Health & Education

In contrast to the bleak scene at the clinics, in large hospitals, patients are queuing waiting for examination. In particular, many patients over the line can be treated at lower levels.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung warmly received special advisor to the Japan-Viet Nam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Tsutomu Takebe in Ha Noi and lauded his contributions to the fine bilateral ties, particularly the Viet Nam-Japan University project – a symbol of cooperation between the two countries.

The model of family doctoris chosen by the health sector as a fundamental solution to reduce the burden on hospitals and to attract patients to primary care clinics.

Eleven teams from Vietnam’s top engineering and industrial universities and junior colleges will compete at the 2016 Shell Eco-marathon Asia (SEM).

Municipal People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung said authorities in the capital city planned to 70 billion VND (3.1 million USD) for vocational training in 2016, with priority given to rural labourers and people with disabilities.

Bach Mai General Hospital held a ceremony in Hanoi on February 19 to mark its 105th founding anniversary and receive the Independence Medal, third class (the second time) and many other noble titles awarded by the State President.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and localities to intensify the implementation of measures to proactively prevent Zika virus from entering Vietnam.

Some Azerbaijan universities want to have higher enrolment for Vietnam students by providing more scholarships for Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees, the Azerbaijan Embassy has announced.

The northern border province of Lao Cai is taking various measures that focus on health monitoring for people at border entry points, to prevent Zika virus from entering Vietnam.

Concerted efforts need to be made by the education sector to fine-tune the quality of English language teaching in primary schools, paving the way to meet the nation’s new education programme.

Lunar New Year is a time for rest and family reunion, but for people wearing white blouse, this is the day of "face to face" extreme.

The increasing demand for food and travelling during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday will pose a high risk for bird flu outbreaks, the Preventive Medicine Department said on February 2.

On February 3, Hanoi Health Department has sent the telegraph No. 32/SYT-NVY for in non-public and public medical facilities on the strengthening public health to ensure the Lunar New Year in 2016.

For a long time, Hanoi has been the country’s largest centre for education and training. The Hanoi Department of Education and Training is planning to build an additional 350 schools meeting national standards between 2016 and 2020.

On January 31, Department of Preventive Medicine has published details of telegraph 77/CD-BYT by the Ministry of Health and sent to Chairmen of central cities and provinces to directly prevent against Zika virus.

The Ministry of Health urged the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) to strengthen its monitoring and detection of suspects infected with Zika virus at a meeting.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has ordered universities and colleges nation-wide to publish on their websites all information related to this year`s regular enrollment plans.

The Ministry of Health has worked hard to enhance maternal and child health services in Vietnam in recent years.

The Ministry of Health has asked hospitals and health clinics of cities and provinces to ensure that all patients in emergency cases receive timely treatment during the Lunar New Year Festival.

In 2016, the national committee for blood donation plans to collect 1.2 million blood units, of which 98 percent will come from volunteers. This information was heard at the meeting of the committee organised on January 21.