The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has agreed with the Health Ministry’s proposal of bringing the Covid-19 from a Class A infectious disease, deemed as “especially dangerous”, to Class B "dangerous".
Amidst the rapidly increasing number of new cases of Covid-19, the Health Ministry has urged continued efforts to accelerate vaccination against Covid-19.
Under the Ministry of Health's guidance, hospitals were instructed to carry out screening for people with or suspected of having monkeypox in the community or medical facilities. Hospitals need to put up signs at the entrance of medical facilities so that patients can immediately identify the direction to the screening area which should be located in the medical examination and emergency units.
This morning, the Ministry of Health informed the risk of a shortage of drugs containing the active ingredient Protamine sulfate (hemostatic and anticoagulant in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery) in some hospitals.
According to the Ministry of Health, from the beginning of this year to July 19, Vietnam recorded more than 113,000 dengue cases, up more than 10,000 cases compared to the previous week, and 39 fatalities.
It was undesirable that the shortage of anti-rejection medication in the Cho Ray Hospital in HCMC led dialysis patients to purchase drugs from private pharmacies at higher prices. The hospital has taken measures to solve this problem, said the Ministry of Health on April 29.
The Ministry of Health on April 15 issued new definitions of Covid-19 cases (F0), suspected cases, and close contacts (F1) for the diagnosis and treatment.
Many major pharmacy chains in Vietnam yesterday began to sell Covid-19 pills containing agent Molnupiravir for F0 cases with a prescription. However, many people still could not buy the medicine because they do not bring along a required F0 certificate by healthcare units.
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday issued new definitions of Covid cases, suspected cases and close contacts in a bid to detect and manage new infections quicker and more effectively.
The risk of community transmission of the new variant from the Vietnam's first Omicron case detected on Tuesday remains low, according to Professor Phan Trong Lan, director of the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health.
The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission held its eighth session from November 2-4, during which the commission examined outcomes of inspections of violations by the Party delegation at the Health Ministry in 2016-2021 tenure.
Northern provinces of Phu Tho, Nam Dinh, the northern central coastal of Thanh Hoa and Mekong Delta localities have recently recorded an increase in Covid-19 cases due to people returning to homeland from affected areas.
The Vietnamese health ministry's vaccine advisory body has just announced that mRNA Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna can be used interchangeably as first and second doses, amid supply shortage.
The Prime Minister has recently issued Dispatch No.1099/CD-TTg dated August 22 directing the strengthening of social distancing measures in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
The mission team led by Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long yesterday worked with leaders of the Southern Province of Binh Duong upon the establishment of a medical center’s intensive care unit.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, the Health Ministry has directed units to study and clinically test made-in-Vietnam vaccines while seeking technological transfer from abroad to proactively fight the pandemic in the country.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on June 4 received a COVID-19 breath testing system costing over VND460 billion (US$20 million ) donated by domestic conglomerate Vingroup.
At a ceremony to receive VND160 billion (US$ 6,942,278) and 4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine yesterday, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on behalf of the Ministry thanked the banking sector and businesses for their timely support for the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on January 23 inspected medical preparations for the 13th National Party Congress at the Party Central Committee's Office and four accommodation facilities for delegates.
