Health & Education

​More than 40 doctors from the Japanese Cleft Palate Foundation led by Prof. Nagato Natsume have worked on a programme to offer free surgery to 60 children born with harelip and cleft palate in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre.

​A consultative workshop on hospital autonomy, the quality of hospital services and management took place in Hanoi, with both domestic and international experts in attendance.

​The Ministry of Health introduced on-line public services level 4 to help food production and trading companies in applying for certifications on meeting food safety regulations and conditions.

VND 3 bilion will be presented to excellent students, Prof. Dr. LE TRAN BINH. Vice – Rector of University of Science and Technology of Hanoi said.

​A team from Foreign Trade University Ho Chi Minh City last week was named the winner of the fourth CFA Institute Research Challenge in Vietnam, the national final of the annual international competition considered as the “Investment Olympics” for university students.

From December 15 to December 25, the PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Joint Stock Corporation (PVFCCo) has awarded “Phu My Fertilizers” scholarships to nearly 500 students.

​More than 12.36 million children across Vietnam have safely received free measles-rubella shots as a national free vaccination campaign in its second phase, said the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine.

​The Ministry of Education and Training on Tuesday organised the closing ceremony for the Education Initiative for Sustainable Development (ESD), started in March 2013 jointly with the UNESCO.

​More than 12.36 million children across Vietnam have safely received free measles-rubella shots as a national free vaccination campaign is in its second phase, said the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine.

HCM City authorities have decided that e-textbooks will be used at schools in the city instead of print textbooks, as part of its education modernization program.

​As many as 453 patients born with cleft lip and palates in the southern provinces of Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc have benefited from a free surgery project, with the support of the Republic of Korea’s Il Woong Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation since 1994.

​As many as 30 doctors and medical workers from the Singapore Armed Forces’ Medical Corps will join hands with their Vietnamese colleagues to provide medical examinations for local people in Binh Xuyen district, northern Vinh Phuc province, in next April.

On December 9, the Alive & Thrive project (A & T) has conducted review and share their experiences to reduce malnutrition of children in Vietnam by improving infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has decided to tighten control over medical training as experts have repeatedly rung the alarm bell over the quality of new medical school graduates.

Bryan Phan Ho or Ho Phan Vuong Bao is a 10th grade pupil at Mision Viejo school in California.

A ceremony to commence construction on HCM City Pediatrics Hospital in Binh Chanh district was held on December 6.

​ Information and communication technology tools are crucial for Asian governments to fast-track quality, affordable healthcare for all of their citizens, a regional healthcare conference heard in HCM City last week.

The KF-Samsung Scholarship Awards Ceremony took place on December 5 in Hanoi to present scholarships to Vietnamese students from low-income family.

Ethnic minority pupils were honoured at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh city on December 5 for the outstanding achievements they recorded at school in southern provinces in 2014.

​Vietnam and the European Union (EU) signed a financial agreement valued at 114 million EUR for the second phase of the EU Health Sector Policy Support Programme (EU-HSPSP-2) in Vietnam , in Hanoi on December 4.