VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued an urgent directive, calling on local authorities, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, and Pasteur Institutes nationwide to strengthen disease prevention efforts during the seasonal transition period.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has established six inspection teams to oversee measles prevention efforts and implement a vaccination campaign amid a sharp rise in measles cases across the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on March 17 donated 500,000 doses of measles vaccine to the Ministry of Health (MoH), in an effort to swiftly control the outbreak and prevent its widespread transmission across the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has made significant progress in HIV/AIDS treatment, contributing to efforts to end the lethal disease by 2030, said Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan at a meeting in Hanoi on November 29 to mark World AIDS Day (December 1).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has requested that northern Cao Bang province take urgent action to prevent the spread of diphtheria following a reported death from the disease in the locality.

The Ministry of Health has directed relevant units to ensure the adequate supply of vaccines, medical equipment, and supplies; and also instructed local authorities to proactively carry out immunisation activities.

VOV.VN - Diphtheria is being kept under control and it is unlikely that the disease will break out into an epidemic in Vietnam, said Dr. Hoang Minh Duc, head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health on July 8 asked health authorities of Nghe An and Bac Giang provinces to proactively strengthen the prevention and control of diphtheria following an infection and a death in their localities.

In observance of the World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched a media campaign aimed at preventing the use of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products to safeguard children and public health.

VOV.VN - An official of the Ministry of Health has played down public worries about AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine side-effects after the pharmaceutical giant admitted that the vaccine may cause extremely rare side-effects such as blood clots and low platelet count.