Update May, 30 2012 15:39:02
Medical waste plan proposed
May, 30 2012 10:18:00
The Health Ministry has devised a plan to collect all medical waste every day, with 70 per cent of solid waste to be treated by 2015, according to a source from the Health Environment Management Department.
May, 30 2012 11:46:07
Vietnamese AO victims to receive check-up in Korea
As many as 80 Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange will be given free medical check-ups at South Korea's Yonsei Hospital next week. 
May, 30 2012 10:12:48
Nation aims to cut HIV infection rate to 0.3%
Viet Nam has targeted an HIV infection rate of under 0.3 per cent by 2020, under a National Strategy for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control to 2020 with a vision to 2030 approved by the Prime Minister.
May, 30 2012 09:51:34
Cholera prevention takes priority
Viet Nam is taking measures to prevent and control cholera this summer, with only one case detected in the first quarter, head of Preventive Medicine Department Nguyen Van Binh told a workshop in Da Nang City yesterday.
May, 30 2012 09:44:23
Hospital performs first heart surgeries
The Friendship General Hospital of central Nghe An Province has carried out its first open-heart surgeries for two children. With the help from the Ha Noi Heart Hospital doctors, surgeons successfully completed the surgeries after four hours.
May, 29 2012 16:40:00
Social organisations need stronger support to fight against HIV/AIDS
A conference on HIV/AIDS today found that though local NGOs have played an important role in combating disease-related issues in Viet Nam they need to better co-operate with each other and the State.
May, 29 2012 12:19:33
Children and mothers given Vitamin A and iron on Micro-Nutrient Day
More than 5 million of children under five-years-old and 600,000 mothers who have given birth in the last month will be provided with vitamin A capsules and iron capsules to prevent nutrient deficiency on Micro-Nutrient Day on June 1 and 2.
May, 29 2012 10:05:56
Toxic medical waste incinerator planned
Central Nghe An Province will build a modern incinerator to treat toxic medical waste in Vinh City and adjacent districts during 2012-20.
May, 29 2012 10:03:37
Few pharmacies lower prices
Thirty per cent of drugstores in HCM City may be participating in the city's price stabilisation programme, but it remains hard to find low-priced drugs in the city.
May, 29 2012 09:55:21
Mysterious skin disease claims one
An unidentified skin disease has claimed one more death in central Quang Ngai Province, bringing the total number of fatalities to 22.
May, 26 2012 08:51:38
HIV/AIDS cases decline: Ministry
Viet Nam has seen a downward trend in the number of HIV cases but at a slowing pace in recent years, according to the Ministry of Health's Viet Nam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control.