Duck farmers urged to meet biosafety standards

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have encouraged farmers to breed ducks under biosafety standards and develop guaranteed outlets to ensure stable incomes.

Hà Nam culls hundreds of poultry to stem bird flu outbreak

An avian flu A/H5N6 infection has been reported in the northern province of Hà Nam, the provincial Agriculture and Rural Development Department reported.

Travel safe: sexual health

It has been found that 1 in 5 travellers admit to having casual sex in foreign countries when they are travelling.

Highlights of health sector’s 65-year achievements On February 27, 1955, late President Hồ Chí Minh sent a letter to a conference of healthcare workers across the country. The 368-word letter asked for three things: to stay honest and united, love patients, and devoted to developing the country’s healthcare sector. Since then February 27 has been known as Vietnamese Doctors’ Day.

Việt Nam is proactive in fight against avian influenza

Phùng Đức Tiến, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to the Financial Magazine about the ministry's decision to fight African swine fever and avian influenza

US lauds Việt Nam’s medical capacity in dealing with COVID-19

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention plans to send a working group to Việt Nam in March to discuss cooperation and the establishment of a CDC office in the Southeast Asian nation, US officials said.

Avian flu strain spreads in four localities in Việt Nam The avian flu virus (A/H5N6) has spread to four cities and provinces nationwide, with eight new outbreaks reported so far, the online Vietnamplus.vn reported.

Ins and outs of travel vaccinations Travel vaccines, also called travel immunisations, are shots tourists should get before visiting some part of the world which help travellers to protect themselves from sicknesses.

Vaccination coverage in HCM City reaches 95 per cent The percentage of fully vaccinated children covered under the expanded national vaccination programme in HCM City has reached 95.2 per cent so far this year, according to the Centre for Disease Control in HCM City.

No reprieve as Samoa measles toll hits 70 A devastating measles outbreak continued to spread in Samoa, data released on Monday showed, as the death toll from the epidemic climbed to 70, mostly young children.