Health

Flu continues to spread through city schools
15/08/2009 05:00
A Ho Chi Minh City high school said Saturday it had recorded nine H1N1 cases this week during its orientation meetings before the new school year. Tests confirmed Saturday that nine...
Vietnam orders makeshift clinics in all localities
14/08/2009 05:00
A student of the Ho Chi Minh Cityâs Saigon Culture, Arts and Tourism College is examined under quarantine in Hanoi The Ministry of Health on Friday ordered local health agencies to set up makeshift clinics...
Census finds lowest growth rate in half a century
13/08/2009 05:00
A nurse carries a newborn baby at a hospital in Hanoi Wednesday The nationâs population growth rate in the last decade has been the lowest in the last 50 years at 1.2 percent, and its female over male ratio...
Aussie surgeons perform free plastic surgery for burn victims
13/08/2009 05:00
Dr. James Masson (R) from Interplast Australia & New Zealand conducts plastic surgery on a burn victim at Ho Chi Minh City A team of Australian surgeons wraps up a five-day charitable trip to Ho Chi Minh City...
Hanoi institute lets flu patients roam free
12/08/2009 05:00
Neighbors of the deceased flu patient in District 10 wear medical masks. Influenza A (H1N1) patients under treatment at the National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases in Hanoi can freely go out to...
Pearl tea shops checked for polymers following China reports
12/08/2009 05:00
Health inspectors in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday checked four shops that sell pearl milk tea following China news reports that the Chinese tapioca balls used in the tea are made with polymers....
Southern metro reports Vietnamâs second flu death
11/08/2009 05:00
A doctor test blood samples for the H1N1 virus. Ho Chi Minh City has recorded its first death of an influenza A (H1N1) patient. The second flu death in the nation less than two weeks...