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Caregiver profession thrives in urban Vietnam

Caregiver profession thrives in urban Vietnam

The caregiver profession is thriving in urban Vietnam as many families need outside help to take care of sick and elderly people in their household.
Covid deaths rising in Ho Chi Minh City

Covid deaths rising in Ho Chi Minh City

HCMC doctor recalls struggles amid pandemic's peak

HCMC doctor recalls struggles amid pandemic's peak

With hospital memories haunting them, battle not over for many Covid survivors

With hospital memories haunting them, battle not over for many Covid survivors

With scenes from their hospital stay, including the death of fellow patients, haunting them, Covid-19 survivors face mental issues besides stigma and distrust from others.
October 24, 2021 | 04:45 pm PT
Indian artist donates paintings to support Vietnamese pediatric patients

Indian artist donates paintings to support Vietnamese pediatric patients

Three paintings by artist with Down syndrome Karishma Kannan will be auctioned to support cancer patients and disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
October 19, 2021 | 12:00 am PT
Stigma, anxiety make aftermath almost as bad for Covid survivors

Stigma, anxiety make aftermath almost as bad for Covid survivors

Many Covid-19 patients who survived the disease are haunted by continuing health issues and social stigma.
August 24, 2021 | 07:17 pm PT
HCMC fashion designer joins Covid battle

HCMC fashion designer joins Covid battle

Seeing a patient fail to reach the restroom in time while on a ventilator, Nguyen Minh Tuan rushed to lend a helping hand.
August 17, 2021 | 11:44 pm PT
Vietnam records Covid cases with Indian virus strain

Vietnam records Covid cases with Indian virus strain

Four Indian experts and a Vietnamese man working at the hotel they were quarantined in have been infected with an Indian strain of the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health said.
April 30, 2021 | 06:31 am PT
Party official-doctor makes it life mission to give the poor free treatment

Party official-doctor makes it life mission to give the poor free treatment

Mau Van Phi, 50, has been visiting the poor in mountainous areas of Khanh Hoa Province for the last 23 years and offering them free medical checks and medicines.
August 28, 2020 | 05:00 am PT
Double-digit spike sends Vietnam's Covid-19 patient tally past 100

Double-digit spike sends Vietnam's Covid-19 patient tally past 100

With 14 new people testing Covid-19 positive, Vietnam’s Sunday tally went up to 19 and the national total to 113.
March 22, 2020 | 06:20 am PT
Discharged coronavirus patients on cloud nine

Discharged coronavirus patients on cloud nine

After 10 days fighting the new coronavirus, Du is preparing her homecoming, giddy with joy.
February 11, 2020 | 08:12 pm PT
Vietnam healthcare way short of regional peers in global ranking

Vietnam healthcare way short of regional peers in global ranking

Vietnam is 66th out of 89 economies in a global healthcare ranking list, well behind most of its Southeast Asian peers.  
September 11, 2019 | 06:57 pm PT
Vietnamese businessman turns ambulance driver for the poor

Vietnamese businessman turns ambulance driver for the poor

Identifying with the plight of those taking motorbike taxis to hospitals, one man decided to make a difference.
October 1, 2018 | 06:00 am PT
Vietnam sets organ donation record with 16 lives saved in one month

Vietnam sets organ donation record with 16 lives saved in one month

First time ever that the country has received four organ donors in a month at the Viet-Duc Hospital in Hanoi.
June 21, 2018 | 07:44 pm PT
For Vietnamese doctors, a punch in the face leaves emotional scars that can't be healed

For Vietnamese doctors, a punch in the face leaves emotional scars that can't be healed

Dr Tran Van Phuc was attacked by a patient's relative 17 years ago, and the recent assault of a colleague has reopened the wound.
April 18, 2018 | 01:44 am PT
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