The Ministry of Public Security proposes allowing authorities to conduct unannounced inspections, seal warehouses, and recall products within 24 hours upon detecting food safety risks.
The Hanoi People's Court began sentencing former health minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and her accomplices at 3 PM today. They face charges related to violations in the Viet Duc Hospital and Bach Mai Hospital - facility 2 projects, which caused 803 billion VND in damages.
The Ministry of Health warns to prepare for an Ebola epidemic response as actual cases in Congo and Uganda are higher than reported and 4 health workers have died from the virus.
According to the court's announcement, the former Minister of Health's child has paid a total of 24 billion dong in restitution for violations causing 803 billion dong in damages.
The former deputy director and head of the health ministry's key project management board admitted receiving 88 billion dong in 'grease money' from contractors, claiming to have given 15 billion dong to former minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, who disputes this, stating she only received 2.5 billion dong.
Former directors of the ministry of health's food safety department, Nguyen Thanh Phong and Tran Viet Nga, who received 52 billion VND in bribes, appeared in an appellate court today to seek reduced sentences.
A Ministry of Health delegation recently visited, worked with, and presented gifts to officials, soldiers, and residents in the Truong Sa archipelago and DK1 platform, providing nearly 6 billion VND in total support.
The Ministry of Health proposes establishing food safety departments in provinces and cities and commune-level food safety teams to reorganize the management system towards a unified focal point from central to local levels.
