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Vietnam to study effectiveness of 7 Covid vaccines

Vietnam to study effectiveness of 7 Covid vaccines

The health ministry is conducting seven studies on the immunological effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines for approval and licensing purposes.
Dengue fever kills 12 in Hanoi, cases rising

Dengue fever kills 12 in Hanoi, cases rising

Hanoi has recorded 12 dengue fever deaths this year with over 1,000 new infections per week recently.
October 28, 2022 | 03:00 am PT
Mysterious fever afflicts 700 students in northern Vietnam, one dies

Mysterious fever afflicts 700 students in northern Vietnam, one dies

Around 700 students in the northern province of Bac Kan came down with a mysterious fever, and an eight-year-old child has died.
October 26, 2022 | 08:07 pm PT
Financial autonomy pushes public hospitals into payments crisis

Financial autonomy pushes public hospitals into payments crisis

Vietnam's public hospitals asked to make and execute budget plans on their own are suffering losses and unable to pay their medical staff and meet other expenses.
October 15, 2022 | 06:07 pm PT
Hanoi hospitals cope with multiple disease outbreaks among children

Hanoi hospitals cope with multiple disease outbreaks among children

Doctors in Hanoi hospitals are overwhelmed by the number of child patients coming with respiratory diseases as the season changes.
October 5, 2022 | 04:33 pm PT
HCMC to face severe nurse shortage

HCMC to face severe nurse shortage

A shortage of nurses looms at HCMC's public hospitals as fewer students are joining nursing courses at universities, health officials have warned.
October 1, 2022 | 08:00 pm PT
Covid lays bare Vietnam healthcare system flaws

Covid lays bare Vietnam healthcare system flaws

Despite Vietnam's success in containing Covid-19, the pandemic has revealed cracks in the national healthcare system.
September 28, 2022 | 11:21 pm PT
Vietnam to monitor entrants from countries with monkeypox

Vietnam to monitor entrants from countries with monkeypox

The health ministry has asked localities nationwide to monitor foreign entrants from countries with monkeypox as an early response after infections were spotted in the region.
August 4, 2022 | 04:50 am PT
Hanoi influenza A outbreak infects hundreds at industrial complex

Hanoi influenza A outbreak infects hundreds at industrial complex

An influenza A outbreak at a Hanoi industrial complex has seen more than 100 people infected in a fortnight, some so badly that they've had to be put on ventilators.
July 18, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
Patients pay the price as hospitals struggle with supplies

Patients pay the price as hospitals struggle with supplies

Public hospitals are blaming complicated procedures for their failure to procure medicines and medical supplies, but patients and their relatives are the ones suffering greater pain and even early death.
July 15, 2022 | 09:15 pm PT
HCMC public health projects see slowest capital disbursement rate in decade

HCMC public health projects see slowest capital disbursement rate in decade

HCMC's public health projects have only disbursed 12 percent of their intended investment capital within the first half of this year, the slowest rate seen over the past decade.
July 15, 2022 | 12:11 am PT
HCMC ICU overwhelmed with dengue fever patients

HCMC ICU overwhelmed with dengue fever patients

The ICU and emergency rooms at HCMC’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases have been receiving many dengue fever patients over the last few weeks.
July 2, 2022 | 02:29 am PT
Doctor shortage among reasons for HCMC's high dengue fatality rate

Doctor shortage among reasons for HCMC's high dengue fatality rate

The lack of healthcare staff and medicine has contributed to a high number of critical dengue fever cases and deaths in Ho Chi Minh City.
June 29, 2022 | 05:30 am PT
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.
June 28, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
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