Second survey on women’s health, life experience launched
The second National Survey on Women’s Health and Life Experience funded by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam was launched at a workshop in Hanoi on January 25.
Hanoi (VNA) – The second National Survey on Women’s Health and LifeExperience funded by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam was launched at aworkshop in Hanoi on January 25.
The workshop was jointly held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs (MoLISA), General of Statistics Office under the Ministry of Planningand Investment, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
The second national survey on violence against women in Vietnam will beconducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO). It is intended to providedata for the investigation of domestic violence and to find solutions to theissue.
The survey will be carried out by the GSO from March 2018. Meanwhile, MoLISAwill be responsible for coordinating the process, publishing the survey’sresults in 2019 and building national programmes and policies on violenceagainst Vietnamese women and girls.
Violence against women and girls is a violation of human rights, not onlycausing serious consequences for individuals but also restrain the country'ssocio-economic development.
According to the first national survey on violence against women conducted in2010 by GSO, 58 percent of married Vietnamese women, aged from 18 to 60,experienced violence at least once in their lives. However, 87 percent ofdomestic violence victims did not seek the assistance of public services. Thesurvey suggested that violence against Vietnamese women was an alarming issue.
Speaking at the event, Pham Ngoc Tien, head of Department of Gender Equalityunder MoLISA, stressed upon the significance of surveys and data inconsolidation with the legal system to offer appropriate policies and solutionson women’s issues.
Vietnam has witnessed significant improvements in archiving targets towardsgender equality. The national legal framework for gender equality has alsoimproved markedly. However, violence against women and girls remains high andhas not been resolved effectively. - VNA
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“UN Women” in Vietnam announced on August 10 that it had delivered essential items like soap and sanitary products to thousands of women and girls in Gia Lai province on August 8-9.
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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.
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.
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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.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
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All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) 
