An emergency supply of injectable artesunate from overseas proved decisive in saving two patients with severe malaria at Bach Mai Hospital.

Vietnam's Disease Prevention Department under the Ministry of Health has issued recommendations to help the public protect themselves against adenovirus following an increase in reported infections.

As Vietnam moves toward an ageing society, experts are urging the government to expand social pension coverage by lowering the qualifying age to 65.

Vietnam is considering wider childbirth incentives, including monthly payments for young children and support for pregnant women and mothers who have two children.

A draft amendment to Vietnam's Food Safety Law would shift regulation from fragmented inspections to risk-based, farm-to-table management.

Vietnam's government has proposed banning the commercial sale of nitrous oxide (N2O), commonly known as laughing gas, for human inhalation outside medical purposes.

The Ministry of Health has identified delayed marriage among young adults as one of the country's most pressing demographic challenges.

Vietnam's Ministry of Health has proposed allowing individuals under the age of 18 to donate their organs, tissues or bodies after death, provided they have written consent from a legal representative or lawful guardian.

From July 1, provincial health authorities will be responsible for approving advertising content for health supplements under Vietnam’s new decentralization policy.

A draft set of advanced hospital standards aims to bring Vietnam's healthcare system closer to international benchmarks while improving transparency and quality of care.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed banning people born on or after January 1, 2010 from purchasing and using tobacco products in an effort to establish a completely smoke-free generation in the country.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has officially appointed Chu Quoc Thinh as Director-General of the Vietnam Food Safety Authority.

Under a new policy, provincial leaders will take over all procedures related to medical practice licensing nationwide.

Key obstacles stalling the second campuses of Bach Mai and Viet Duc hospitals have been largely dismantled, and both facilities are being pushed to begin operations in the second quarter, as directed by PM Le Minh Hung.

In addition to women who give birth to two children before the age of 35, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed expanding financial support to two additional groups, with a minimum payment of VND2 million (US$80) per childbirth.

Consumers are advised to stop using affected HiPP jars as officials launch a nationwide review following an international safety alert.

Following the discovery of nearly 300 tons of diseased pork entering the market, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has launched surprise inspections of food service establishments and mass kitchens in Hanoi and Ninh Binh.

Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan has affirmed that Resolution 72 of the Politburo marks a critical turning point - shifting the country’s health strategy from treatment-focused services to a model centered on comprehensive care.

The healthcare sector outlines an ambitious national health agenda amid demographic and technological shifts.