VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Directive No.109, calling for urgent and coordinated measures to prevent and control African swine fever (ASF) nationwide.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 22,974 dengue infections since the beginning of this year, with 5 deaths reported in Binh Duong, Binh Thuan, Ho Chi Minh City, Khanh Hoa, and Ninh Thuan, according to the Ministry of Health.

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.

Associate Professor Dr. Tran Thi Giang Huong, a candidate for the position of WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific for the term 2024-2029, came to Paris on September 26 to discuss with French authorities about her candidacy.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other world leaders on September 20 (local time) for the Climate Ambition Summit and the UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in New York as part of the high-level week of the 78th UN General Assembly.

VOV.VN - The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Health Ministry has sent a dispatch requesting that the mountainous border province of Dien Bien’s Department of Health take epidemic prevention and control steps after the discovery of three outbreaks of human anthrax in Tua Chua district.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 2 adopted a resolution on the organisation of a “High-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response”.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has worked hand in hand with other countries to roll out measures to improve the effectiveness of the global health system, intensify exchange and share lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has requested localities to strengthen monitoring and quickly provide information about suspect cases of monkeypox amid an increasing number of cases worldwide.

VOV.VN - The two countries have great potential for stronger development in the time ahead, including in new areas such as climate change adaptation and epidemic response.