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Hanoi health workers quit in droves over heavy workload, low pay

Hanoi health workers quit in droves over heavy workload, low pay

Around 900 health workers in Hanoi have either quit or switched workplaces in the past 18 months, causing a medical personnel shortage in the capital.
Surgical robots left idle at Hanoi, HCMC hospitals

Surgical robots left idle at Hanoi, HCMC hospitals

Legal issues and high operation costs have seen surgical robots 'shelved', forcing patients across Vietnam to seek medical treatment abroad.
June 22, 2022 | 04:48 pm PT
Doctors quitting the public sector en masse shouldn't surprise anyone

Doctors quitting the public sector en masse shouldn't surprise anyone

Doctors, drugs and the medical field in general seem to be all over the news these days; and it's nothing to do with the novel coronavirus.
June 21, 2022 | 06:38 pm PT
Dengue fever kills 9 in HCMC

Dengue fever kills 9 in HCMC

Ho Chi Minh City has recorded 16,057 dengue fever cases as of June 19, up 117.3 percent over the same period last year, and nine have died.
June 20, 2022 | 03:00 am PT
Hanoi medical supply shortage forces patients to buy own needles

Hanoi medical supply shortage forces patients to buy own needles

A supply shortage in several Hanoi hospitals is forcing patients to purchase basic medical equipment like catheters and IV needles on their own.
June 16, 2022 | 08:23 pm PT
Vietnam admits 4 malaria patients among Africa arrivals

Vietnam admits 4 malaria patients among Africa arrivals

Two people in HCMC and two others in Hanoi have been hospitalized with malaria after arriving from Africa, the first such patients recorded in the cities in recent years.
June 3, 2022 | 09:25 pm PT
Former deputy health minister jailed in fake cancer drug scandal

Former deputy health minister jailed in fake cancer drug scandal

Former deputy health minister Truong Quoc Cuong was sentenced to four years in jail for his involvement in a fake cancer drug scandal dating back to 2014.
May 19, 2022 | 05:01 am PT
Healthcare top concern in Vietnam during pandemic year

Healthcare top concern in Vietnam during pandemic year

Under pandemic impacts, healthcare had become the issue of highest concern among Vietnamese people, according to the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) released Tuesday.
May 10, 2022 | 09:30 pm PT
Novartis, Pharmacity partner to improve healthcare for chronic patients

Novartis, Pharmacity partner to improve healthcare for chronic patients

The "Patient education and consultancy effectiveness" (PEACE) project by Novartis Vietnam and Pharmacity will provide medical expertise from the HCMC Geriatrics and Retail Pharmacy associations.
April 12, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
WHO says there were 64 instances of attacks on health care since Ukraine war started

WHO says there were 64 instances of attacks on health care since Ukraine war started

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it had verified 64 instances of attacks on health care in Ukraine between Feb. 24 and March 21 resulting in 15 deaths and 37 injuries.
March 23, 2022 | 06:15 pm PT
Licensing deals struck for cheaper Pfizer Covid pill

Licensing deals struck for cheaper Pfizer Covid pill

Thirty-five generic drug manufacturers including Vietnam's Stellapharm will make a more affordable version of Pfizer's anti-Covid pill for the world's poorer nations, in licensing deals announced Thursday.
March 17, 2022 | 07:44 pm PT
Vietnam should tom-tom its medical prowess, achievements

Vietnam should tom-tom its medical prowess, achievements

I have just received a notice from the European Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
March 10, 2022 | 04:47 pm PT
Vietnam aims to treat Covid as common disease: health minister

Vietnam aims to treat Covid as common disease: health minister

The Ministry of Health is taking gradual steps toward treating those infected with Covid like common patients as most of Vietnam's population have been fully vaccinated.
March 5, 2022 | 05:31 am PT
Ministry wants Covid test kits brought under price stabilization norms

Ministry wants Covid test kits brought under price stabilization norms

Covid-19 test kits should be among products governed by price stabilization policies to preclude a sudden increase in their prices, the Ministry of Health said.
February 20, 2022 | 11:26 pm PT
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