Vietnam metro records its first H1N1 fatality this year

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Báo Thanh Niên English 2 week(s) ago

A 72-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City has died of influenza A subtype H1N1, also known as swine flu, becoming the city’s first fatality from the virus, and the fourth in Vietnam, so far this year.

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UNFPA supports training for village-based health workers

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Báo QĐND English 1 month(s) ago

UNFPA supports training for village-based health workers

The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on April 23 launched Circular No. 7 defining the criteria, responsibilities and duties of village-based health workers, including ethnic minority midwives.

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UNFPA supports training for village-based health workers

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VOV News English 1 month(s) ago 2 related news

(VOV) -The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on April 23 launched Circular No. 7 defining the criteria, responsibilities and duties of village-based health workers, including ethnic minority midwives.

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New circular reduces maternal mortality rate

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VietnamPlus English 1 month(s) ago 2 related news

The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on April 23 launched Circular No. 7, which defines the criteria, responsibilities and duties of village-based health workers, including ethnic minority midwifes.

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VN issues guidance on combating H7N9 flu

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 month(s) ago

VN issues guidance on combating H7N9 flu

As one of the efforts to cope with the new bird flu virus strain H7N9 that has killed nine people in China, the Vietnamese Health Ministry has issued instructions on combating H7N9 flu virus in Vietnam.

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Fatal A/H5N1 case reported in Mekong Delta

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VOV News English 1 month(s) ago

Fatal A/H5N1 case reported in Mekong Delta

(VOV) -The first fatality from the A/H5N1 avian flu, a child patient, has been reported in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

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Hanoi to host 9th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress

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VOV News English 2 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Hanoi to host 9th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress

The 9th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress will take place in Hanoi from April 3-5, said Major General Le Nam, Director of the Vietnam National Institute of Burns at a press briefing on March 27.

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Vietnam compelled to use Quinvaxem vaccine despite dangers for kids

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Báo Dân Trí English 1 month(s) ago

Vietnam compelled to use Quinvaxem vaccine despite dangers for kids

Public concerns have been raised after several child deaths related to a five-in-one vaccine in recent months.

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Hanoi to host 9th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress

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Hanoi to host 9th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress

The 9th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress will take place in Hanoi from April 3-5, said Major General Le Nam, Director of the Vietnam National Institute of Burns at a press briefing on March 27.

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Hanoi to host 9th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress

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VietnamPlus English 2 month(s) ago 3 duplicate news

Hanoi to host 9th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress

The 9th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress will take place in Hanoi from April 3-5, said Major General Le Nam, Director of the Vietnam National Institute of Burns at a press briefing on March 27.

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Traffic accidents kill 234 during Tet

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Traffic accidents kill 234 during Tet

A National Traffic Safety Board preliminary report states more than 290 traffic accidents occurred during the first six days of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, leaving 234 dead and 284 others injured.

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Dengue fever cases continue to climb

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

Dengue fever among people between the ages of 15 and 35 in the southern region has increased in recent years, according to the HCM City Pasteur Institute.

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Vietnam commits to reducing inequality in health care

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Báo Dân Trí English 6 month(s) ago

Addressing inequality in the healthcare system is a key criterion of the country’s millennium development goals (MDGs).

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Late first aid blamed for high rate of accident fatalities

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Báo Dân Trí English 6 month(s) ago

Late first aid blamed for high rate of accident fatalities

Only a small number of traffic accident victims are provided with timely first aid, leading to high rates of fatality, a recent report said.

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Rabies increases in northern mountains

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VietnamPlus English 7 month(s) ago 2 duplicate news

Rabies has claimed the lives of 74 people in the northern mountainous provinces so far this year, but only 83 percent of deaths were reported.

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