Blood shortage warned as donations postponed due to COVID-19 outbreaks

The resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in many cities and provinces in recent weeks has seriously affected the blood supply for medical treatment.

COVID-19 causes loss of revenues for HCM City public hospitals

Public hospitals in HCM City saw revenues fall by 9.6 per cent last year to VNĐ28.7 trillion (US$1.2 billion) due to the impacts of COVID-19, according to the Department of Health.

HCM City to build new hospitals in next 5 years HCM City plans to complete a number of key hospital infrastructure projects in the next five years.

New health insurance policy may cause overload at city-leveled hospitals HCM City’s public hospitals face a threat of being overrun due to a change in the health insurance policy that increases the claim settlement level from 60 per cent to 100 per cent when transferred to higher-level hospitals.

Sanofi Christmas charity programme gives gifts to child patients at hospital Sanofi Vietnam has presented gifts worth nearly VND150 million (US$6,447) to more than 600 child patients at the HCM City Oncology Hospital as part of its Giac Mo Cho Em programme on the occasion of Christmas and New Year.

VinaCapital Foundation, Roche Vietnam launch programme to support children with cancer VinaCapital Foundation (VCF) and Roche Vietnam on December 16 launched a programme worth VNĐ550 million (US$23,730) called Immortal Wish to support children with cancer.

Symposium shares cancer treatment experience Nearly 1,000 health experts and doctors shared professional experience and the latest scientific research on cancer treatment at a cancer symposium on Friday in Hà Nội.

Health experts recommend women undergo early breast cancer screening

More and more breast cancer cases in Việt Nam in the last few decades have been found among young women, many of whom still think they are safe from the disease due to their age, doctors said during a recent conference.

New facilities at public hospitals provide better healthcare services

Many public hospitals in HCM City have added spacious facilities with modern equipment that have resulted in improved healthcare for patients.

HCM City Oncology Hospital opens new facility in outlying district The HCM City Oncology Hospital will start admitting patients at its new 1,000-bed facility in District 9 from tomorrow (October 2), which will help reduce the overcrowding at its existing one in Bình Thạnh District.