Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Thap has been taking measures to fight dengue fever as infections are rising rapidly. More than 3,300 dengue fever cases have been reported since the beginning of the year in Dong Thap. Of the number, two people...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health (MoH) on November 8 announced that it has successfully produced measles-rubella combined vaccine for the first time, as part of a project with co-operation from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), state...
The rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the country fell by 16% between 2009 and 2015, but health experts have said that more needs to be done to reach the goal of having a transmission rate below 2% by 2020 nationwide. Many pregnant...
Nearly 70% of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in Vietnam have not bought medical insurance due to lack of knowledge of the service and being afraid of discrimination, according to the Vietnam Television (VTV), the country’s national broadcaster....
The EU will work closely with Ho Chi Minh City in food safety and origin of agricultural products in the context of the upcoming signing of the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan...
Hanoi has put into use three mobile laboratories to test food safety at restaurants, markets and supermarkets in the capital city, the Government portal chinhphu.vn reports. Nguyen Khac Hien, director of the Hanoi Health Department, said the...
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved water supply planning for the Mekong Delta region to 2030 with a vision to 2050, aiming to reduce average clean water loss to 18% in 2020. The Mekong Delta region has a total natural area of over 40,604...
Experts at a workshop “Opportunities for More Efficient Water Use in the Mekong Basin and Implications for Vietnam” held in Hanoi on November 6 reiterated the risks facing the downstream Mekong River with all the constructions of hydropower dams and...
Vietnam’s experts have raised concerns about long-term harm to marine creatures and the existence of a marine protected area (MPA) off coast of the central province of Binh Thuan if local authorities allow China-invested thermal power producer to...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has confirmed that the country has ratified the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, which went into force globally on November 4, marking its firm commitments to...
