The Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) reported that the country has 495 encephalitis cases with 16 deaths in the first seven months of this year, up 40 cases and 9 deaths respectively on year, the Thanh Nien newspaper reported on August 3. In July...
The nationwide measles-rubella immunization campaign for all children aged 1-14 has helped Vietnam prevent the diseases from spreading, as few new cases of measles were reported in the first seven months of this year, said Director of the Preventive...
Six-in-one vaccines aren't available and the shortage should last until next year, Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department Head Tran Dac Phu said. The out-of-country unit that manufactures the vaccines is in the process of changing its...
Nearly 25% of Vietnam’s children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition and 14.5% of the country’s total children are underweight, according to the National Nutrition Institute. Underfeeding makes children more vulnerable to diseases due to...
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said at a meeting that the result of family doctor project is very encouraging, helping reduce overcrowding in big hospitals and it has raised public concern; accordingly this model should be multiplied. Vietnam...
The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang is facing extremely low water levels in local rivers, canals and fields, affecting the locality’s aquatic productivity. Water levels recorded in the main rivers passing Hau Giang are 20 centimeters below the...
Hanoi authorities have approved a plan to increase clean water prices by an average of 20% from October 1 to fund new projects to meet shortages. Water prices will rise to VND5,973 a cubic meter for first 10 cubic meters, and VND15,929 a cubic meter...
Promoting the central role of the community in climate change adaptation continues to be a key measure to cope with the issue in a prompt, proactive and flexible manner, stated a leading official in the fields. In the context of increasingly serious...
The first environmental projects under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) will be implemented in Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said during a meeting on August 4 in Hanoi. During the forth JCM meeting,...
Flood caused by torrential rains that struck Vietnam’s northern region over the past ten days has left 30 deaths and 40 others missing and injured, according to the Central Steering Board for Disaster Prevention and Control. The majority of the...
