Vietnam to consider announcing end of Covid-19 pandemic
The Government Office has issued an official document on Covid-19 prevention and control in the new context, mentioning the possibility of announcing the end of the pandemic.
Ministry of Health carries out program to ensure vaccine supply until 2030
The Ministry of Health has recently issued a plan to carry out a program on ensuring vaccine supply until 2030.
Ministry issues urgent dispatch on Covid-19 prevention, control
The Ministry of Health on April 12 sent an urgent dispatch on strengthening the prevention and control of Covid-19 to the People's Committees of all 63 provinces and centrally-run cities.
PM suggests proper review of healthcare system and supplies
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 11 suggested the Ministry of Health (MoH) assign capable medical facilities to build medicine centers in six socio-economic regions nationwide, which will serve others when needed.
Ministry urges prevention of Marburg virus from entering Vietnam
The Ministry of Health has asked the People's Committees of cities and provinces nationwide, the Pasteur Institutes and hygiene and epidemiology institutes to strengthen prevention and control of the Marburg virus disease.
Ministries plan to increase Covid-19 vaccination for preschoolers, students
The Ministry of Health said that the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Training have just issued a plan to increase Covid-19 vaccination for preschoolers and students in educational institutions.
Health sector ordered to solve drugs, medical supplies shortages
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the Ministry of Health to find solutions to the shortages of drugs and medical supplies that have been plaguing the sector recently at a meeting with 63 provinces and cities.
About 800,000 people infected with influenza every year: Ministry
According to the Ministry of Health, the country has about 800,000 people infected with influenza every year. Worse, this is one of the respiratory diseases that can become epidemic.
MoH issues preventative measures after recording human case of A/H5 avian flu
The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced measures to prevent the transmission of avian influenza to humans after recording a human case of A/H5 avian flu in a 5-year-old girl in the Northern Province of Phu Tho’s Dong Thanh Commune.
Ministry sets up inspection teams after detecting first monkeypox case in HCMC
According to Dr. Nguyen Luong Tam, Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, after detecting the first case of monkeypox in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health decided to set up six inspection teams in six localities.
Health Ministry recommends measures to prevent monkeypox
The Ministry of Health has recommended people to follow six measures to protect themselves from monkeypox, as Vietnam announced the first case of the disease on October 3.
Ministry urges to prevent diseases caused by Adenoviruses
The Ministry of Health yesterday sent an official dispatch to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) and Pasteur Institutes and provincial and municipal health departments on strengthening the prevention of disease caused by the Adenoviruses.
MoH: Vaccines to be fully supplied 2-3 weeks at latest
Related to the fact that Ho Chi Minh City and some localities are lacking measles and DPT vaccines for children under the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) under the Ministry of Health (MoH), on the evening of September 14, announced specific information on this issue.
HCMC runs out of two vaccines in expanded program on immunization
The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, on September 13, said that it had sent an urgent document to the People's Committee of HCMC and the Ministry of Health about the supply of measles and DPT vaccines (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus) - two vaccines in the free-of-charge expanded program on immunization for children.
Former health officials prosecuted over Tamiflu scandal
Former Deputy Minister of Health Cao Minh Quang and accomplices have been prosecuted for alleged wrongdoings in the purchase of materials for producing Tamiflu and the drug containing the Oseltamivir phosphate element to tackle the A/H5N1 flu virus in 2006.
Face mask in public places now a must: Ministry
According to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines, people must wear face masks in public places.
Sub-variant BA.5 predominating among infection cases daily: Ministry
According to the Ministry of Health, the country has recorded cases of infection with sub-variants BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.74 of Omicron in the community; particularly the sub-variant BA.5 is gradually predominating among infection cases daily.
Health Ministry issues monkeypox monitoring guidance
The Ministry of Health on August 22 issued temporary guidelines for monitoring and preventing monkeypox amid complicated developments of the disease.
Joint efforts needed to deal with urgent issues in medical sector: PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked ministries, agencies and localities to step up their coordination with the Ministry of Health to deal with urgent issues in the medical sector while addressing a national teleconference on August 21
Ministry proposes keeping Covid-19 in Group A of infectious diseases
The Ministry of Health has proposed continuing to keep Covid- 19 in Group A of infectious disease, not an endemic disease in its latest draft on Covid- 19 prevention and control measures in the new situation.