Health

Vietnam wants WHO response to lobbying accusations
16/01/2010 05:00
Vietnam has asked the WHO for a response to allegations it had exaggerated the swine flu pandemic under pressure from pharmaceutical lobbies. Pharmaceutical companies have made huge...
36 percent of births in Vietnam by cesarean section: WHO
14/01/2010 05:00
Thirty six percent of deliveries in Vietnam are done by cesarean operations, the second highest rate among nine Asian countries surveyed by the World Health Organization. China...
15 million people await new health insurance cards
11/01/2010 05:00
Around 15 million health insurance holders were yet to be granted new cards in accordance with new laws which took effect last October, a representative from Vietnam Social Insurance has said....
Scandal prompts WHO to assert consistency in pandemic definition
11/01/2010 05:00
The World Health Organization has said they have not changed the definition of pandemic during the course of the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. The United Nations agency made the...
WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemic
11/01/2010 05:00
The WHO is to examine its handling of the H1N1 pandemic, the group said Tuesday, after accusations by some politicians that it exaggerated the dangers of the virus under pressure from drug companies....
Smoking prohibition breached en masse
09/01/2010 05:00
A man smokes a cigarette at Tu Du Maternity Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City Experts say it will take time and persistence before the ban becomes self-enforcing. Truong Hoang Duy returned to...
Expired drugs found at major HCMC drug stores
08/01/2010 05:00
Ho Chi Minh Cityâs Market Management Bureau found one of the countryâs major drug store chains storing expired and unregistered drugs, functional cooking s, and milk on Thursday....