Health

The first novel coronavirus patient in Vietnam is currently conscious, and can breathe by himself, eat and sleep, showed no signs of fever.

During their stay in Danang, the Chinese tourists did not show any symptoms of the new coronavirus (nCoV), VnExpress cited a report by the local government as saying.

The Ministry of National Defense is asked to establish 9 field hospitals across the country to receive and treat nCoV patients.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 23 dispatched an urgency note, requiring ministries to keep strict watch on arrivals at border gates and quarantine people suspected of carrying the disease.

The Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on January 16 requested Vietnam’s relevant ministries to take measures to control pneumonia and prevent the epidemic from spreading into Vietnam.

The US embassy’s blood drive has consistently seen growth in the number of donors since the first event in 2012 with a total of 269 donors at this year’s blood drive.

The Chinese health ministry has taken measures to control the outbreak and conducted more testing to identify the specific cause.

High-tech healthcare will play a significant role in improving healthcare services for Vietnamese peole, especially the elderly.

The move is taken due to the shortage of Tamiflu drugs in some provinces and cities, especially from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Drug Administration of Vietnam requested provincial and municipal departments of health to find drugs supply and meet treatment needs.

Saint Paul General Hospital's Microbiology Department had split 40 HIV test strips to perform tests on 80 samples, from the 80 strips it produced about 1,272 test results.

Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung asked relevant agencies to inspect HIV test strip scandal before December 15.

This is the first general hospital in both Hanoi and Vietnam to establish a heart and chest surgery department for children.

The director of Saint Paul Hospital denied the fraud and said it was only an experiment by the Department of Microbiology.

Saint Paul General Hospital's staff members who were directly involved in the case of HIV and hepatitis B fraud are suspended from work.

The number of liver cancer patients surpassed lung cancer, ranking first in both newly-contracted liver cancer and mortality, each reaching more than 25,000 people in 2019.

Vietnam is being evaluated to have the highest HIV inhibition rate in the world.

Vietnam Medi-pharm Expo 2019 is an important trade promotion channel for Vietnamese and foreign enterprises in the medical and pharmaceutical area to meet, exchange and learn from each other.

The monthly tuition fee per pupil at the 14 best educational institutions in the city will increase by VND400,000 (US$17.2).

Vietnam Medi-pharm Expo 2019 will welcome big names in international markets.