President Ho Chi Minh talks with doctors during his visit to Military Medical Institute 7 in Hai Phong (May 1957). (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh visits the Central Eye Hospital in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Following national reunification, Vietnam’s healthcare sector made significant progress and achieved important milestones in protecting and caring for public health. In the photo: Experts from the Netherlands’ Committee No. 2 guide staff at National Otorhinolaryngology Institute in making ear molds for hearing aids to support children with hearing impairments (1992). (Photo: VNA)
Professor Ton That Tung brought prestige to Vietnamese medicine with two major scientific innovations. His liver resection technique, named after him, has been internationally recognised as a standard and classical method, widely adopted in advanced countries. In the photo: Professor Ton That Tung performs a liver surgery (1976). (Photo: VNA)
Doctors at Viet Duc Hospital successfully reattached a severed hand, restoring blood flow, nerves, and tendons. One week after surgery, the hand regained a healthy pink color. (Photo: VNA)
People's Doctor, Professor, and Doctor of Science Nguyen The Hoang, Deputy Director of the 108 Military Central Hospital (right), performs the world’s first hand transplant from a living donor, using the remaining part of an amputated arm that could not be saved (2020). No similar case has been reported globally to date. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam has successfully developed testing capabilities for all emerging infectious diseases, including H5N1, Ebola, and new strains of coronavirus. In the photo: The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology captures the structure of the H5N1 virus using a JEM 1010 electron microscope (2004). (Photo: VNA)
Doctors at the Cardiovascular Stroke Hospital of Can Tho operate a robotic system to perform coronary interventions. This milestone made Vietnam the first Southeast Asian country to master this advanced technology, placing it among nations capable of robotic-assisted coronary interventions. (Photo: VNA)
On September 8, 2024, Duc Giang General Hospital (Hanoi) successfully performed its first related-donor kidney transplant, marking a major breakthrough in its medical expertise and officially placing the hospital on Vietnam’s organ transplant map. In the photo: Doctors at Duc Giang General Hospital conduct the kidney transplant. (Photo: VNA)
Thanks to technological advancements, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) at Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital has brought happiness to thousands of families. It is currently the fastest and most successful assisted reproductive method. In the photo: A doctor informs a patient of the successful embryo transfer. (Photo: VNA)
70 years of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day: Earning Party, State, people’s trust
Over the past 70 years of development, Vietnam’s healthcare sector has made remarkable strides in both scale and quality, meeting the growing demand for medical care and treatment while earning the trust of the Party, State, and people.
