Dengue fever cases are surging in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and southern provinces as the disease enters its peak season, prompting health officials to urge public vigilance.
The Ministry of Health has proposed that facilities producing food for children under 36 months old must adhere to international food safety standards.
Premature babies weighing less than 500 g – as small as a hand – are now successfully nurtured without complications thanks to advanced medical techniques.
Former Food Safety Administration Director Nguyen Thanh Phong, Deputy Director of the Preventive Medicine Department Le Hoang, and several other Ministry of Health officials have been prosecuted on bribery charges.
Hospitals across Vietnam face a September 30 deadline to transition to electronic health records (EHR), mandated by the Ministry of Health. However, the financial burden of this digital shift presents a significant challenge.
The amended health insurance law, effective from 1/7, removes "administrative boundaries" in medical examination and treatment, allowing for treatment at home or remotely, and continued coverage for some out-of-area treatments.
The Food Safety Administration warned canteens and meal providers to be cautious about cooking oil after uncovering a network producing tens of thousands of tons of fake oil from animal feed.
The Drug Administration of Vietnam (Ministry of Health) has ordered a recall of a batch of Alfachim 4.2 tablets manufactured by Cuu Long Pharmaceutical JSC due to quality issues.
