Words on the Street: Vietnam's E-Cigarette ban sparks debate
Welcome back to Words on the Street, where we explore the stories that influence discussions and spark arguments on Hanoi's bustling streets.
Welcome back to Words on the Street, where we explore the stories that influence discussions and spark arguments on Hanoi's bustling streets.
Law specialists have raised ideas to improve existing rules to better manage the advertising and sale of dietary supplements and protect the interests and health of consumers.
The fifth blood center in Hanoi will make it easier for people to give their blood regularly, facilitating blood donation campaigns.
Local leaders will take responsibility for pandemic prevention and control.
The partnership will expand a network of Vietnamese and Japanese entities to promote the development of care and support for the elderly.
Vietnam has quickly achieved a high vaccination coverage; however, in some places, Covid-19 vaccination roll-out is slow.
To declare the end of Covid-19 as a pandemic, several conditions need to be met, including “detecting no new cases for 28 days in a row”.
The city's mayor has asked local authorities to speed up the vaccination campaign amid surging infections.
Initiatives applied in Hanoi's hospitals have contributed to improving the quality of healthcare and treatment services.
International health experts said that education and accurate messaging are critical to avoid stigma in dealing with Monkeypox outbreaks.
Vietnam will monitor people returning from countries that are facing monkeypox outbreaks.
The hospital will apply high technology and new therapies in treatment.
The project is expected to be put into operation in July next year.
Local health experts said symptoms of Omicron BA.5 sub-variant are like a common cold with fever, cough, runny nose, and sore throat.
The booster shots are expected to help extend protection against subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.
Vietnam will keep a close eye on the emergence of new strains.
The fourth fixed blood donation center in Hanoi will make it easier for people to donate blood regularly, facilitating blood donation campaigns.
This new liquid oxygen system will significantly improve critical care capacity in Hanoi at Vietnam’s largest hospital.
Hanoi-based CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office is one of four facilities of its kind globally together with those located in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and South America.
The Covid-19 vaccines to be used will be Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca.
This year's Asia University Rankings lists nearly 616 higher education institutions from 31 Asian countries and territories.