Health

Given the complex developments and the likelihood that Storm No. 9 will directly affect most provinces and cities nationwide, on September 22 the Minister of Education and Training issued Emergency Dispatch No. 1595 CĐ-BGDĐT to directors of provincial and municipal Departments of Education and Training from Lam Dong northward, instructing proactive response to Storm No. 9.

The launch was regarded as a significant milestone in expanding public services, strengthening victim protection, and enhancing efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking in the country.

The Ministry of Health recently held a meeting of the appraisal council in Hanoi to consider the proposal from the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, seeking recognition of its international hospital quality standards in Vietnam.

The test results showed that out of 15 types, 5 types did not contain Sialic Acid - the main nutritional component of bird's nest; the remaining 10 types only reached 1% of the normal standard content.

The head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia (FMBA), former Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova, announced that the Russian anti-cancer vaccine has passed preclinical trials, which means it is ready for use and the agency is waiting for the Ministry of Health to grant a license for clinical use. FMBA submitted an application to the Ministry of Health at the end of last summer.

The application of advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques is essential to improve treatment outcomes and extend patients’ lives, said Director of Bach Mai Hospital Prof. Dao Xuan Co.

Viet Duc University Hospital announced its first successful simultaneous lung and heart transplant in Vietnam for a patient with multiple organ failure on August 13.

Although no local cases have been detected, Vietnam is entering the peak season for Aedes mosquitoes while increased domestic and international travel during summer adds to the risk of the virus entering and spreading quickly.

Police have smashed a major cross-border surrogacy ring led by a Chinese national, rescuing eleven infants and arresting multiple suspects in a coordinated operation across several provinces.

At an infertility consultation event on August 2, N.V.H., a 39-year-old man from Hanoi, shared his difficult 12-year journey to fatherhood. Despite normal semen analysis results and undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) multiple times, all four initial attempts failed. It wasn’t until his fifth cycle that doctors conducted a Halosperm test and discovered 40% of his sperm had fragmented DNA - an unexpected cause of his previous IVF failures.

An estimated 7 million Vietnamese are currently living with diabetes, but about 50% remain undiagnosed, a dangerous gap that is fuelling serious, preventable complications and increasing the burden on the healthcare system.

An estimated 7 million Vietnamese are currently living with diabetes, but about 50% remain undiagnosed, a dangerous gap that is fuelling serious, preventable complications and increasing the burden on the healthcare system.

In 2024, Vietnam achieved 99% coverage for the first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine, up from 80% in 2023. Immunisation coverage in the country has not only rebounded to the high levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic but has now surpassed the rates recorded in 2019.

Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have issued an urgent alert after six people died from dengue fever, amid a spike in infections driven by the onset of the rainy season.

The 4 Gold Medals of the 2025 International Chemistry Olympiad belong to the following students: Ngo Quang Minh (grade 12, Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, Bac Ninh province, ranked 7th); Nguyen Hoang Khoi (grade 12, High School for the Gifted, Hanoi National University of Education , ranked 10th); Giang Duc Dung (grade 12, High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences, University of Natural Sciences - VNU, ranked 14th) and Nguyen Manh Tuan (grade 11, Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi, ranked 37th).