14-03-2018 15:24
For nearly 30 years, researchers at the Faculty of Tissue, Embryo and Genetics under Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University have been making use of amniotic membrane, which is commonly treated as medical waste and discarded. Under their hands, it has been processed to heal wounds and corneal damage instead.
25-10-2017 09:20
Nguyễn M., a 61 year-old overseas Vietnamese from Sweden, typically received treatment for his heart disease in Europe. But on a recent trip to Việt Nam, persuaded by the qualifications of Vietnamese doctors and the low cost of treatment here, he decided to schedule a coronary intervention at University Medical Hospital HCM City (UMH).
30-03-2016 15:48
The race to acquire medical facilities among investors has once again heated up with the newly-announced investment by VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd in a hospital in the southern province of Dong Thap.
03-09-2014 08:51
There is much room for improvement in the management of the quality and trading of home medical equipment, according to health experts.
18-12-2013 15:23
Two people were killed and two injured in a shooting on Tuesday at a hospital in Nevada, in which the gunman apparently took his own life, police said.
17-01-2013 16:56
An import tax break has been proposed by the Ministry of Health to bolster the domestic manufacture of medical equipment.
02-04-2024 16:54
German pharmaceutical company Bayer is set to embark on its next phase of growth by unveiling a new wave of medical breakthroughs.
20-03-2024 15:00
While supporting recent improvements in the process of granting marketing authorisations to medical devices, multinational corporations continue to seek for new positive changes to facilitate their plans.
23-02-2023 16:09
After years of waiting, the revised Law on Medical Examination and Treatment will help businesses and health facilities solve a number of issues. Qadeer Raza, chairman of the Medical Devices and Diagnostics Sector Committee under the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, talked to VIR’s Bich Thuy about how important the new law is.
01-12-2022 11:00
While Vietnam has made improvements in the rules for medical devices, international pharma groups are proposing extra refinements.
18-03-2022 13:24
A collaboration between Cho Ray Hospital Oncology Center and a well-regarded international counterpart is set to help improve the quality of medical treatments, with Bayer Vietnam honoured to help facilitate this project.
19-11-2021 10:00
Domestic and international medical device suppliers will enjoy more favourable conditions for trading activities in Vietnam from early next year, expecting to put an end to a long-lasting price turmoil in the local market.
21-12-2020 15:36
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health (MoH) is expected to organise a conference on medical investment shortly to attract more resources for future development amid the growing demand.
18-04-2020 09:58
Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung handed over the token of the 100,000 antibacterial cloth face masks manufactured in Vietnam to the Swedish government and people to support them in the fight against the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
21-03-2020 08:00
Two female nurses of the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital have become the first Vietnamese medical workers to be infected with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam to 87, the Ministry of Health announced on March 20 afternoon.