A contest with the theme “Community-based Sustainable Poverty Reduction Initiatives” was launched in Hanoi on August 2. The contest is part of the Poverty Reduction Policies and Program Project (PRPP) carried out by the Ministry of Labor, War...
One hundred impoverished ethnic minority households in the southern province of Binh Phuoc were presented with water tanks following the recent prolonged drought in this year’s dry season. The water tanks were delivered on August 3 by the Vietnam...
Authorities in the central Vietnamese city of Danang have approved a project by a U.S. foundation to build a care center and kindergarten for needy children, the Tuoi Tre reported. Sponsored by Half the Sky Foundation with a budget of $3.4 million,...
Vietnam’s renewable energy sector is expected to get a boost thanks to financial support from international organizations, especially the World Bank which through International Finance Corporation (IFC) has increased its loans to help the country...
A 4-month-old baby in the southern province of Ben Tre died last week, four days after getting a shot of the controversial 5-in-1 vaccine Quinvaxem, state media reported. The baby received the shot at a local medical center in Chau Thanh District’s...
Vietnam aims to roll out the family doctor model on a larger scale in combination with the development of grassroots medical services during the 2016-2020 period, according to a meeting of a provincial-level group of health partners in the northern...
The rate of women in Vietnam giving birth to a third child has been on upward trend during past five years and most of them are from rich families, said the Department of Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of Health at a seminar on...
The Ministry of Health has established eight inspection teams to supervise and assist dengue-fever prevention activities in 18 localities suffering the most from dengue fever throughout the country. The move came following a decision recently signed...
The Ministry of Health has taken stronger preventive measures against the Zika virus across the country, particularly in central Phu Yen province where a local man recently tested positive for the virus. The ministry’s Department of Preventive...
Experts have warned that Vietnam is in danger as Thailand, Laos and Cambodia are speeding up their Mekong water diversion plans. With the support of Pan Nature (People & Nature Reconciliation), a team of experts have conducted a fact-finding...
