A 4-month-old baby in the southern province of Ben Tre died last week, four days after getting a shot of the controversial 5-in-1 vaccine Quinvaxem, state media reported. The baby received the shot at a local medical center in Chau Thanh District’s...
Vietnam aims to roll out the family doctor model on a larger scale in combination with the development of grassroots medical services during the 2016-2020 period, according to a meeting of a provincial-level group of health partners in the northern...
The rate of women in Vietnam giving birth to a third child has been on upward trend during past five years and most of them are from rich families, said the Department of Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of Health at a seminar on...
The Ministry of Health has established eight inspection teams to supervise and assist dengue-fever prevention activities in 18 localities suffering the most from dengue fever throughout the country. The move came following a decision recently signed...
The Ministry of Health has taken stronger preventive measures against the Zika virus across the country, particularly in central Phu Yen province where a local man recently tested positive for the virus. The ministry’s Department of Preventive...
Experts have warned that Vietnam is in danger as Thailand, Laos and Cambodia are speeding up their Mekong water diversion plans. With the support of Pan Nature (People & Nature Reconciliation), a team of experts have conducted a fact-finding...
Animals Asia said it has successfully rescued a moon bear that had been kept in a cage for more than 10 years. The rescue was conducted in coordination with the Forest Management Department of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The bear was...
Tons of fish were found dead in a pond at the 29/3 Park located in Vietnam’s central city of Danang, with a foul smell upsetting many local visitors. Most of the dead fish were adult tilapias, some of which weighed up to two kilograms each. A...
Tropical storm Mirinae which swept through northern Vietnam between July 27 and July 29 has left big losses, including seven deaths and missing, financial damage worth VND3.5 trillion ($157 million). Pham Dinh Nghi, chairman of Nam Dinh People’s...
Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang has pledged to bring any individuals and organizations to light for their involvement in an environmental pollution case caused by Taiwan-invested Formosa Hung Nghiep Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, state media reported...
