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Vietnam hospital wins first prize at ASEAN colorectal surgeon competition

Vietnam hospital wins first prize at ASEAN colorectal surgeon competition

The Hue Central Hospital in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue won the first prize at the recent colorectal surgeon competition through videos held by the ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCS) in Bangkok.
Vietnam dismantles last Covid field hospital

Vietnam dismantles last Covid field hospital

Vietnam's last Covid-19 field hospital in HCMC has been dismantled, about a week after the disease was downgraded to a common disease.
October 28, 2023 | 09:30 pm PT
Weeds, floodwaters overtake Vietnam's last Covid field hospital

Weeds, floodwaters overtake Vietnam's last Covid field hospital

Vietnam's last remaining Covid-19 field hospital in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, has become flooded and overgrown with weeds thanks to the pandemic’s cessation.
October 26, 2023 | 05:18 pm PT
Public and private hospitals like night and day

Public and private hospitals like night and day

Every trip to a public Vietnamese hospital is a drag, but it is the complete opposite at most local private hospitals.
September 27, 2023 | 06:47 pm PT
Teen girl in central Vietnam dies of Whitmore's disease

Teen girl in central Vietnam dies of Whitmore's disease

A 15-year-old in Thanh Hoa Province has died one month after contracting an infectious disease called melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease.
September 19, 2023 | 01:21 am PT
Vietnam needs clearer policies for private healthcare

Vietnam needs clearer policies for private healthcare

After his father passed away from colon cancer, an often curable cancer if detected early, Tuan quickly scheduled virtual colonoscopies and stomach scans for himself and his elderly mother.
September 10, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Cancer patients quit high-cost immunotherapy

Cancer patients quit high-cost immunotherapy

As health insurance does not cover expensive medication for cancer treatment such as immunotherapy, many patients have opted for traditional methods.
August 12, 2023 | 08:00 pm PT
Vietnam lacks facilities to treat strokes: expert

Vietnam lacks facilities to treat strokes: expert

Vietnamese people are among the groups with highest risk of stroke, but the nation's healthcare system is ill-equipped to handle the problem, an expert says.
August 2, 2023 | 06:25 pm PT
WHO, UNICEF-supported 5-in-1 vaccine arrives in Vietnam

WHO, UNICEF-supported 5-in-1 vaccine arrives in Vietnam

A batch of the 5-in-1 vaccine supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) arrived in Hanoi on Thursday.
July 27, 2023 | 06:43 pm PT
I have no issues with healthcare in Vietnam

I have no issues with healthcare in Vietnam

A recent InterNations survey found expats unhappy with healthcare services in Vietnam, but many readers felt the opposite.
July 12, 2023 | 06:37 pm PT
Vietnam all set to classify Covid as common disease

Vietnam all set to classify Covid as common disease

The Ministry of Health is wrapping up the process of designing Covid-19 as a common infectious disease.
June 14, 2023 | 08:00 pm PT
Given no hope at home, Canadian man cured of paralysis by HCMC doctors

Given no hope at home, Canadian man cured of paralysis by HCMC doctors

Doctors at Military Hospital 175 in HCMC have successfully treated a Canadian man who was paralyzed eight years ago and tried in vain to get himself cured at home.
June 12, 2023 | 12:01 am PT
Pandemic exposed Vietnam's inadequate preventive care system

Pandemic exposed Vietnam's inadequate preventive care system

Vietnam’s preventive care medical system is still weak and the country’s policies to support medical workers are insufficient, a National Assembly monitoring team reported Monday.
May 29, 2023 | 03:11 pm PT
Vietnam should end Covid vaccine development: expert

Vietnam should end Covid vaccine development: expert

A former director of the national hematology institute on Monday proposed for Vietnam to end Covid-19 vaccine development as the worst periods of the disease have passed.
May 29, 2023 | 03:54 am PT
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