Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has issued a draft law on population in which authorities will tighten control over illegal abortion. The draft law stipulated that anyone aged under 18 would need the consent of one or both of their parents or guardian...
The health ministry has sent 10 teams to inspect dengue prevention work in 20 cities and provinces, the Preventive Health Bureau has said. The cities and provinces that will be covered are Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh, besides Danang, Quang...
The Children Hospital No.1 in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday announced to perform an operation on 2 year old toddler to remove a hemangioma. Earlier, Nguyen Ngoc Thanh P, 2, from the Mekong delta province of Soc Trang was hospitalized when her health...
Vietnam Clean Water Investment and Construction Corporation (VIWACO) will raise running water prices for households in the capital city of Hanoi by 19% to VND6,869 (30 US cent) per cubic meter (cu.m) starting this October. The rate will be applied...
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai recently asked the Hanoi People's Committee to verify media reports about the severe pollution of some rivers and lakes in the capital. Over the last few months, several media sources reported that...
The breakage of a pipeline that supplies water to a part of the Vietnamese capital has seriously affected the medical operations of the Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, with about 20 caesareans delayed. The incident happened when the...
Pollution from coal-fired power plants in Vietnam causes around 4,300 premature deaths in the country annually, according to a research conducted by Vietnamese Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) and American Harvard University. The...
Environmental protection is considered on of key factors for economic growth in Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at a meeting in Hanoi on Sept 30. Conserving environment becomes both goal and basic tenet of sustainable development in...
Many coral reefs under the sea of Phu Quoc Island, off southern Vietnam, have disappeared due to climate change and water pollution over the past several years, the local conservation agency has said. The pollution of the sea water environment is...
The General Hospital in Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Nguyen has successfully conducted a kidney transplant for a twin, marking the first case of its kind in the province. The operation took place on Sept 30 with technical support from doctors...
