Health & Education

Senior experts from the Government, public and private hospital administrations, civil society, and academia have gathered in Hanoi for a discussion on the state of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Health has proposed buying an extra 1.2 million doses of measles vaccines as the outbreak has so far claimed 133 lives across the nation through both direct infection and complications linked to the disease.

The Prime Minister has agreed with the national plan of action for HIV/AIDS-affected children for the 2014-2020 period, said the Vietnam Government Portal.

The Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (CIHBT) has conducted 107 stem cell transplants since the first in June 2006, helping treat patients with deadly blood diseases.

At a Hanoi conference this week evaluating the ongoing outbreak of measles, experts said that they have seen many strange things in the epidemic this year.

Local authorities nationwide are exerting every effort to eliminate the outbreaks of measles as soon as possible.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 23 asked agencies concerned and Hanoi city must ensure enough workforce, medicines and equipment to bring measles under control and reduce the number of fatalities as soon as possible.

The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) held a ceremony on April 23 to mark over 100 successful haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs) conducted by its experts.

A floating school, the first of this kind in Vietnam, with one classroom and modern equipment, has been put into operation in the Mekong Delta Vinh Long Province.

On April 22, the opening ceremony of Education Development Day themed " Innovation - Integration - Development " was held in Ho Chi Minh City. The festival takes place in 3 days on April 22- 24.

Le Son of Ho Chi Minh City openly admits that he has been using smartphone applications to contact other men for friendship.

Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen emphasised at a Hanoi conference on April 22 evaluating the ongoing outbreak of the disease.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien on April 21 visited several hospitals in Ha Noi to inspect progress made in controlling the measles outbreak that has so far claimed 116 lives nation-wide.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien on April 21 visited several hospitals in Hanoi to inspect the containment of measles.

Hanoi University of Industry held a graduation ceremony for fifty-seven Korean students those explore Vietnam’s history and culture.

Many Vietnamese brides in Taiwan have become teachers of native language after engaging in a programme entitled “Ngọn đuốc tân di dân” (New Immigrant Torch).

Central hospitals saw a slight decrease in the number of new measles patient on April 19, the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health has reported.

An additional 116 patients were infected with measles virus and two more died of the infectious disease on April 19, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved of a new national holiday, Vietnam Book Day, to be celebrated every year on April 21.

The Ministry of Health has pushed healthcare departments in all cities and provinces nationwide to keep a close eye on measles that is currently developing in 61 out of 63 localities.