Quảng Ninh Obstetrics and Paediatrics Hospital recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Breastfeeding The Quảng Ninh Obstetrics and Paediatrics Hospital in Quảng Ninh Province became the first hospital in Northern Việt Nam to be recognised as a Center of Excellence for Breastfeeding at a ceremony on July 28.

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.

Miracle mother and baby return home together Cancer stricken mother defies the odds to give birth to a baby boy.

Từ Dũ Hospital, experts discuss ways to prevent pre-term births Pre-term births are the leading cause of global under-5 child mortality, as well as short- and long-term morbidities such as sepsis, retinopathy of prematurity, and neurodevelopment impairment, Dr Jane Hirst of Oxford University said at a conference held in HCM City yesterday (May 16).

Columbia Asia Highlights Healthcare Trends of 2019 Columbia Asia Highlights Healthcare Trends of 2019

Columbia Asia Highlights Healthcare Trends of 2019 Columbia Asia Highlights Healthcare Trends of 2019

Garmin Run Hanoi, a clash of VN’s best ultra runners

Around 800 runners will race in beautiful Yên Sở Park, Hà Nội, as Garmin Run Hanoi hosts Việt Nam’s top runners alongside newbies and juniors running for charity on Sunday.

First Garmin Run Hanoi set for March

The Garmin Run Hanoi will be held for the first time on March 24 at Gamuda Yên Sở Park.

Treating brain damage the cool way

Do you shiver in the cold? If you do then you handle it better than some people. Without our protective mechanisms, the body’s core temperature can quickly drop and there is a risk of frostbite. At the same time, a body that is cooled down copes better without oxygen, something which researchers can utilise to save lives.

 

‘Second mothers’ save thousands of infants

The sister of a two-year-old from Nam Từ Liêm District in Hà Nội phoned Doctor Nguyễn Thị Thu Hoa to tell her the young boy is in good health after receiving intensive care in the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Hà Nội after his premature birth two years ago.