Health & Education

The 23rd Vietnam Medi Pharm Expo will be held from December 1-3 in Hanoi to introduce latest achievements and technology in the health and pharmaceutical sectors of both domestic and foreign firms.

According to Head of Hanoi Department of Health, Hanoi will expand the health insurance coverage among poor people living with HIV/AIDS by giving them financial support sourced from the city’s health insurance fund.

President Tran Dai Quang attended a ceremony to mark the 60th founding anniversary of Hanoi University of Science and Technology and receive the Ho Chi Minh Order for the second time in Hanoi on October 15.

​​Treatment for urinary kidney stones, a common health problem in countries with a tropical climate, has become more advanced in Vietnam, but surgery is often required because patients wait too long to visit the hospital.

​According to a top Vietnamese organ transplant surgeons, lung transplanting will become a common practice in Vietnam in 2017.

A group of students of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology have successfully finished their research on a 3D scanner that can measure a person’s entire body. The research is expected to be widely applied in the medical sector and fashion industry.

On September 21, Vietnam`s Ministry of Health and the US-based Abbott Company signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in two projects to improve the quality of clinical nutrition at hospitals and among pregnant and nursing women.

​Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday visited the Nanning Yucai School in Guangxi, China, which trained Vietnamese students and cadres from 1951-1954.

A new brand of physics based science degree has been launched by the Vietnam-Japan University that combines core physics with courses on applications of science in the modern world.

French President Francois Hollande yesterday talked to students at the Vietnam National University-Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) during his State visit to Vietnam from September 5-7.

On September 5, the Canadian Minister had a talk with students from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the Hanoi University, within the framework of his official visit to Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fruit & Vegetables Association has recently stressed how to supply large volumes of produce in compliance with strict Global GAP safety standards is problematic for the nation’s growers and exporters.

​The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that it has provided a grant for the Centre for the Promotion of Quality of Life (LIFE) to to facilitate the community-based approaches to HIV prevention, care and treatment.

​According to a recent decision by the Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Foreign certified professional caregivers, including those from Vietnam will be allowed to work at patients’ homes from April, 2017.

As many as 80 percent of the 40,000 children born in the Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital every year receive pre-birth and post-birth screening for deformities detection, according to a senior official of the hospital.

A set of 40 standardised menus, which are both nutritious and delicious, have been created to ensure the good health and stature of primary pupils in Hanoi.

Hanoi’s Health Department has launched three hotlines to receive feedback from people and organisations.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has cut a ribbon to inaugurate the new headquarters of the Hanoi School of Public Health in Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi.

On July 19, Vietnamese Ministry of Public Health and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam jointly organised a workshop in Hanoi, drawing many international medical experts and representatives from Australia’s leading healthcare technology firms.

The Capital of Hanoi will invest over 160 billion VND in an initiative to the early detection of birth defects for the period of 2016-2020.