Tag: death
Some 40,000 deaths related to tobacco use each year
There are at least 40,000 deaths caused by tobacco-related diseases in Vietnam each year, heard a conference held by the Health Ministry in Hanoi on December 12 to review 10-year enforcement of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harm.
56 monkeypox cases recorded in Vietnam
VOV.VN - The country has recorded a total of 56 cases of monkeypox as of October 31, including two imported cases from 2022, said the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health on November 9.
Tetanus infections on the rise in Hanoi capital
VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi has seen 23 patients suffer from tetanus since the beginning of the year, marking an a two-fold increase compared to the same period last year, with two deaths recorded.
Vietnam records first death caused by monkeypox
VOV.VN - Vietnam has reported its first monkeypox death, a 29-year-old man from the Mekong Delta province of Long An, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.
Whitmore’s disease kills woman in Quang Nam
VOV.VN - Quang Nam province's Department of Health announced on October 23 the death of a woman after contracting an infectious disease called melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease.
Hanoi records fourth death caused by dengue virus this year
VOV.VN - The capital has seen another death caused by dengue fever this year amid infections continuing to rise in the city, according to the figures released by the municipal Centre for Disease Control (CDC).
Traffic accidents claim nearly 5,000 lives over nine-month period
VOV.VN - A total of 8,335 traffic accidents occurred nationwide over the past nine months, killing 4,765 people and injuring 5,802 others, according to a report unveiled by the National Committee for Traffic Safety.
Vietnam reports 26 dengue deaths
VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded a total of 93,814 cases of dengue fever, with 26 deaths, since the beginning of the year, according to the Ministry of Health.
Rabies claims 75 human lives in Vietnam every year
VOV.VN - About 75 people in Vietnam die of rabies each year, despite progress being made over the past decade, said Vu Cao Cuong, deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Health, at a meeting held in Hanoi on September 28 to mark World Rabies Day 2023.
Three die of diphtheria in Vietnam
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has ordered strong actions to be taken in order to prevent the further spread of diphtheria following the country recording three deaths this year.
