1.6 million gain access to affordable healthcare under Novartis program
Nearly 1.6 million people, especially in remote areas, have benefited in the past decade from a healthcare program that offers access to affordable products and services.
Grassroots health system in HCMC provides treatment of non-communicable diseases
In the near future, the Department of Health in Ho Chi Minh City and the city’s Social Security will coordinate to implement the World Health Organization's (WHO) Essential Intervention package on non-communicable diseases in primary health care activities in grassroots medical facilities (WHO PEN package), said Associate Professor Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the municipal Department of Health.
Food watchdog to increase post-inspection on food safety
Yesterday, the Vietnam Food Administration under the Ministry of Health said that it will increase post-inspection on food safety.
Medical experts warn about more young dialysis patients
Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City warned an increase in young adult dialysis patients.
District-level medical centers improved for non-communicable disease prevention
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien yesterday said that in the coming time, innovation of the network of grassroots-level health facilities throughout the country, that are considered as gatekeepers of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the communities, will be improved.
Vietnam’s health sector takes heed to grass-root clinics in treating NCDs
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been leading causes of deaths in Vietnam lately; however, grass-root clinics have not implemented preventative measures, early detection and treatment.
Number of diabetes patients in Vietnam rises fastest globally
Vietnam is leading the world on the rate of people living with diabetes accounting for 5.4 percent of the country’s population or five million people, reported