An overseas Vietnamese family in Laos invested $3.8 million to build a private hospital for mothers and children in Vientiane, the first of its kind, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said Mar. 8. Lao Deputy Prime Minister Asang Laoly, Minister of...
The French Embassy, the Association Franco-Vietnamienne D’uro-Nephrologie (AFVDUNE) and Bach Mai Hospital organized a healthcare conference in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on Mar. 4. Around 200 foreign and domestic leading experts gathered at the...
Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital began a training course on laparoscopic surgery for nearly 150 physicians in the Asian countries Mar 10, the Vietnam News Agency said Mar. 12. The physicians are from the countries that have advanced health...
The Japanese government has pledged to grant a combined $187,838 worth of medical equipment for hospitals in two Vietnam’s southern provinces. Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Ikuo Mizuki and local authorities will sign an agreement...
The World Bank and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health Thursday co-held a conference in the southern city of Can Tho to review an ODA-funded project worth $85 million to help low-income earners in the Mekong Delta access the healthcare services....
More than 70% of residents in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City have been dissatisfied with foods sold on the local market, raising much concerns over their safety and hygiene, the Thanh nien newspaper reported Mar. 8. Pham Phuong Thao, the chairman...
Only one-third of 600 urban areas in Vietnam have gained access to tap water, the Saigon Giai phong newspaper reported March 9, citing the Ministry of Construction. Urban services providers failed to meet the rising demands of residents and the...
The Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA) Tuesday held a meeting in the southern province of Binh Duong to map out measures to reduce prices of clean water and improve the supply. Prices of water in Vietnam still remain high compared...
Authorities of Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue have approved VND64.4 billion ($3.37 million) to build two clean water supply systems, the Phap Luat Viet Nam newspaper reported Thursday.Once operational, the systems are expected to daily...
The southern province of Kien Giang has invested more than VND600 million ($31,400) into a project to provide clean water for poor people in salt-marsh regions in dry seasons. The project will benefit 3,800 families with 19,000 people living in...
