Telemedicine helps save patients at grassroots hospitals, train doctors there

Many hospitals in HCM City use telemedicine, which allows doctors to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients from a distance using telecommunications technologies, saving patients with grave illnesses and improving the quality for training for doctors at grassroots levels.

Experts quash rumours of deadly virus Medical experts have denied the existence of a deadly virus which causes myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscles.

Dengue fever spikes in Kon Tum Province Cases of dengue fever have spiked in the Central Highlands’ province of Kon Tum, claiming one life.

Health Ministry amends guidelines for dengue diagnosis and treatment

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will amend the guidelines on diagnosis and treatment for dengue patients in a bid to improve the effectiveness of treatment and reduce the mortality rate caused by the disease.

First dengue fever death this year reported in Kon Tum The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has recorded its first death due to dengue fever this year, the provincial Centre for Disease Control announced.

Health worker accused of stealing from dengue fund A health worker has been detained by police accused of embezzling money from a fund set up to prevent dengue fever.

Health workers in the war against dengue fever

Working in the scorching heat of the summer, Công Đình Nguyên, a medical worker in Hà Nội’s Đống Đa District, removes the chemical tank from his back to rest for a while.

Gov’t inspectors scrutinise health insurance fund, bidding for medicine The inspection aims to find shortcomings as well as inadequate mechanisms and policies so they can be amended.

Southern hospitals lack hydroxyethyl starch to treat dengue-induced shock

Many hospitals in the southern region are worried about a shortage of hydroxyethyl starch used intravenously to treat shock caused by dengue fever even as the disease has entered its peak season.

Dengue fever enters peak season in the south

The dengue fever season is peaking, with a sharp rise in incidence of the mosquito-borne disease in HCM City, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta and the south-east, according to preventive medicine centres.