• Bird flu returns to Mekong Delta province

    Bird flu returns to Mekong Delta province

    14/05/2009 05:00

    Bird flu has made its way back to Vinh Long Province this year as provincial animal health officials on Wednesday found duck samples positive for H5N1 virus. The district health...

  • Polluted groundwater suspected as cancer deaths surge

    Polluted groundwater suspected as cancer deaths surge

    14/05/2009 05:00

    Residents of Rach Cheo Commune in Ca Mau Province’s Phu Tan District meet with doctors from Ca Mau General Hospital on May 8. Ngo Thi Diec’s 34-year-old daughter has been confined to her bed for the...

  • Dog meat restaurants closed amid cholera outbreak fears

    Dog meat restaurants closed amid cholera outbreak fears

    14/05/2009 05:00

    Health inspectors take samples of dog meat from Dung Thit Cho Restaurant in Cau Giay District in Hanoi. Two restaurants in Hanoi were suspended Thursday for selling dog meat without certificate of origin after...

  • Number of acute diarrhea cases soars in Hanoi

    Number of acute diarrhea cases soars in Hanoi

    13/05/2009 05:00

    The National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (NIITD) in Hanoi has seen an increase over the past three days in the number of acute diarrhea sufferers, with about 20-25 new cases admitted each day....

  • Toilet terror!

    Toilet terror!

    13/05/2009 05:00

    Men and women share the restrooms at the HCMC Tumor Hospital in Binh Thanh District last Friday. Most hospital patients in Ho Chi Minh City only use the toilets when they can bear it no longer....

  • Ministry calls for better hygiene as diarrhea spreads

    Ministry calls for better hygiene as diarrhea spreads

    12/05/2009 05:00

    Citing dangerous health risks and people’s apathy, the Health Ministry Tuesday urged people change their eating habits and practice better hygiene in light of acute diarrhea spreading through northern...

  • More than $38 million earmarked for HIV/AIDS prevention

    More than $38 million earmarked for HIV/AIDS prevention

    12/05/2009 05:00

    A total of VND678 billion (US$38.7 million) will be set aside for HIV/AIDS prevention this year, officials have said. The figure was released at a press briefing in Hanoi Tuesday held...

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