The Vietnamese Ministry of Health plans to increase hospital fees by 7-10 times over the current ones, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen said, citing the ministry’s draft decree on hospital fees. Under the draft, the fees for medical checkups will...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has required hospitals nationwide to mull over providing free-of-charge treatment for all cholera patients, said Deputy Minister Trinh Quan Huan. The move follows the information that many cholera patients had to...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project worth $15 million to upgrade the Central Hospital of Transport and Communications in Hanoi in a bid to meet the rising demand of locals. The 400-sickbed hospital now has 18 wards and 5...
The Spain Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund has pledged $3.5 million for a program to improve health and nutrition for mothers, children and ensure food security in Vietnam, the Dat Viet newspaper reported July 15. The funding, to be...
Khanh Hoa province takes the lead Vietnam’s central provinces and cities in the number of dengue fever patients, with 2,170 affected people as of July 7, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported July 15. Despite local health taskforces’ drastic preventive...
The general hospital of Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang July 15 put into operation a hi-tech radiation therapy area worth over VND60 billion ($3.14 million) after a 10-month construction. This is the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta...
A new wastewater treatment plant collapsed July 15 after a two-day operation by Quoc Viet Science & Technology Co., Ltd in Vietnam’s central city of Danang’s Son Tra District. The cause was linked to the construction of a waste-water reservoir...
As many as 29 people in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa were hospitalized July 16 due to food poisoning, the Tien Phong online newspaper reported July 17. The victims reportedly suffered from symptoms of stomachache, vomiting and diarrhea...
Quentin Fielding, a US pianist and composer, performed at the Church for All Nations in New York city on July 7 to raise funds for a charity project in the Vietnamese central city of Danang. The event was jointly held by the Japan’s Human Security...
A 750-kg bomb was discovered in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Huong Tra district July 8. Earlier, authorities of the central province of Quang Binh June 29 deactivated a 980-kg bomb successfully at Kim Thuy commune June 29. Vietnam needs...
