VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son conducted a thorough check of medical facilities on January 25 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi as part of final preparations for the 13th National Party Congress.

A dialysis centre meeting Japanese standards in Ho Chi Minh City was put into operation at the local Nguyen Tri Phuong hospital on January 20.

A delegation led by Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital on January 20, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - A 20-year-old Vietnamese man was diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, raising the total tally of COVID-19 infection in Vietnam to 1,540, the Ministry of Health said on January 19.

Vietnam will continue to seek measures to enhance the efficiency of and expand the areas of engagement in UN peacekeeping operations, heard a conference held by the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on January 7 to review Vietnam’s involvement in the operations in the 2012-2020 period.

VOV.VN - A fresh case of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been detected in Ho Chi Minh City, with the latest incident related to patient No. 1440, a young man from Vinh Long province who had recently illegally entered the country, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.

VOV.VN - Staff working at Vietnam's Level-2 field Hospital No. 3 are currently attending a training course to prepare for their participation in the UN’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Staff members of the Level-2 Field Hospital No.3 began the last training phase on December 23 in Ho Chi Minh City before leaving for South Sudan to join the international peacekeeping force there.

More hospitals in Vietnam have begun using high technologies for digital transformation, which is expected to radically reform the healthcare sector.

Social work has developed greatly at hospitals around the country, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son told a recent conference to review the last 10 years of its development held in HCM City.