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Project helps provinces improve adaptation to climate change
Lessons learned from the strategic mainstreaming of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) was a good foundation for Vietnam to prepare for climate change, according to Dr. Nguyen The Chinh from the Natural Resources and Environment Strategic Institute.[]Vietnam was assessed as one of nations worst affected by climate ...
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4 percent of Vietnamese have hepatitis C: workshop
About 4 percent of Vietnam’s population get infected with hepatitis C but they are not aware of the infection, thus increasing the risk of the virus spread among the community, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1. Keep reading ...
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Youth survey on sustainable development goals released
The first-ever Youth Survey on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was released during a ceremony in Hanoi on February 2. The event was co-hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI)’s Sustainable Development Office and the Centre for Sustainable ...
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Ministry steps up efforts to ease patient overload in hospitals
The Ministry of Health has synchronously implemented measures to ease patient overload in hospitals over the past five years, contributing to improving the quality of health check-ups and treatment, said Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien. Keep reading ...
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Measures sought to make effective use of waste from thermal power plants
Making effective use of waste from thermal power plants to save natural resources and protect the environment is urgent given Vietnam’s increasing demand for electricity.Keep reading ...
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Hanoi targets all HIV carriers with health insurance
Hanoi set to expand health insurance coverage to 100 percent of HIV carriers in 2018, heard a recent conference on HIV/AIDS prevention hosted by the municipal Department of Health. Keep reading ...
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Cyber security threat to persist in 2018
Cyber security will continue to be a ‘hot topic’ this year, demanding the attention of technology experts. According to statistics of the Information Security Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, 95 percent of issues related to information security are caused by human negligence. Keep ...
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Vietnam sees drops in new HIV infections for 10th consecutive year
Vietnam saw decreases in the number of new HIV infections, people living with AIDS and AIDS-related fatalities for the tenth consecutive year in 2017, according to the Ministry of Health.Keep reading ...
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People’s voice, access to justice key to solving environmental disputes
As environmental disputes, especially between citizens and businesses, are increasing, it is important to ensure better environmental justice as well as people’s access to information and participation in decision-making in environmental matters that affect them.Keep reading ...
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Population data plan lacks funding
A lack of funding is a major problem in implementing the master plan on simplifying administrative procedures, citizenship papers and the population management database for 2013-2020, according to officials.Keep reading ...
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