Spread of hand-foot-mouth disease concerns hospitals

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VietNam News English 1 day(s) ago

Spread of hand-foot-mouth disease concerns hospitals

Hand-Foot-Mouth disease (HFMD) is now at its peak, having infected a total of 796 children in HCM City in April, an increase of 127 per cent against the same period last year.

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Patients praise satellite hospital services

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VietNam News English 2 day(s) ago

Patients praise satellite hospital services

A few months ago, two-year-old Nguyen Tran Gia Huy, who had begun vomiting in the middle of the night, was taken to a new paediatric ward at Tan Phu District Hospital.

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Japan prioritizes assistance to VN’s healthcare sector

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Hanoi Times English 3 day(s) ago

The Hanoitimes - Viet Nam's Ministry of Health, the Japanese Embassy in Viet Nam and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) jointly held a Symposium featuring 40 years of Japan-Viet Nam Healthcare Cooperation, as part of the events marking the Japan-Viet Nam Friendship Year 2013.

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Thua Thien-Hue General Hospital officially inaugurated

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Nhân dân English 5 day(s) ago

Thua Thien-Hue General Hospital officially inaugurated

At the inaugural ceremony

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Scorching heat drives people to hospitals

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SaiGon GP English 7 day(s) ago

Scorching heat drives people to hospitals

Many children wait to see doctors at a children hospitals in Hanoi. (Photo: SGGP)
The north and central regions of Vietnam are currently reeling under a severe heat wave with temperatures rising upto 39-40 degrees celsius in some places.

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Soaring temperatures lead to high hospital admissions

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Báo Dân Trí English 1 week(s) ago

Soaring temperatures lead to high hospital admissions

Hospitals in the north are overloaded from a huge increase in the number of patients, mostly children and old people, who have fallen ill due to the on-going heat wave.

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Japan pumps money into health projects

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago

Japan has contributed to Viet Nam's health care and infrastructure over the past 40 years with significant aid, loans and technical co-operation, says Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

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Strokes a rising threat for youth

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Strokes a rising threat for youth

VietNamNet Bridge – More and more young people were suffering strokes, especially in big cities, according to Nguyen Huy Thang, deputy head of the HCM City-based 115 People's Hospital's Cerebral Blood Vessel Ward.

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Strokes a rising threat for youth

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago

Strokes a rising threat for youth

More and more young people were suffering strokes, especially in big cities, according to Nguyen Huy Thang, deputy head of the HCM City-based 115 People's Hospital's Cerebral Blood Vessel Ward.

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Medical workers learn to say ‘thank you'

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago

Medical workers learn to say ‘thank you'

Going to hospitals for health check-ups or treatment has never left me feel comfortable. It is not because I am afraid of getting an injection, but of receiving a dressing-down from doctors.

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Rate of incorrect diagnosis is very high

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Rate of incorrect diagnosis is very high

VietNamNet Bridge - More than half of the patients who should be treated at the district level hospitals and more than one third of those only needing treatment at the provincial level hospitals go to central level hospitals for treatment. Approximately 94 percent of patients at the Hanoi-based Central Pediatrics Hospital can be treated at the hospitals of lower levels.

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Project helps TB diagnosis improve

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VietnamPlus English 1 week(s) ago 1 duplicate news

The National Tuberculosis Control Programme, the Ministry of Health, and the World Health Organisation on May 14 jointly organised a conference to review the project themed “Coordination in TB management in general hospitals”.

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Panic grips Saudis as toll rises from SARS-like virus

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago

Panic has gripped Saudis in the country's east, where most cases of the deadly coronavirus have been detected, witnesses said, as the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom hits 15.

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Families hold biggest prejudices towards lesbians and gays

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Báo Dân Trí English 1 week(s) ago

Families hold biggest prejudices towards lesbians and gays

Lesbian and gays in Vietnam are not threatened by strangers on the streets but from their very own families, an expert said.

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Many provinces hike hospital fee

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SaiGon GP English 1 week(s) ago

Many provinces hike hospital fee

One year after the Ministry of Health agreed to increase medical service charges to keep pace with inflation and improve services, 61 provinces in the country have begun to apply the new fee.
Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City's District 5. HCMC and Hanoi has not hiked hospital charges

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