Social development
Worrying trend of people leaving social security scheme: official
An increasing number of Vietnamese people have opted to claim a lump-sum social security payment, withdrawing themselves from the national security system as authorities are striving for universal coverage.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Hanoi commits to fulfilling 90-90-90 goals in HIV/AIDS prevention
Hanoi is making efforts to achieve the 90-90-90 goals in HIV/AIDS prevention set by the United Nations by 2020. The 90-90-90 goals mean that by 2020, 90 percent of HIV-infected people will know their infection status, 90 percent will receive anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs and 90 percent ...
VNA Reporter
Prime Minister pushes textbook, curriculum reform
Moves to reform textbooks and the general education curriculum must be undertaken to reduce work overload among students, the Prime Minister said in an instruction.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Medical checkup fees down up to 20 percent from mid-July
Medical checkup fees will decrease by 15-20 percent as from July 15 when a circular issued by the Ministry of Health regulating uniform prices for medical checkup and treatment services for insurance card holders in hospitals across the country takes effect.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
New “5-in-1” vaccine to arrive in Vietnam
More than 833,000 doses of Indian-made ComBE Five vaccine will be imported to Viet Nam by mid-June, said V Tuan Cuong, head of the health ministry’s Drug Administration. Under the 2018 national expanded immunisation programme, ComBE Five vaccine, provided by GAVI, will replace Korean-made Quinvaxem as ...
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Vietnam arrests 8 people after economic zone law protests
Vietnamese police have arrested eight more people after protests a week ago over a proposed law on special economic zones that protesters fear would fall in the hands of Chinese investors.Keep reading ...
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Clinics face unreasonable waste collection fees
Thousands of private clinics in HCM City have to comply with a new regulation on medical waste collection introduced earlier this month. Clinics will be charged almost double for every kilo of medical waste they discharge beyond the 10-kg limit.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Synthetic drug users on the rise
The number of synthetic drug users in Vietnam has tended to be on the rise, particularly among young people, said Nguyen Xuan Lap, director of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ the Department for Social Vices Prevention. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
PM issues national plan to eradicate hunger
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a National Action Programme on Zero Hunger, aiming to ensure enough food and nutrition for all citizens. The programme is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal No 2 which focuses on sustainable solutions to eradicate hunger in ...
VNA Reporter
Electronic medical records available for each Vietnamese in late 2019
Each Vietnamese citizen will have an electronic medical record in late 2019, as heard at an event by the Electronic Health Administration of Vietnam to kick off the national electronic health record project in Hanoi on June 14.Keep reading ...
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