Tag: disease outbreak
Vietnam scrambles to contain hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has ordered urgent measures to contain a rapidly escalating outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), particularly in Ho Chi Minh City, where infections, severe cases and fatalities are on the rise.
Community awareness key to controlling dengue fever outbreak: experts say
Raising public awareness and encouraging active community participation are critical to controlling disease outbreaks, especially the current surge in dengue fever cases in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces, health officials warned.
Health Ministry urges swift action to present summer disease outbreaks
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued an urgent directive, calling on local authorities, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, and Pasteur Institutes nationwide to strengthen disease prevention efforts during the seasonal transition period.
Party leader requests effective healthcare reform to improve service quality
VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam analyzed major challenges facing the healthcare sector and outlined the requirements for its development in the new context, with a primary focus on healthcare reforms, during a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on February 24.
Fresh hand-foot-mouth disease infections rising in Hanoi
VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi has scrambled to stamp out new outbreaks of the hand-foot-mouth disease, with the number of infections increasing considerably.
HCM City warns about disease outbreaks during lunar New Year
VOV.VN - The increasing demand for trading and travelling during the Lunar New Year holiday will pose a high risk of disease outbreaks, especially those transmitted through the respiratory systems, according to the Center for Disease Control of Ho Chi Minh City (HCDC).
MARD tightens illegal transportation of poultry into Vietnamese market
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent a document to relevant agencies in order to request that they tighten control and strictly handle cases of illegal transportation of poultry products across the border into Vietnam.
Hanoi hospitals cope with multiple disease outbreaks
VOV.VN - Doctors in hospitals throughout Hanoi are being overwhelmed by the volume of patients coming in suffering from dengue fever and adenovirus.
Da Nang sees sharp rise in dengue fever cases
VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang is facing a growing threat of tropical disease outbreaks amid an increasing number of dengue fever infections detected throughout the city.