Investment required for strong healthcare
July 24, 2023 | 14:00
Vietnam has overcome many hardships and taken enormous strides forward in improving health and quality of life. There has been significant progress towards ending ongoing epidemics of infectious diseases.
Wisdom for sustainable healthcare
March 01, 2022 | 20:00
Vietnam’s healthcare sector has overcome vast challenges during the last two years with the great support of stakeholders. Dr. Kidong Park, World Health Organization representative in Vietnam, talked to VIR’s Tung Anh about the efforts made and intensifying new partnerships for sustainable healthcare development.
Pursuing sustainable healthcare in age of technological revolution
December 14, 2021 | 08:00
Vietnam is embarking on the mission of innovating the healthcare sector, including digitalisation to improve service quality and people’s access to healthcare, but many challenges are in the path.
WHO to kick off international meet amid US-China tensions
May 18, 2020 | 10:01
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) will on Monday (May 18) kick off its first ever virtual assembly, but fears abound that US-China tensions could derail the strong action needed to address the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 laboratories licensed by Ministry of Health (Infographics)
March 24, 2020 | 14:52
The Health Ministry has allowed 19 medical facilities to test for Covid-19 in addition to the three approved by the World Health Organization.
WHO warns overseas virus spread may be 'tip of the iceberg'
February 10, 2020 | 14:54
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that confirmed cases of coronavirus being transmitted by people who have never travelled to China could be the "tip of the iceberg".
Vietnam taking the steps towards a healthy lifestyle
March 11, 2019 | 16:26
The World Health Organization has warned Vietnam of rising obesity rates due to unhealthy eating and physical inactivity, leading to the country to take action in order to ensure the health of its population.
Domestic salbutamol medicine production fails to meet demands
July 05, 2018 | 11:51
The country is facing a shortage of Salbutamol, a medication approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) to treat respiratory illnesses such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and prevent premature births. Experts say the shortage results from the widespread misuse of the drug to increase lean mass in animal husbandry.
Gaming addiction classified as mental health disorder by WHO
June 19, 2018 | 09:33
Many parents will have thought it for a long time, but they now have a new argument to limit their children's 'screen time': addiction to video games has been recognised as a mental health disorder ..
WHO says 'high risk' Ebola will spread in DR Congo
May 18, 2018 | 20:36
An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo has a high risk of spreading internally, the World Health Organization warned on Friday (May 18) ahead of a meeting on whether to declare it an event of international concern.
WHO launches plan to eliminate trans fats within five years
May 15, 2018 | 09:41
The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to eliminate industrially-produced trans fats by 2023, unveiling a plan on Monday (May 14) that it said would prevent 500,000 deaths per year from cardiovascular disease.
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