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🐼 Border guards work to prevent illegal migration amid COVID-19
Dien Bien’s border guard force has strengthened patrol and control works to prevent illegal migration amid COVID-19 outbreak.
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♑ Health declarations strengthened to stop COVID-19
Amid the recurrence of community transmissions of COVID-19, Hanoi’s health sector has continued to introduce measures to prevent the spread of the virus and monitor those who have recently returned from pandemic-hit areas, including the central city of Da Nang and neighbouring Quang Nam province, and to encourage them to follow preventive measures.
ꦚ 45 COVID-19 infections detected in Da Nang on July 31 morning
The number of people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 which causes the COVID-19 in Vietnam has exceeded the 500 mark, after 45 new community transmissions were reported in the central city of Da Nang, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on July 31 morning.
✨ Hanoi conducts rapid mass Covid-19 test for people returning from Da Nang
Hanoi is performing immediate SARS-Cov-2 testing for 21,000 people returning from Da Nang, starting from July 30 until August 1 in a prompt response to curb the latest coronavirus spread.
🦋 COVID-19 fighter: Don’t miss out with Viet Nam News’ new app!
While countries around the world are struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is confidently dealing with new cases, keeping the situation under control, and is one of few nations recording positive growth in the first half of 2020.
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🐭 Hue Central Hospital successfully performs four simultaneous organ transplants
Despite storm-related disruptions and flight delays, the organs were successfully transported via a combination of air and ground travel. All patients are currently stable and recovering well.
ﷺ Injured fisherman in Truong Sa receives timely medical operation
The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
꧑ No counterfeit drugs in hospitals: Health Minister
All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
🔯 Brain-dead man's organs save seven lives in Vietnam
Thong Nhat Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City announced on June 16 that the transplants were successfully performed using the man’s donated organs.
♈ Vietnamese hospital seeks stronger ties with British partners
A surgical training centre based on the RCS model will be set up at 108 Military Central Hospital (Hospital 108) in Hanoi.
♐ Forum spotlights AI and digital innovation in healthcare
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
🤡 Experts call for joint efforts and integrated disease prevention to end dengue deaths
Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
🐟 PM seeks stronger medical ties with Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
🎉 High-quality healthcare services attract more foreign patients to Binh Dan Hospital
Renowned for its expertise in complex surgeries, the hospital has attracted foreign patients seeking treatment for conditions such as kidney and urinary tract stones, urological and gastrointestinal cancers, and male reproductive disorders. Most procedures are performed using advanced techniques, including laparoscopy and robotic surgery. T
꧑ Vietnam Medipharm Expo 2025 to draw 450 exhibitors from 23 countries
Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
꧑ Project launched to offer free CKD tests to high-risk groups in Vietnam
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
🅺 Sharp tobacco tax hike urged to safeguard youths, community health
A 2023 report by the Vietnam Health Economics Association estimated that the total cost of tobacco-related healthcare and economic losses reached 108 trillion VND (4.14 billion USD) annually – equivalent to 1.14% of GDP and five times higher than the budget revenue generated by the tobacco industry.
𒉰 Free surgeries bring smiles to children with cleft conditions
All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
ꦚ Free surgery programme brings hope to children with disabilities in Dien Bien
Medical screenings and surgical interventions for children with disabilities are being carried out at health centers across Dien Bien. So far this year, 242 children have been identified for diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and the provision of assistive devices.
🌜 Red Journey 2025 aims to collect 100,000 blood units
The Red Journey has become the country’s largest and most effective blood donation campaign, leaving a strong impression on the national voluntary blood donation movement.
🍷 Vietnamese doctors perform successful in-utero intervention for Singaporean mother
This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
൲ Construction on 77 million USD vaccine factory started in Long An province
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
ꦍ Vietnamese traditional medicine draws attention at int'l conference in Cuba
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
🌠 Vietnam, France collaborate in vaccine production technology transfer
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
♒ Vietnam maintains vigilant monitoring of COVID-19 amid global circulation of virus
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
