The Ministry of Health (MoH) has approved a project aimed at preventing, detecting, and managing non-communicable diseases and mental health disorders through the end of 2025.

Alcohol use is increasing at an alarming rate in Vietnam, especially among young people, according to a conference held by the Ministry of Information and Communication in collaboration with the HealthBridge Organisation on July 5-6.

One thing that never fails to accompany the coming of Tet holidays is the repetitive drone of dire warnings about the risks of alcohol consumption.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is finalising a draft law on alcohol-related harms prevention and control and plans to submit it to the National Assembly for consideration in May 2018.

At 43.8 percent of the country’s adult population, general alcohol consumption rate of Vietnamese people is higher than some might expect.

Muslim-majority Malaysia has decided to raise its minimum age for alcohol consumption to 21 from the current 18 to stem underage drinking and alcohol abuse.