Health

PM urges joint effort against H1N1 flu, more cases found
25/07/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Saturday asked local authorities and other concerned agencies to take urgent action to prevent the spread of influenza A (H1N1). Dung asked the Ministry...
More H1N1 cases at schools fans fears of more outbreaks
24/07/2009 05:00
A student under quarantine at the Nguyen Khuyen Private High School Friday. More influenza A (H1N1) cases at local schools have stoked fears that students returning home from temporarily closed classrooms will...
Vietnam metro orders all boarding schools âtemporarily closedâ
23/07/2009 05:00
Sent packing: Boarding schools in the city, such as Nguyen Khuyen Private High School which is shown here, have been temporarily closed for the summer after influenza A outbreaks hit two high schools The Ho Chi...
South Africa tests first African-made AIDS vaccine
23/07/2009 05:00
File photo shows South Africans passing a billboards carrying an HIV messageboard in Mpumalanga Africa has launched human trials of the first African-produced HIV vaccine, as scientists seek new approaches to...
Consumer safety tops meat import management concerns
23/07/2009 05:00
Inspectors check the cooking at a warehouse of Vinafood Corporation in Ho Chi Minh City. Animal health officials on Thursday flatly rejected complaints from local companies about tightening regulations on...
Vietnam quick in detection, tardy in prevention: experts
22/07/2009 05:00
A student is quarantined at the Ngo Thoi Nhiem High School in Ho Chi Minh City International experts have said Vietnam has been quick to detect and control the spread of the H1N1 virus but should do much more to...
School closure seen as measure to prevent H1N1 spread
21/07/2009 05:00
A medical official checks the health of a student under quarantine at the Ngo Thoi Nhiem High School in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 9. The Health Ministry Tuesday recommended a slew of measures against the...