One in every five children in Vietnam suffers from childhood stunting, meaning their height-for-age is below the WHO’s Child Growth Standards.

To mark the World Health Day (April 7), the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam has called for accelerated action to ensure that every mother and newborn receives the quality care they deserve.

VOV.VN - Maternal deaths have fallen more than fivefold, while child mortality rates have also dropped substantially in Vietnam, showing the country's determination to improve maternal and child healthcare.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assessed the risk of a measles outbreak in Vietnam as very high and recommended large-scale vaccination campaigns in provinces and cities with high and very high risk, as well as in areas currently experiencing measles case clusters.

VOV.VN - With the flu season developing in a complicated and unpredictable manner in many localities across Vietnam, doctors have underlined the importance of preventive measures and the value of treatment for those who catch viruses.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health on December 18 directed the City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) to closely monitor the fatal mysterious disease which has emerged in Congo, and to prepare plans to cope with the disease.

The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control has been tightening health checks at the Noi Bai International Airport amid Congo mysterious disease outbreak.

VOV.VN - The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health (MoH) has revealed that it will monitor and closely follow developments relating to an unknown disease which has emerged in Congo that has so far recorded 406 cases, including 31 deaths.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering including a dengue vaccine in the expanded immunisation programme, offering it free of charge to the public.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on October 21 that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a contagious, bacterial disease that may eventually lead to blindness.