Việt Nam sees increasing survival rate of premature infants

Advances in treatment at hospitals nationwide have helped save more and more premature infants who are at high risk of mortality. 

Hùng Vương Hospital sends parents messages about infant patients' health Hùng Vương Hospital in HCM City provides free information to parents about their newborns' health via phone messages every day as parents are not allowed to visit the children because of COVID-19 prevention measures.

Online COVID-19 photo and painting contest opens

Đà Nẵng’s culture and sports department, in co-operation with the Đà Nẵng Literature and Arts Association, has launched an online photo and painting contest on the topic of COVID-19 prevention for Vietnamese and foreigners.

COVID-19 mother gives birth in Đà Nẵng A woman being treated for COVID-19 in Đà Nẵng has given birth to a healthy baby girl.

Three more hospitals recognised as centers of excellence for breastfeeding Three more hospitals, including the Đầm Dơi General Hospital and the Cà Mau Obstetrics & Pediatrics Hospital in Cà Mau Province and the Quảng Nam General Regional Hospital in Quảng Nam Province, were recognised as the Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding on August 6.

Human milk bank service network launched in Quảng Nam Province

The Quảng Nam Provincial General Hospital today launched a human milk bank service in connection with the Đà Nẵng Human Milk Bank, helping to ensure breast milk for all babies, especially at-risk infants, in the province.

Quảng Ninh Obstetrics and Paediatrics Hospital recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Breastfeeding The Quảng Ninh Obstetrics and Paediatrics Hospital in Quảng Ninh Province became the first hospital in Northern Việt Nam to be recognised as a Center of Excellence for Breastfeeding at a ceremony on July 28.

Two Out of Three Rare Disease Patients in Asia-Pacific Do Not Receive the Best-available Care, According to an Economist Intelligence Unit Survey Two Out of Three Rare Disease Patients in Asia-Pacific Do Not Receive the Best-available Care, According to an Economist Intelligence Unit Survey

Doctors save pregnant woman, baby after emergency surgery

Doctors at Hùng Vương and Thống Nhất hospitals in HCM City have performed emergency surgery on a pregnant woman who experienced life-threatening vaginal bleeding, saving the woman and her baby.

Mother of abandoned baby boy faces legal proceedings Legal proceedings have begun against mother of a new born baby who died after he was abandoned.