Pregnancy doesn't stop during a pandemic. Neither do human rights We can also expect up to 31 million additional cases of gender-based violence for every six months of movement restriction measures

More work needed to improve population quality: official

Although Việt Nam has obtained some achievements in improving the quality of its population there still room for improvement, said Đỗ Xuân Tuyên, deputy minister of health.

Việt Nam aims to reduce malnutrition among ethnic minority children to below 15% by 2030

Việt Nam targets reducing the rate of underweight and malnousished children under five to less than 15 per cent by 2030.

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.

Quality of life improving in Việt Nam

Việt Nam’s population quality has significantly improved during the past 10 years with improved education level and healthcare, especially maternal and child health, experts agreed at a conference held on Thursday in Hà Nội.

Catalysing change for gender equality Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted an ambitious global agenda to achieve gender equality twenty-five years ago.

Ethnic-minority groups face child, incestuous marriages

Both child marriages and incestuous marriages among ethnic minority groups have been a long-term problem for local administrations in Nghệ An and Quảng Bình, although they have taken measures to curb them over the years.

City wants better training for obstetrics, paediatrics doctors lower-level hospitals

The HCM City Department of Health on Thursday instructed the top public obstetrics and paediatrics hospitals to expand the training they provide doctors at lower-level health facilities including private hospitals.

 

Maternity and child care at a hospital in Bình Định Province

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Hospitals take steps to reduce maternal, child mortality rates

Maternal and child mortality rates could be reduced in Việt Nam if hospitals actively seek solutions to prevent medically adverse events and medical errors, the Maternal and Child Health Department of the Ministry of Health has recommended.