The Ministry of Health on April 14, held a ceremony in Hanoi to announce that Vietnam has officially eliminated trachoma, one of the leading preventable causes of blindness – as a public health problem.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 6 issued an official dispatch on accelerating the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses across the nation.

The Ministry of Information and Communications held a conference in Hanoi on August 22 to provide an update on Vietnam’s implementation of recommendations from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

Vietnam has eliminated malaria in 46 provinces and centrally-run cities as of the end of last year, and is determined to eradicate the disease by 2030, according to official data.

Vietnam is confident in realising the goal of eliminating malaria by 2030, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong.

VOV.VN - Talented Vietnamese cueists Tran Quyet Chien and Chiem Quoc Thai were eliminated from the three-Cushion World Cup on December 8 at the international event taking place in Seoul of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - It came as no surprise that Vietnam lost 7-0 to powerhouses Japan in the last Group D match of women’s football at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Hangzhou, China, on September 28.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has affirmed that completely eliminating nuclear weapons remains an absolute guarantee to prevent the use and threat of use of nuclear weapons.

Vietnam has obtained certain successes in illiteracy eradication, and efforts are still maintained to push ahead with the task.

VOV.VN - Talented Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh suffered elimination from the 2023 US Open Badminton Tournament after being defeated by a Thai rival in the quarterfinals held on July 15 in Iowa.