Three in Hà Nội arrested for role in cross-border baby selling ring

Hà Nội police announced Friday they have arrested three people in a “major ring” charged with trafficking Vietnamese infants to China and rescued four babies last night.

54 COVID-19 cases confirmed on Friday evening

A total of 54 new cases of COVID-19, including one imported case and 53 community cases, were confirmed on Friday evening, according to the Ministry of Health.

Annual check-ups important for women Perhaps the most well-known reason for a GYN visit is to undergo a Pap smear. The Pap smear is a screening test used to help detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cervical cells.

UNFPA helps better reproductive healthcare in Việt Nam The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Việt Nam on Thursday handed over 64 Doppler foetal monitors and personal protective equipment worth US$300,000 to help Việt Nam ensure the continuity and quality of sexual and reproductive healthcare services in flood-affected provinces amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Platelet donors help save the lives of many people

Nguyễn Thị N, 39, had to be rushed to hospital when she was 36 weeks pregnant because her platelet level was just 5 grams per litre of blood (G/L) while the normal human platelet count ranges from 150-400 G/L.

HIV transmission risks high among adolescents Statistics from the Ministry of Health showed that the number of HIV carriers aged 15-16 rose three-fold from 2011 to 2019.

Cash grants, water buckets, hygiene kits support natural disaster-affected people The first distribution of unconditional cash grants, water buckets and women dignity hygiene kits reached the most disaster affected women, men and children in Hải Lăng District, Quảng Trị Province over the weekend.

Revised Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control will facilitate  prevention activities Hoàng Đình Cảnh, deputy director of the Department of HIV-AIDS Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Health speaks to the Tiếng Chuông (The Bell) – the website of the National Committee on AIDS, Drugs, and Prostitution Prevention and Control on the new points of the revised Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control which has been recently adopted by the National Assembly

54 repatriation flights scheduled in November-December to bring back 17,000 Vietnamese citizens According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam, four domestic airlines will be conducting the flights – with more than half of them, 32 flights, to be done by the flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, 12 by the budget carrier Vietjet Air, five by Bamboo Airways and five by Pacific Airlines.

Storm Molave continues to impact central provinces

Storm Molave, which has killed at least 24 people in central coastal provinces in recent days according to disaster agencies, flooded many localities in Nghệ An Province on Friday.