Students to be fully vaccinated in the coming school year   In the next school year any students who has not had their vaccinations will be told they must be immunised to prevent diseases.

The Tiger-Man

A short story by Nguyễn Văn Thọ

Beat the back-to-school illness

Have you ever wondered why your seemingly robust child suddenly gets frequently ill upon starting school? This is because the classroom is a perfect breeding ground for infective organism to flourish.

Bangladesh seeks revival of silk industry

Bangladesh's silk industry is one of the oldest in the world, with farmers in the northwestern border district of Rajshahi producing some of the most sought-after silk yarns.

Hand foot mouth disease in children

Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by Coxsackie virus (A16) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71). In Việt Nam, HFMD occurs throughout the year, but the peak season is from March until May and September to December. Children can get HFMD at all ages but children below 3 years are more susceptible, as they have not developed immunity against the virus.

HIV testing and treatment for an AIDS-free world

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is spread through contaminated blood, unprotected sex, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. Healthy skin and other bodily fluids like saliva and tears do not transmit HIV.

Việt Nam begins testing HIV through saliva

Much like home quick tests, the oral HIV quick test method will be used in Việt Nam for the first time, an official of Ministry of Health (MoH)'s Việt Nam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) said.

Edible-nest swiftlet business booms and blares in Mekong Delta

The blooming lucrative business of raising edible-nest swiftlets has led Mekong Delta families to race to turn their own homes into potential birdhouses—a process in which they play an all-day siren call to attract the birds.

Việt Nam focuses on early HIV detection

Dr Hoàng Đình Cảnh, deputy director of the Việt Nam Authority of HIV/AIDS Control, speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the country’s efforts to increase early HIV screening tests, as an estimated 20 per cent of HIV sufferers do not know they are infected.

To your health: COUGH AND COLD

What we commonly call a cold is a benign and frequent infection of the nose and throat. The medical term is viral rhinitis or acute rhino-pharyngitis. The cause is a virus. There are over 100 different viruses that can cause a cold.