• Vietnam announces $4 mln to control southern dengue outbreak

    25/05/2009 05:00

    Vietnam health authorities will spend VND70 billion (US$3.94 million) on tackling the early outbreak of dengue fever this year that has killed 17 people and continues to spread in the southern provinces. The Health Ministry’s Bureau of...

  • Number of acute diarrhea patients down in Hanoi

    25/05/2009 05:00

    The number of acute diarrhea patients has decreased in Hanoi over the last few days with hospitals receiving fewer than 10 cases a day instead of 25-30, the capital’s Preventive Health Center said Sunday. The center, however, warned that...

  • HCMC residents test negative for H1N1 virus

    22/05/2009 05:00

    All 18 people of Ho Chi Minh City who traveled on the same plane with an American Vietnamese woman who later tested positive for the influenza A H1N1 virus have been released after testing negative for the virus. Le Thi Bich, who was quarantined...

  • HCMC sees early rise in dengue fever cases

    HCMC sees early rise in dengue fever cases

    22/05/2009 05:00

    Children with dengue fever with their carers in the corridor at Children’s Hospital No. 1 in HCMC. A dengue fever room at Children’s Hospital No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh City has seven sickbeds....

  • Vietnam closely monitors 35 suspects for swine flu

    Vietnam closely monitors 35 suspects for swine flu

    21/05/2009 05:00

    The Ministry of Health Thursday reported it was closely monitoring the health of 35 passengers sharing the same flight with a woman who was later found with influenza A (H1N1) and quarantined in South Korea....

  • Health ministry reinforces inspection as cholera outbreak lingers

    Health ministry reinforces inspection as cholera outbreak lingers

    20/05/2009 05:00

    Doctors examine patients with symptoms of acute diarrhea in the northern province of Bac Ninh. The Ministry of Health Wednesday set up five inspection teams to take preventive measures and fight against the...

  • Vietnam still free from influenza A (H1 N1)

    20/05/2009 05:00

    The Bureau of Preventive Health and Environment on Wednesday confirmed there has been no case of influenza A (H1N1), also known as swine flu, found in Vietnam. The HCMC Health Department reported Wednesday five suspected people have tested...

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