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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.
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
HCMC botulism patient dies before receiving antitoxin sent from Switzerland

HCMC botulism patient dies before receiving antitoxin sent from Switzerland

The World Health Organization has dispatched rare drug to HCMC to treat patients critically ill with botulism after eating pork bologna and fermented food, but one died shortly after it arrived.
May 24, 2023 | 08:48 pm PT
Botulism patients face paralysis risk as Vietnam runs out of antitoxin

Botulism patients face paralysis risk as Vietnam runs out of antitoxin

Three men poisoned with botulinum after eating pork bologna and fermented food in Ho Chi Minh City could be paralyzed completely, doctors have said.
May 22, 2023 | 11:37 pm PT
PM calls for declaring end of Covid epidemic

PM calls for declaring end of Covid epidemic

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed the Ministry of Health to make preparations to declare an end to the Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam.
May 19, 2023 | 07:02 pm PT
World's most expensive medicine saves Vietnamese children from paralysis

World's most expensive medicine saves Vietnamese children from paralysis

Seven Vietnamese children with a muscle-atrophy disease have been saved by the most expensive medicine in the world thanks to a controversial lucky draw program.
May 19, 2023 | 03:43 pm PT
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