• US pledges to fight tuberculosis in Vietnam

    24/03/2009 05:00

    The US government is fully committed to helping Vietnam fight tuberculosis, US Ambassador Michael W. Michalak said in a press release for World Tuberculosis Day Tuesday. Since 1995, the US government has contributed over US$10 million to help...

  • Vaccination statement sparks debate

    Vaccination statement sparks debate

    24/03/2009 05:00

    Medical workers vaccinate a child at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Several medical centers in Ho Chi Minh City are asking for a signed declaration that a person agrees to be vaccinated after a doctor has...

  • Authorities thwart pig hijacking in epidemic zone

    Authorities thwart pig hijacking in epidemic zone

    23/03/2009 05:00

    Authorities stopped a group of hijackers from stealing a truck carrying more than 300 frozen swine in a blue ear pig disease epidemic zone Saturday. The truck driver had been stopped by...

  • Woman suspected of dying from bird flu tests negative

    23/03/2009 05:00

    A woman suspected of dying from avian influenza at a hospital in southern Bac Lieu Province last Friday has tested negative for the virus, the Bac Lieu Preventative Health Center said Monday. The center’s director Nguyen Thanh Tung said...

  • Almost no health risk from vaccination labeling errors

    Almost no health risk from vaccination labeling errors

    23/03/2009 05:00

    Merck Sharp & Dohme Asia (MSD) said they regretted a recent mistake printed on their vaccines’ instructions, yet confirmed it posed very low risk to human health at a press briefing Monday....

  • Woman stabbed in the heart saved

    22/03/2009 05:00

    Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Ray Hospital Sunday saved a 33- year-old woman who had been stabbed in the heart. The woman, from HCMC’s neighboring province of Long An’s Vinh Hung District, was admitted to the hospital in critical condition...

  • Two hospitals start construction

    22/03/2009 05:00

    The VND350-billion (US$20 million) Hoan My Saigon General Hospital kicked off construction Sunday on two hectares in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City. The 12-story hospital will have about 200 beds with 20 specialty consulting rooms and...

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