Provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking measures to prevent the spread of swine flu A/H1N1 in the region.

The Project Management Unit is seeking a Health Information System (HIS) Technical Officer

More than 200 cases of measles have been reported in Hà Nội since the start of the year compared to just 60 cases that were recorded for the whole of last year, the city’s Department of Health has said.

The southernmost province of Cà Mau on Wednesday confirmed the first death caused by swine flu in the province this year.

Pepper growers in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are facing debt as the price of black pepper has plunged in recent years.

Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City has brought the outbreak of swine flu (A/H1N1) under control, quarantining and treating those who tested positive and placing those suspected of being infected under close supervision.

HCM City’s People’s Committee has directed the city’s health department and districts’ people’s committees, in collaboration with agencies at all levels, to take measures to prevent the Ebola virus from entering the country, which has appeared in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Ministry of Health has put forward a proposal to inoculate children against measles from the age of sixth months instead of the current ninth months.

 The Cần Thơ Department of Health said there have been 213 cases of dengue fever in the city this year and 60 hotspots.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom on Tuesday called for tighter monitoring as he wrapped up a visit to Ebola-hit DR Congo, saying the outbreak was far from over despite the number of cases stabilizing in recent weeks.