MoH issues urgent instructions over Chinese disease outbreak The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday issued an urgent dispatch on prevention and control of the acute pneumonia disease outbreak from China.

Standard set helps lift hospital quality

Dr Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Administration of Medical Service, Ministry of Health, talks to Vietnam News Agency about how hospital quality standards improved healthcare after being introduced in 2012.

Việt Nam’s health sector in 2019: achievements and drawbacks Last year witnessed significant achievements in Việt Nam’s healthcare sector, bringing hope for more patients. However, severe medical incidents raised the alarm of poor management that needed to be improved to ensure every citizen can live a healthy and happy life.

State, Party leaders give New Year’s greetings to residents People’s material and spiritual lives were improved and many poor people were supported for poverty reduction, which enhanced their belief in the State and the Party.

No cases of acute pneumonia caused by nCoV in Việt Nam No cases of acute pneumonia, caused by a novel coronavirus (nCoV), have been reported in Việt Nam by Sunday, according to the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Finding a home far away from home

Hidden away in a tiny backstreet of Hà Nội is a community like no other.

Hospitals create a joyous Tết for patients

Many hospitals in HCM City are carrying out programmes to help their patients enjoy the Lunar New Year season, or Tết, which falls this year on January 25. 

HCM City emerges as medical tourism destination

HCM City has emerged as medical tourism destination due to its fast-growing health services and medical technologies, according to local authorities.

Mekong Delta takes measures to cope with saltwater intrusion

Saltwater intrusion has occurred on a large scale in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, forcing local authorities to take measures to protect agricultural production and ensure water supply for household use, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Economic tools necessary to address air pollution: experts

Hà Nội lacks systems which can show comprehensive data on air quality in the city centre and neighbouring provinces.