Representatives of the second and third generations of Agent Orange (AO) victims from Viet Nam and the United States met in Hanoi on July 29. They discussed experiences in raising public awareness of AO/dioxin and calling for more support for...
A group of US voluntary doctors from Good Samaritan Medical and Dental Ministry has offered free check-ups and treatment to poor people in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. During the 10 days of working, they examined and treated nearly...
As many as 26 primary and nine secondary schools in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang are providing lessons on ethnic minority languages besides the regular classes in Vietnamese for local children of these ethnic groups. Most of the schools...
State utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group has plugged into the national grid the 500kV Quang Ninh-Hiep Hoa line project using financial support from the World Bank, aiming to improve power transmission in the northern region. With an investment...
Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease that preys on young and malnourished children, has claimed ten lives out of to 84 reported cases in Son La province since the beginning of this year. Lau Say Chu, Director of the Son La provincial...
Around 20% of children under six month old in the country are breastfed. The news was released at the launching ceremony of a campaign in response to the World Breastfeeding Week 2014 with the theme " Breast milk - Natural precious gift" held by the...
While as many as 2.2 million children nationwide suffer from stunted growth due to malnutrition, the childhood obesity rate in Ho Chi Minh City has risen by three times since 2000. These striking figures were announced at a conference on children’s...
The number of breast cancer patients has been increasing in Vietnam in recent years, with around 14,000 new patients contracting the disease every year on average, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Van Thuan, deputy director of Hanoi-based K Hospital. The...
A campaign was launched in Hanoi on August 3 to call for joint efforts in caring old people’s health. The event was co-organized by the Central Committees of the Vietnam Youth Federation and the Vietnamese Young Doctors’ Association in collaboration...
The Preventive Medicine Department under the Health Ministry has warned of the danger of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) which is spreading in a number of African countries. The department advised people to ensure personal hygiene and avoid direct or...
