Việt Nam wants to send more nurses abroad, but authorities urged caution The job offers opportunities for candidates to gain skills, high salaries and opportunities to stay, work and receive social welfare like native workers.

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Asia Pacific is world’s fastest aging region

Asia Pacific is the fastest aging region of the world with over 200 million people expected to move into the ranks of the elderly (aged 65 years and above) between now and 2030, according to the Asia Pacific Risk Centre.

Changes needed in the health sector

Global trends in health policies and practical access in the context of the rapidly aging population were topics of discussion at a forum on health care yesterday in Hà Nội.

Smart health system needed for sustainable development

Việt Nam was focusing on preventive measures for the early detection and treatment of diseases, said Nguyễn Viết Tiến, deputy minister of health.

Aging population presents challenges

Responding to population aging should be a priority issue and require timely measures to prepare for more older people in the coming years.

By 2050, 4.3 million VN men will have no partners

Nguyễn Văn Tân, deputy director general of the Office for Population-Family Planning, under the Ministry of Health talks to Zing.vn about urbanisation, maintaining population growth and the dramatic gender imbalance the country will face by 2050.

APEC discusses aging populations

A Vietnamese expert addressed an APEC event yesterday on one of the region and world’s most significant demographic developments: rapidly aging populations.

Producing a “Healthy Asia Pacific” by 2020: APEC goal

The health of all residents in the Asia-Pacific region is a critical component of economic and trade development, Lê Quang Cường, deputy minister of Health, said at an APEC Health Working Group meeting yesterday in HCM City.

Elderly need community-based care, experts urge

Sustainable long-term, community-based care that provides health care, nursing care, housing and livelihood support for the elderly is vitally important for Việt Nam and other countries with aging populations, experts said yesterday (august 15) at a forum held in HCM City.