Health & Education

A number of scarlet fever cases suspected of measles have been recorded in the northern provinces of Son La and Hoa Binh, said the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Health Ministry.

As a new academic year approaches, HCM City authorities are worried they will not have enough kindergarten and primary school teachers.

President Truong Tan Sang on September 5 joined teachers and students at Hau Nghia high school in southern Long An province’s Duc Hoa district to attend an inaugural ceremony of the newly-built school and welcome the beginning of the 2014-2015 academic year.

The Ministry of Health has issued a circular on charity health care activities to replace the one enacted in 2002.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong beat a drum on the occasion of the beginning of the new academic year on September 4 at Hanoi’s Nguyen Gia Thieu high school, which he attended nearly 60 years ago.

The failure of many of the best university graduates at the 2014 civil-service exam has raised doubts in the public’s mind about the value of university degrees and the test.

Vietnamese leaders on September 3 fanned out to school across the country for the opening of the 2014-15 school year, instilling the great passion for teaching and learning in teachers and students.

A 10-year-old scheme to reduce the number of poor students dropping out before graduation has worked so effectively in the central region and it is likely to be expanded to other provinces.

Twelfth-grade students have suggested holding a dialogue with the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) about university entrance-examination reform.

Local doctors and nurses and international experts on cancer have gathered in Hue city, central Thua Thien-Hue province, to share experience in diagnosis and treatment and care for patients.

A community-based HIV prevention project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was launched at a workshop held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on August 29.

Children aged from 1 to 14 will receive free measles and rubella vaccination from September 15 to October 2.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) will accelerate education reform, including designing new textbooks, revitalizing examinations, and reassessing test-driven education, giving priority to the students’ interest, MoET Minister Pham Vu Luan has said.

Recent research shows that Vietnamese students suffering from anxiety and depression has increased in recent years.

From August 15, medical declaration has been applied to those entering Vietnam from the four West African countries of Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, where nearly 1,500 deaths from Ebola have been recorded so far.

No cases of Ebola infections have been detected in Vietnam so far and the health sector is keeping a close watch on 128 people who have entered the country from Ebola-infected nations from August 11-26.

Private hospitals could help reduce overcrowding at State-owned hospitals. However, many were still struggling to attract patients due to financial problems and the availability of qualified health staff.

About 30,000 doses of "five-in-one" vaccine and 200,000 doses of "six-in-one" vaccine will be imported next month to use in the nation`s immunisation programme, said Nguyen Tran Hien, director of the programme.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday urged the education sector to accelerate granting autonomy to State-run universities, a move he described would be a breakthrough in improving tertiary education quality.

“This was the 12th consecutive year Hanoi has honoured its outstanding graduates”, Pham Quang Nghi, Politburo member and secretary of Hanoi City said.