In his call to action, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan stated that reducing premature and low birth weight births, and consequently lowering infant mortality, required a unified approach.

Challenges remain in the prevention and control of tobacco harms as violations of the law on tobacco harm prevention and control still remains high, especially in the advertisement and promotion of tobacco products, said Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan.

VOV.VN - Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Perry Steil has applauded the Vietnam-Canada Friendship Association’s positive contributions to the development of Vietnam-Canada relations.

The analysis centre of Medlatec General Hospital has received CAP (College of American Pathologists) Laboratory Accreditation, becoming the first in Vietnam to win the US standard on testing.

VOV.VN - Greater investment in the medical oxygen supply system must be determined as a long-term measure that can contribute to the ongoing COVID-19 battle whilst offering sustainable use after the pandemic, said Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is ready to cooperate with France in conducting the third phase of clinical trials of and transferring production technology of its XAV-19 COVID-19 treatment drug, said Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan.

VOV.VN - Romania has decided to increase the number of AstraZeneca vaccines donated to the nation to 300,000 doses, a figure three times higher than originally planned.

Vietnam strives to have at least one successful domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine this year, according to deputy health minister Tran Van Thuan.

VOV.VN - Over the course of just 20 days the number of new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases detected in the country hit a record of over 1,000, forcing many areas and dozens of hospitals to be put into lockdown.

The Ministry of Health will join hands with relevant ministries and sectors to study and recommend the Government the suitable time to apply vaccine passports, with safety for locals being the overriding priority, said Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan.