HCMC Vice Chairman reports shortage of vaccines
Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc today said that the city has been bumped into the difficulty in the supply of vaccines, which is in serious shortage.
Dengue, measles, hand-foot-mouth rates decline in HCMC
The Disease Control Center in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday announced a decline in the rates of dengue, measles and hand-foot-mouth for weeks.
Vietnam announces nine fatal diseases to be isolated
According to the Ministry of Health’s dispatch 17/2019 on nine fatal diseases, medical facilities have to isolate diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, rubella, encephalitis, hand-foot-and mouth, chicken pox and mumps patients.
Outbreaks of dengue infect over 70,800 people
The Ministry of Health said there were at least 70,800 dengue cases in the country by June.
Medical experts warn risk of waiting for self-paid vaccine
The uptake of self-paid vaccines amongst parents in Ho Chi Minh City is high; however, waiting for foreign-made self-paid vaccine has risked the lives of children and the community because they have not immunized as per schedule.
HCMC requested to double efforts to prevent measles
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien on March 9 inspected the prevention of measles in Ho Chi Minh City as there has been an unusually high number of cases recorded in the southern city since the end of 2018.
Increase in cases of encephalitis due to measles, flu complications
The National Pediatric Hospital in Hanoi yesterday said that since the beginning of the year, there has been an increase in cases of encephalitis because of H1N1 and measles virus.
Diseases in HCMC show no sign of abating
The Ho Chi Minh City Preventive Medicine Center yesterday said cases of dengue and measles continued to rise from February 8 to 14 with two deaths from dengue fever reportedly.
Cases of measles skyrocketing in Vietnam
The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health yesterday said cases of measles, a highly contagious, serious disease caused by a virus, have been skyrocketing.
Alert to diseases after Tet holidays
According to the Ministry of Health, much traveling of holidaymakers during Tet holidays ( the Lunar New Year) between localities to localities for festival celebrations has résulted in the strong possibility of disease transmission especially respiratory ailments, flu, measles, whooping cough and chicken pox.
More cases of measles in peak season
Following the complicated development of measles with more hospitalized cases, the Preventive Medicine Department warned of vaccination against the fatal disease on January 17.
Hand-foot-mouth, measles cases running rampant in South Vietnam
The Department of Preventive Medicine yesterday said that hand-foot-mouth disease is highly likely to escalate in the future because hand, foot, and mouth disease is infectious.
Measles highly likely to break out in Vietnam
At a meeting on March 21 on dengue and summer disease prevention, Deputy head of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) Dr. Tran Nhu Duong warned the possible outbreaks of dangerous diseases in the next time.
Medical workers warn re-emergence of measles
Medical workers warned the re-emergence of measles because of its peak of three-five year period after Ho Chi Minh City Department of Preventive Medicine affirmed three cases of measles in two past weeks
HCMC records three cases of measles
Three people were taken to hospital with diagnosis of measles during two past weeks, repported the Preventive Medicine Department in Ho Chi Minh City.
Kids under five to receive free vaccine
The Ministry of Health has announced to provide free vaccine in the Expanded Immunization Program for ten contagious diseases for children aged under five years.
Disease outbreaks likely to occur in Hanoi
While dengue fever cases dropped, cases of measles, mump, whooping cough, rubella and chickenpox are likely to rise in Hanoi. Worse, upward trend in the number of measles continue to increase.
Outbreaks of deadly diseases likely occur : Ministry
At a meeting to implement desease prevention measures in Hanoi on November 3 the Ministry of Health warned while the number of dengue fever patients dropped drastically, other deadly infectious diseases are likely to occur from now to year-end.