Healthcare in remote areas is still experiencing fundamental problems, including lack of equipment and shortage of doctors and professional staff. A survey of 63 provinces and cities by the Ministry of Health last year revealed that some district...
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has highlighted the significance of a public private partnership (PPP) model in raising healthcare quality and easing overload at public hospitals. The benefits of patients should be placed on the top of the...
The health program of German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and its partners from the Administration for Medical Services (AMS) under the Vietnam’s Ministry of Health (MoH) hosted an annual review meeting in Hanoi on March 13. The event also marked...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has met with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Regional Director for the Western Pacific in Hanoi on March 11 to seek more assistance in the healthcare sector. At the meeting with Mr. Shin Young-soo, the...
Nearly 10,000 households affected by salt-water intrusion along the Cua Tieu River in the Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang Province received freshwater free of charge yesterday. The provision of freshwater to residents during this dry season, which lasts...
Authorities in Vietnam’s southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City will carry out the second phase of a water sanitation project costing VND27 trillion ($1.28 billion) with partial funding from the World Bank. The project focuses on building a...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to a draft protocol between the Vietnamese and Luxembourg Governments concerning a project on local development and adaptation to climate change impact in central Thua Thien-Hue province. Accordingly, the...
The Russian Cultural Center (RCC) in Vietnam on March 10 launched the “Russian Universities” project as part of activities to enhance the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. The project aims to establish and develop direct...
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for a thorough review of poverty reduction policies in the northwestern region, home to over 30 ethnic groups. He made the suggestion during a working session held with the Ministry of Labour,...
Vietnam did not annually spend $3.5 billion on feeding the apparatus in charge of poverty reduction, confirmed Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Trong Dam. He raised objection against the information recently published by...
