The HIV prevention world is abuzz with excitement following news of the first clinical evidence that a vaginal gel - known as a microbicide - can help to prevent sexual transmission of HIV infection.
A study by the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) found that a vaginal gel containing the antiretroviral (ARV) drug tenofovir was 39 percent ...
Of 3,000 medical techniques and services, only around 350 would have their fees soar, said Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MOH) at a press conference on July 20, in response to public outcry over the recently proposed draft on hospital fee increases.
If new draft on hospital fee increases approved, it would be burden for 14.7 million disadvantaged people whose ...
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Vietnam imports over 85 percent of its medicinal ingredients and herbs to produce medicines; despite the country being home to various kinds of medicinal plants, reports Drug Administration of Vietnam.
"Vietnam currently has 3,800 medicinal plants that can produce medicines, with the World Health Organization confirming that the country is home to 200 precious medicinal ...
Public concerns, especially among the poor, have been raised as the Ministry of Health has begun collecting opinions from other ministries, departments and residents about the new draft regulations on hospital fees, which are set to increase by 7-10 times over current levels.
Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen said that current hospital fee regulations, ...
Viet Nam imports over 85 per cent of its medicinal ingredients and herbs to produce medicines; despite the country being home to various kinds of medicinal plants, reports Drug Administration of Viet Nam.
"Viet Nam currently has 3,800 medicinal plants that can produce medicines, with the World Health Organisation confirming that the country is home to 200 precious medicinal ...
The Ministry of Health has ordered hospitals in the country to increase the use of advanced technology in the issuing of prescription mediations, with the aim of increasing IT usage at the 36 central hospitals by year’s end.
The order was issued after a recent survey conducted by the Administration of Treatment Agency (ADA), part of the ministry, which found that the ...
The Ministry of Health has issued draft regulations on hospital fees, which are set to increase by 7-10 times over current levels. The ministry will began collecting opinions from other ministries, departments and residents about the new draft in the beginning of next week.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen said that current hospital fee regulations, issued since 1995, ...
Almost 80 per cent of surgeries and recovery rooms in 13 of HCM City's hospitals are unhygienic, a new survey has found.
The municipal Hygiene and Public Health Institute survey showed that most samples of air and water taken from such major hospitals as Cho Ray, Thong Nhat, Tu Du, Nguyen Tri Phuong, An Binh and Children No 1 contained bacteria.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has said the Government was committed to supporting health, social insurance and finance sectors to complete health insurance policies.
Nhan was speaking at a meeting yesterday to mark Health Insurance Day.
"Education and health insurance are two of the most important social security areas," he said.
One year after the implementation of the new medical insurance, cardholders are still encountering annoyance.
Residents who registered for insurance cards at the local administration were told to have certificates of agreement from hospitals, said Dr. Ton That Quynh Trung from the general medical clinic Phuoc An on Su Van Hanh street in district 10.
Cholera has broken out again in Vietnam’s northern region, the Department of Preventive Medicine said July 3.
The Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases said it is now treating 36 people infected with acute diarrhea, with 18 of them having tested positive for cholera.
Hospital director Dr Nguyen Van Kinh said that most of the patients are from inner Hanoi. Two ...
Only a small portion of the medicine used in hospitals is produced in Viet Nam. Deputy Health Minister Cao Minh Quang spoke with Tin Tuc (News) newspaper about the issue
Why is it difficult to get local hospitals to use domestic pharmaceuticals?
In my opinion, you have to consider people's personal habits when it comes to purchasing ...
MANILA — The Asian Development Bank yesterday approved loans of US$60 million for the Viet Nam Health Human Resources Sector Development Programme to help the country improve its health services, particularly in poor, remote communities which lack skilled workers and quality health facilities.
The programme is cofinanced with an $11 million grant from the government of ...
The Ministry of Health June 27 ordered its subdivisions to maintain a hotline concerning dengue fever, to combat the disease that is on an upward trend.
Municipal and provincial departments of health were asked to keep in touch with hospitals the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, the National hospital for Children, Hue Hospital, the Hospital of Tropical ...
The Vietnam Military Medical University said its doctors have successfully performed the first heart transplantation in Vietnam.
The operation, lasting nearly two hours, gave Bui Van Nam, 48, from the northern province of Thai Binh, who has suffered from final-stage heart failure, a working heart taken from a brain dead donor.
The government has consistently given pharmaceutical issues top priority within its development agenda. However, access to essential medicines, especially for the poor has not yet become a reality. Ways to improve the situation were discussed at a meeting held on June 23 in Hanoi titled: “Strengthen the capability of accessing essential medicines.” (Dr. Jean-Marc Olivé, ...
The fatal toll among cancer patients in Vietnam has increased to 73.5 percent, Associate Professor Dr Mai Trong Khoa, deputy director of Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital said June 19.
The disease treatment has found more difficult and taken more time as patients usually late discover that they are infected with the disease, when it has come to metastasis phase, he said.
A program that will provide free MRI screenings for the early detection of breast cancer to meager-income women, was launched in Ho Chi Minh City, said the Hoan My Clinic.
The program is sponsored by the Charity Fund named Dr. Nguyen Huu Tung, Mr. Allen Yu and Taipei Medical University, and Hoan My Breast Care Center (Hoan My Clinic). It began in June 10.
