newspaper about how grassroots healthcare system must be the foundation for improving the sector.