Health Minister reveals scarcity of Covid-19 vaccine
In yesterday's talk with the media about the supply of Covid-19 vaccines and vaccinations for people, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long revealed a scarcity of Covid-19 vaccines.
Ministry leader calls up medical students, retired doctors in coronavirus fight
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son, Head of the Special Standing Division of the Ministry of Health in Ho Chi Minh City, called on all healthcare workers, including medical students and retired doctors and nurses, to join hands in the country's fight against coronavirus in Ho Chi Minh City on July 24.
Health Minister directs to strictly handle vaccination
In his dispatch to heads of people’s committees and departments of health in cities and provinces, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long directed to strictly handle vaccination.
Health Minister sends condolences to dead health worker’s family
Vietnamese Health Minister has sent his condolences and sympathies to the relatives of the dead medical worker after vaccination for their loss.
Health minister and deputies receive AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and his deputies have received their AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Thursday morning at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi.
Health minister talks with China,India,Russia ambassadors on COVID-19 vaccines
International cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and issues related to vaccines were discussed during Wednesday's meetings between Vietnamese health minister Nguyen Thanh Long and Chinese, Indian and Russian ambassadors.
Health Minister warns of fourth Covid-19 wave
At a virtual meeting about safety measures against Covid-19 in medical facilities on March 26, Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long expressed his fear of the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections as the coronavirus pandemic develops complicated in neighboring countries.
11 million doses of vaccines to be supplied for Central Highlands
As the central highlands provinces have recorded 66 cases of diphtheria, the Ministry of Health planned to provide 11 million doses of vaccines against diphtheria for the region.
NA committee chairman, health minister relieved
Member of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee and Chairman of its Committee for Legal Affairs Nguyen Khac Dinh and Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien were relieved from their posts to assume new duties on November 22.
Burden of health care-associated infection: Health Minister
Health care-associated infections are a leading cause threatening inpatients’ safety, said Health Minister Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien at a yesterday conference about controlling hospital-acquired infections in hospitals’ Anesthesiology unit and Intensive care unit.
Vietnam revamping health sector in all fields: Health Minister
At the opening ceremony of Hospital Management Asia meeting yesterday in Hanoi, Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said the Vietnamese Government has been building action plan to improve the health sector in all fields.
Health Minister asks hospitals to use environmentally-friendly items
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien requested medical facilities to cut down single-use plastic items in a recently issued direction.
Health Minister advises parents to take kids to medical clinic for immunization
Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien advised parents to take their kids to nearby medical clinics for immunization because the rate of vaccination incident is low.
Health Minister works with Can Tho on HFMD prevention plan
Since hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in the Mekong delta develops complicatedly, at a meeting with Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien yesterday, Can Tho City asked to have one more prevention plan.
People should know non-communicable disease risks: Health Minister
People should increase their awareness of non-communicable diseases to reduce impacts of its risk factors, said Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien at the meeting on non-communicable diseases held by the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization yesterday in Hanoi.
Vietnam Medi-Pharm chances for information exchange: Health Minister
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 25th Vietnam International Exhibitions on Products, Equipment, Supplies for Pharmaceutical, Medical, Hospital and Rehabilitation – Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2018, Vietnamese Health Minister expected that domestic and international businesses to exchange information in medical equipment, hospital and health services.