Ministry to get tougher on immunisation malpractice

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VietNam News English 2 day(s) ago

Ministry to get tougher on immunisation malpractice

A child in southern Binh Duong Province is vaccinated. Health departments in localities have been asked to tighten immunisation services management after several violations were discovered. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Ngoc

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H7N9 virus not found in Vietnam

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VietnamPlus English 2 week(s) ago

No cases of avian influenza H7N9 have been recorded in humans or poultry in Vietnam, a health official has said.

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VN reports 300,000 A/H1N1 infection cases

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VietnamNet English 3 week(s) ago 1 duplicate news

VN reports 300,000 A/H1N1 infection cases

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 300,000 people got infected with influenza virus in the first three months of 2013, according to Tran Dac Phu, Deputy Head of the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health.

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Thanh Hoa Province reports one death from A/H1N1

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Thanh Hoa Province reports one death from A/H1N1

A 12-year-old girl from Vinh Loc District in the northern province of Thanh Hoa has died of A/H1N1 virus on April 23, bringing the number of people succumbing to the fatal virus to three, with two earlier cases being from Yen Bai Province.

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VN has high risk of H7N9 bird flu: minister

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VN has high risk of H7N9 bird flu: minister

Vietnam is facing a high risk of the new avian flu virus spreading from its northern neighbor, China, where the virus has affected 60 people and killed 13 of them so far, Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien warned.

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Vietnam faces high infection risk of avian influenza H7N9

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Vietnam faces a high risk of avian influenza H7N9 spreading into the country as it shares a borderline with China, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said at a conference in Hanoi on April 13.

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VN faces high infection risk of avian influenza H7N9

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VN faces high infection risk of avian influenza H7N9

Vietnam faces a high risk of avian influenza H7N9 spreading into the country as it shares a borderline with China, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said at a conference in Hanoi on April 13.

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Effective measures urged to prevent A/H7N9 influenza

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Nhân dân English 1 month(s) ago

Effective measures urged to prevent A/H7N9 influenza

Vietnam imposes a stricter ban on transporting poultry via border gates in a move to prevent the H7N9 virus spreading into the country. (Image: vnexpress)

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Hand-foot-mouth prevention urged

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Hand-foot-mouth prevention urged

Hand-Foot-Mouth (HFM) disease would spread widely in Viet Nam if the health ministry and communities did not step up preventive efforts.

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Workshop discusses HFMD treatment

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Workshop discusses HFMD treatment

(VOV) - Experts from Japan, the US, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam shared experience in treating hand-foot and mouth disease (HFMD) at a workshop in Hanoi on April 4.

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Challenging tasks for preventive medicine

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Challenging tasks for preventive medicine

(VOV) - The preventive healthcare sector aims to eradicate gastrointestinal and insect-borne diseases and effectively control epidemics and emerging illnesses in 2013.

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Experts attribute mildewed rice for cause of bizarre disease

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Experts attribute mildewed rice for cause of bizarre disease

Nguyen Tran Hien, head of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said that medical experts attribute mildewed rice for the bizarre disease striking people in Ba Dien Commune in Ba To District in the central province of Quang Ngai.

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Vietnam can treat SARS-like infection

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Báo Dân Trí English 3 month(s) ago

Vietnam can treat SARS-like infection

Vietnam has yet to detect any cases of SARS-like infection, but can treat the disease, said Dr Tran Thanh Chuong, Deputy Head of the Preventive Medicine Department.

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Mang Den tourism project gets PM's nod

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the Mang Den eco-tourism project in Kontum Province's Kon Plong District, according to sources in the local administration. Known for its pristine landscapes, Mang Den, 1,200m above sea level, is a new tourist attraction in the Central Highlands region.

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Border provinces asked to watch for avian flu

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Báo Dân Trí English 3 month(s) ago 2 related news

The Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department has warned eight provinces near the border with Cambodia to step up their prevention and control measures against avian influenza H5N1.

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