It is necessary to conduct proper and timely COVID-19 vaccination to ensure safety, towards the vaccination for the whole population, while considering and accessing different vaccine sources and continuing to research and develop domestically-made vaccines so that the vaccines can be put into use in 2022, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed.
Injecting COVID-19 vaccine on medical staff in Hai Ba Trung district of Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – It is necessary to conduct proper andtimely COVID-19 vaccination to ensure safety, towards the vaccination for thewhole population, while considering and accessing different vaccine sources andcontinuing to research and develop domestically-made vaccines so that thevaccines can be put into use in 2022, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hasdirected.
Under a notice on Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’sconclusion at a meeting of permanent cabinet members on COVID-19 prevention andcontrol, localities nationwide were asked to strictly abide by guidance fromthe Ministry of Health on pandemic prevention and control, while stayingdetermined to boost economic development in the new normal, ensuring socialwelfare.
Ministries, sectors and localities were requested tocomprehensively and effectively implement fiscal, monetary, trade, investmentsolutions and policies to support people and businesses to recover and expandproduction and business, while proposing new support measures.
The PM asked for the strict management of entries andquarantine facilities.
He also assigned the Ministry of Health to direct the wholesector to apply the readiness mode to respond to any pandemic circumstances,and coordinate with relevant agencies to design suitable pandemic preventionand control measures when applying the “vaccine passport”.
The Ministry of Public Security is requested to strengthenits control over exit and entry activities at border gates, while the Ministryof Transport was asked to continue to roll out measures to control peopleentering Vietnam aboard international flights and give guidance on pandemicprevention and control on domestic flights.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism was directed tocoordinate with the Foreign Ministry and relevant agencies to considerproposals from the Tourism Advisory Council on control measures wheninternational tourism activities are resumed.
The Foreign Ministry was assigned to build plans to arrangeflights to bring Vietnamese citizens abroad home when international flights arere-operated, while strengthening communications to provide relevant regulationsto encourage Vietnamese citizens abroad not to enter the country illegally./.
Vietnam logged one imported case of COVID-19 in the past 12 hours to 6pm of March 23, bringing the national tally to 2,576, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Health Ministry on March 23 approved with conditions Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine named Gam-COVID-Vac, also known as Sputnik V, for emergency use in COVID-19 prevention and control in the country.
The first cases of COVID-19 were discovered on December 29, 2019 in Wuhan, China. Later, on March 31, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
As of 16:00 on March 23, Vietnam had administered the COVID-19 vaccine to 37,911 people who are frontline medical workers, and members of community-based anti-COVID-19 groups and steering committees for COVID-19 prevention and control.
After more than three weeks of intensive treatment, the patient's pneumonia improved, breathing stabilised, sedation was reduced, and the breathing tube was removed. He is now conscious, able to eat orally, and in recovery.
Despite storm-related disruptions and flight delays, the organs were successfully transported via a combination of air and ground travel. All patients are currently stable and recovering well.
The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
Renowned for its expertise in complex surgeries, the hospital has attracted foreign patients seeking treatment for conditions such as kidney and urinary tract stones, urological and gastrointestinal cancers, and male reproductive disorders. Most procedures are performed using advanced techniques, including laparoscopy and robotic surgery. T
Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
A 2023 report by the Vietnam Health Economics Association estimated that the total cost of tobacco-related healthcare and economic losses reached 108 trillion VND (4.14 billion USD) annually – equivalent to 1.14% of GDP and five times higher than the budget revenue generated by the tobacco industry.
All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
Medical screenings and surgical interventions for children with disabilities are being carried out at health centers across Dien Bien. So far this year, 242 children have been identified for diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and the provision of assistive devices.
The Red Journey has become the country’s largest and most effective blood donation campaign, leaving a strong impression on the national voluntary blood donation movement.
This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Injecting COVID-19 vaccine on medical staff in Hai Ba Trung district of Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
