Health

Experts emphasised that asthma management and prevention still faces many challenges. Asthma is also an underlying condition that weakens the body's immune system and creates favourable conditions for viruses to attack, including influenza and the Varicella Zoster Virus, which causes shingles.

The Ministry of Health has set a target that all Vietnamese citizens will receive annual free health examinations, with a total estimated cost of 25 trillion VND (around 1 billion USD), a ministry official has said.

As the rainy season sets in and dengue cases typically surge between May and November, the Vietnamese health sector is urging early and proactive prevention efforts.

Vietnam will gradually provide its citizens with free annual health checkups from 2026 to 2030, toward the ultimate goal of universal free health care by 2045, said Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan at a Government press briefing in Hanoi on May 6.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society Central Committee announced plans to support 100,000 beneficiaries and raise 400 billion VND during the 2025 Humanitarian Month scheduled from May 8–19.

Parents play a crucial role in tracking children's growth and implementing science-based interventions to address stunting and help improve children's height.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has requested that the Institutes of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Pasteur Institutes plan the third phase of the measles vaccination campaign this year, focusing on high-risk areas.

'Smart and Sustainable Hospitals' was the main topic of discussion at the annual conference of hospital directors in the northern provinces, recently held in the northern province of Hai Duong.

The Ministry of Health on April 14, held a ceremony in Hanoi to announce that Vietnam has officially eliminated trachoma, one of the leading preventable causes of blindness – as a public health problem.

Vietnamese police have revealed a major operation producing and selling 573 brands of counterfeit powdered milk, targeting vulnerable groups like diabetics, kidney patients, premature infants, and pregnant women.

Military medical teams from Vietnam and China jointly conducted free health check-ups, consultations, and medicine distribution to 1,000 residents, mainly the elderly and policy beneficiaries, in Dong Dang town and Bao Lam commune, Cao Loc district, the northern border province of Lang Son.

Health experts highlighted the importance of early intervention and comprehensive disease management for cardiovascular-renal-metabolic patients at a recent scientific symposium organised by the Vietnam Heart Association.

Doctors at the 108 Military Central Hospital have successfully performed Vietnam’s first implantation of a third-generation partial artificial heart (LVAD – HeartMate 3).

FPT Long Chau Pharmacy and Vaccination Centre proudly represented Vietnam on the international stage as it was named “Digital Innovation of the Year” at the prestigious Healthcare Asia Pharma Awards 2025.

Infection control remains a cornerstone of patient safety, healthcare service quality, and the health system's resilience to infectious diseases, said Prof. Dr. Tran Van Thuan, Deputy Minister of Health and Chairman of the National Medical Council.