Social development
Vietnam needs 1.2 million doses of rabies vaccine
The Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health has asked rabies vaccine suppliers and importers to ensure stockpiles are built up to meet increasing demand.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnam exam fraud exposes systemic flaws, public livid
Arguments for and against decentralization have broken out after the recent national high school exam fraud exposed systemic problems. Some have blamed provincial administration of the national exam for the national high school exam fraud where marks were manipulated to give higher scores to students ...
Thuy Linh
PM calls for stronger efforts to protect children
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told the competent agencies and localities to intensify their efforts to protect children from violence and abuse. []In addition, some 2,000 children die of drowning and 2,000 others are killed in traffic accidents each year.Keep reading ...
Saigon Times Reporter
Poor households’ electricity subsidy to be suspended
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has asked the Government to stop the electricity subsidy for poor households from next year because of its negative impact on the national poverty elimination policies.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Abuse of health insurance fund continues
Việt Nam Social Security (VSI) has reported that many hospitals have been found abusing the health insurance fund in the first six months of this year.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Hospital-infection control work key task of health sector
Hospitals and clinics in Việt Nam have started implementing surveillance of nosocomial infections and monitoring the hospital-infection control process, Deputy Minister of Health, Nguyễn Viết Tiến said at Tuesday meeting.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
VN among countries with largest reduction in early initation of breastfeeding
Vietnam is among the countries with largest reduction in prevalence of early initation of breastfeeding between 2005 and 2013. The rate of early initiation of breastfeeding in Viet Nam decreased from 44 per cent in 2006 to 27 per cent in 2013. Keep reading ...
Mai Lan
Installment payment vaccine packages launched
High-quality vaccines are available to people on low income with a zero percent interest rate on installment payments. The programme is the first of its kind in Việt Nam.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam can treat all drug-resistant forms of TB: health official
Vietnam is now able to treat all strains of multi-drug-resistant and totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) with short-term treatment regimens using newly accessible drugs.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Dong Nai: 20 sentenced for disturbing public order
The People’s Court of Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai, on July 30 handed out sentences ranging from 12 months probation to 18 months in prison to 20 defendants under the charge of “causing public disorder” pursuant to Clause 1, Article 318 ...
VNA Reporter
