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.

Online management and admin centre for Covid–19 launched

The National Steering Committee for Covid -19 Prevention and Control launched an online management and administration centre for professional assistance of Covid – 19 diagnosis and treatment at the health ministry in Hà Nội on March 5.

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.

Oncology Hospital begins use of PET/CT system to diagnose cancer HCM City Oncology Hospital is using a positron emission tomography–computed tomography  (PET/CT) system to help diagnose and treat cancer more accurately and less invasively. 

Chronic pelvic pain in women (part 2) Because a number of different conditions can cause chronic pelvic pain, it is sometimes difficult for doctors to pinpoint the specific cause.

HCM City hospital first in VN to use advanced biopsy technique to diagnose prostate cancer

 Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City is the first hospital in the country to use an MRI-ultrasound fusion biopsy to improve the accuracy of prostrate cancer diagnosis.

Virus death toll surges as China changes way it counts cases The number of deaths and new cases from China's coronavirus outbreak spiked dramatically on Thursday after authorities changed the way they count infections.

HCM City, Quảng Ninh health institutes prove coronavirus infection testing capability

HCM City wants the Hospital of Tropical Diseases to test people with suspected symptoms of coronavirus infection and announce the results instead of sending samples to the Pasteur Institute for testing, and Department of Health has sought the approval of the Ministry of Health.

Military doctor takes pride in UN peacekeeping mission

A Vietnamese medical contingent was in charge of running the UN level-2 field hospital in Bentiu to provide medical care for over 1,800 military and civilian UN staff working in the north of South Sudan.

Right Care programme reduces TB incidences in HCM City

Around 60 per cent of people who have contracted TB have already been detected, according to estimates from the HCM City Health Association.