In 2011, Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Thap pulled 9,627 families from poverty, with the number of poor families reduced from 15.73% to 13.25%. Vietnam Government Portal reported that many policies and projects to assist the poor’s medical,...
As many as 11.7 billion VND were raised for the “Fund for the Poor” of Quang Ninh province during a live broadcast of the provincial Radio and Television Station on Dec. 28. President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Ngoc...
Vietnam is estimated to have recorded 622,800 hungry families this year, including 2.62 million starveling people, down 21.7% and 14.6% from a year earlier, respectively. The figures include 14,600 hungry households with 64,300 starveling people in...
A new rehabilitation center has been inaugurated and put into operation to provide shelter, healthcare, and treatment for victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin. Located on an area of 900 square meters in Nghia Thang Commune of Tu Nghia District, the well-...
At least 23.2% of households in urban areas and 15.9% in rural areas cross Vietnam have kitchens located near polluted sources, threatening local residents’ health. This is the results of a recent survey by the Vietnam Military Medical University on...
Vietnam recorded 142 food poisoning cases since the beginning of the year to Dec 15, involving 4,533 people with 25 deaths, the Ministry of Health’s Department of Food Safety and Hygiene said. Of the 142, 40 were caused by microorganism, 38 were...
Nearly 85,000 people in central Vietnam have directly got benefit from a $600,000 disaster risk reduction project funded by the Norwegian Red Cross over the past two years. The information was released at a recent meeting held by the Vietnam Red...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has financed $7.96 million for a biodiversity conservation project in Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue. The $8.83-million project includes $487,000 from the provincial budget and $410,000 from the project...
Vietnam spent $1.3 billion on importing pharmaceuticals in the first eleven months of this year, rising 18% from a year earlier, showed statistics by the Vietnamese General Department of Customs. The country imported an estimated of $123 million...
As many as 25% of over 11,000 communal health centers across Vietnam fail to provide adequate and qualified medical services in line with the national standards, the Ministry of Health said. The ministry made the statement at a meeting to review of...
