• Vietnam launches diabetes awareness project

    14/11/2008 05:00

    Among the 4.5 million Vietnamese affected by diabetes, up to 65 percent are unaware they have the disease, heard a press conference held in Hanoi early this week to mark World Diabetes Day. Dr. Ta Van Binh, director of the National Hospital...

  • Orphan with facial tumor to consult with US doctors

    Orphan with facial tumor to consult with US doctors

    14/11/2008 05:00

    An 11-year-old Vietnamese orphan with a massive growth on his face has been offered help by US experts after a Canadian hospital said removing the tumor would be too risky. Pham...

  • Medicine prices surge in HCMC

    Medicine prices surge in HCMC

    13/11/2008 05:00

    A drugstore in Ho Chi Minh City. The costs of many medicines have increased by up to 30 percent recently. The price of some medicines have increased by up to 30 percent recently despite the drop in the prices of...

  • Vietnam faces growing female shortage

    Vietnam faces growing female shortage

    13/11/2008 05:00

    Around three million Vietnamese men will have difficulty finding wives by 2030 due to the rising gender imbalance, health officials told a conference in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday....

  • Over 9,000 girls to be vaccinated against cervical cancer by 2010

    10/11/2008 05:00

    Around 9,200 11-year-old girls in Vietnam will receive a free vaccine to prevent cervical cancer by 2010, a representative from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) has said. Under the project sponsored by the non-profit...

  • Dengue fever claims 69 lives in southern region

    10/11/2008 05:00

    Twenty southern cities and provinces have seen a total of 69 deaths from 58,635 dengue fever cases this year, the Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute said yesterday. HCMC has seen 11,648 cases, followed by Ca Mau Province with 6,655 and Dong Nai...

  • ADB to finance health care project

    10/11/2008 05:00

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund a project to improve health care services in Vietnam’s south central coast region, the bank said in a statement. The 32-year project covers Da Nang City and the provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh...

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