Health Brief on Avian Flu

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SaiGon GP English 1 month(s) ago

Health Brief on Avian Flu

With high possibility of H7N9 virus entering the country from China, Luong Ngoc Khue, head of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health, has ordered hospitals and related health facilities across the country to remain vigil on any early symptoms of pneumonia in patients.

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Hospitals urged to ensure space for all patients

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has asked hospital directors nationwide to upgrade facilities in order to ease patient overload and the sharing of hospital beds.

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Vietnam adopts shocking pictures to discourage smokers

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Báo Dân Trí English 4 month(s) ago

Vietnam adopts shocking pictures to discourage smokers

Vietnam will print shocking pictures warning the desperately harmful effects of smoking on cigarette packs beginning May 1.

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IT helps improve healthcare quality at hospitals

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VietNam News English 5 month(s) ago

Advanced information technology systems have helped hospitals in Viet Nam improve their healthcare services, according to the head of the Medical Services Administration.

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Human resources ‘key' to healthcare

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VietNam News English 5 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Public-private partnership (PPP) in the health sector should take more account of human resources and healthcare practices, said Luong Ngoc Khue, director of the Ministry of Health's Department of Medical Service Administration.

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Support for mental health programmes

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Nhân dân English 6 month(s) ago 3 duplicate news

Vietnam will offer better medical treatment and further support to people with mental health problems as part of a national programme lately ratified by the Government.

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Vietnam battles hospital overcrowding

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Báo Dân Trí English 7 month(s) ago

Vietnam battles hospital overcrowding

The Ministry of Health compiled to a draft plan on mitigating overcrowding of hospitals during the 2012-2020 period.

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Medical experts fret about over-publicity of nutritional supplements

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SaiGon GP English 7 month(s) ago

Medical experts fret about over-publicity of nutritional supplements

Professor Le Van Truyen, a medical expert, said he really is concerned about manufacturers over-publicizing some products like nutritional supplements that only provide nutrients and vitamins and are not food substitutes or cures for diseases.

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Private patients a boon for hospitals

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VietNam News English 7 month(s) ago

The introduction of paying patients at public hospitals has improved health-care services by pumping more money into the system. Director of Medical Service Administration Luong Ngoc Khue spoke to the Vietnam News Agency.

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Reports prompt overhaul of foreign doctor permits

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 11 month(s) ago

Reports prompt overhaul of foreign doctor permits

The Health Ministry is reviewing practitioner certificates for all foreign doctors, after a series of Tuoi Tre investigations uncovered multiple health law violations.

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State funds needed for anti-tobacco campaign

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VietNam News English 12 month(s) ago

Health officials warn that there is a serious shortage of funds to carry out campaigns against tobacco use and trading.

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Change personal habits to eradicate skin disease: WHO

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VietnamNet English 12 month(s) ago

Change personal habits to eradicate skin disease: WHO

While looking into solutions to eradicate the bizarre and unidentified skin disease plaguing Ba To District in the central province of Quang Ngai, Dr. Babatunde Olowokure, acting head of the World Health Organization in Vietnam, said that it is important that local medical workers focus on bringing about a change in people’s personal habits.

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Change personal habits to eradicate skin disease: WHO

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SaiGon GP English 12 month(s) ago

Change personal habits to eradicate skin disease: WHO

While looking into solutions to eradicate the bizarre and unidentified skin disease plaguing Ba To District in the central province of Quang Ngai, Dr. Babatunde Olowokure, acting head of the World Health Organization in Vietnam, said that it is important that local medical workers focus on bringing about a change in people’s personal habits.

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New hospitals to ease overload hospital overload

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VietnamNet English 12 month(s) ago 1 related news

New hospitals to ease overload hospital overload

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health plans to build more satellite hospitals to curb the overload at major hospitals in Ha Noi.

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Dioxin may cause bizarre skin disease: experts

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Báo Dân Trí English 12 month(s) ago 3 related news

Dioxin may cause bizarre skin disease: experts

Dioxin must be considered as a possible cause of the unidentified skin syndrome that has affected about 200 people, 23 of whom have died, in central Quang Ngai Province since last year, many experts warned at a seminar.

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