Doctors at Thống Nhất Hospital perform  endoscopic mitral valve surgery Doctors at Thong Nhất Hospital in HCM City have performed endoscopic mitral valve surgery on a 57-year-old man from the city’s Phú Nhuận District.

Diabetes in younger adults on the rise

The incidence of type 2 diabetes in younger adults has increased dramatically in Việt Nam, doctors have said.

Heartbeat Vietnam funds operations for 8,000 children with congenital heart disease

Doctors at Tâm Đức Heart Hospital in HCM City have successfully performed a life-saving heart operation on H’Nhun Niê, a 11-year-old girl from Ê Đê ethnic group in Đắk Lắk Province, the 8,000th heart operation funded by VinaCapital Foundation’s healthcare programme Heartbeat Vietnam.

26 hospitals in HCM City provide diagnosis and treatment of strokes As many as 26 hospitals in HCM City are now capable of providing services for the diagnosis and treatment of strokes, including six hospitals participating in the Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q), according to the city’s Department of Health.

Việt Nam tests COVID-19 vaccine on monkeys The Vaccine and Biological Production Company (Vabiotech) under the Ministry of Health started trials on 12 rhesus macaques, a kind of monkey of the Macaca mulatta family.

Telehealth system expands access to specialists at top-tier hospitals Doctors at People's Military Health Centre in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Côn Đảo District took part in an online consultation with medical specialists at Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City to discuss treatment of a 91-year-old patient.

University Medical Centre launches telehealth system

The HCM City University Medical Centre on Monday launched a telehealth system as part of the Ministry of Health’s project to promote remote examination and treatment for the 2020-2025 period.

Another hospital in HCM City accepts electronic payments Gia Định People’s Hospital in HCM City on Thursday (July 23) began accepting electronic payment of hospital fees to reduce waiting time and increase patient satisfaction.

HCM City hospitals switch increasingly to cashless payment

The shift towards electronic payment is now an established trend with half of HCM City’s public hospitals embracing it, health authorities have said.

HCM City hospital performs liver transplant without foreign doctors’ assistance Doctors at the University Medical Centre in HCM City have performed liver transplants for 11 patients two years after being trained in the procedure by doctors from South Korean’s ASAN Medical Centre.