A deadly mix of Covid-19 and superbugs may be the cause of high death rates in Italy – could this also happen in Việt Nam and can it be prevented? What can be done to prevent this deadly mix of Covid-19 and superbugs? The most important is what is currently done – to proactively prevent community spread of Covid-19 with promotion of good hand hygiene, early detection of cases, isolation, and contact tracing as well as social distancing. 

Whooping cough: an under-recognised disease Whooping cough or Pertussis, caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis, is a vaccine-preventable respiratory disease. It occurs year-round, but increases during summer and fall. Despite widespread vaccination, the number of cases worldwide has been rising since the 1980s, with peaks occurring every 3-5 years. Infants less than one year old have the highest number of reported cases among all age groups.

Trà Vinh promotes agricultural restructuring as drought, saline intrusion damages crops

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh have encouraged farmers to restructure their crop cultivation to mitigate the impact of drought and saltwater intrusion. 

Hà Nội top the country in term of food safety Hà Nội took the lead managing food safety over agro-forestry-fishery production last year.

Can virus offer lessons for superbugs?

Việt Nam has made extraordinary efforts to contain the COVID-19 disease. While the epicentres have spread from China to South Korea, Iran, Italy and now the rest of Europe, with other Southeast Asian countries reporting new cases. This success of infection control has been accomplished through the mobilsation of the whole healthcare system and civil society with an ambitious programme for early detection, contact tracing and implementing early isolation and quarantine of suspected and confirmed cases.

Thanh Hoá doctors share experiences in curing coronavirus patient

Trịnh Thị Tuyết Lan, the doctor in charge of this case, said they were worried as no treatment regimen had been developed while deaths were increasing daily.

Pharmaceutical stocks benefit from disease spread Pharmaceutical stocks are experiencing an upsurge as fears of coronavirus have boosted demand for healthcare products and services, lifting demand for shares.

Vissan’s revenues rise 22 per cent in 2019 Leading food processor Vissan Joint Stock Company reported pre-tax profits of VNĐ212.66 billion (US$9.19 million) on revenues of VNĐ4.9 trillion ($211.6 million) last year, representing increases of 22 per cent and 10 per cent.

E-prescriptions to replace written versions nationwide

Among nearly 50,000 medical facilities nationwide, 95 per cent have prescription management software.

Expired antibiotics prescribed for child patient at the National Hospital of Paediatrics A one-year-old child was prescribed expired antibiotics at the National Hospital of Paediatrics in Hà Nội, the hospital director Lê Thanh Hải confirmed on Wednesday.