Hospitals and health departments ordered to supervise testing

The health ministry has asked local health departments and hospitals to review and improve supervision on testing.

Public losing trust in health workers Recent medical mistakes and fraud in the healthcare sector have caused a great deal of public concern and left many of us wondering who to trust.

HIV testing strips cut in half for trial: Saint Paul Hospital A representative of the Hà Nội's Saint Paul General Hospital said on Tuesday the Microbiology Department’s medical workers cut 40 HIV testing strips in half and tested on a trial basis on 80 blood samples without reporting to and asking for permission of the hospital’s managers.

Medical workers suspended from work for cheating testing process Three medical workers of Saint Paul General Hospital in Hà Nội have been suspended, accused of tampering with HIV and Hepatitis B testing kits.

Hà Nội health sector improves service to better serve patients

Since 2016, the health sector has worked to attract foreign doctors and experts to come to Hà Nội and transfer advanced medical technologies to local doctors and medical staff.

Two young brothers in Hà Nội die due to Whitmore’s disease

The two children, aged one and five years old, died at the National Hospital of Paediatrics on October 31 and November 16. The source of infection is unknown.

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.

Police to patrol at hospitals to protect staff

Police officers will be mobilised to patrol at general and specialised hospitals at national, city/provincial and town/district levels to ensure security and order.

Telemedicine connects doctors, saves lives

In 2013, a project to address understaffing and overcrowding at central hospitals in Việt Nam was approved, highlighting ‘telemedicine’ as a key measure to solve the problems.

Medical programme provides free digestion checkup and surgery in Đức Giang Hospital

Đức Giang General Hospital has started a medical programme to provide free checkup, consulting and endoscopy surgery to patients with digestion diseases, especially digestion cancers on August 13 in Hà Nội.