Doctor Nguyen Viet Giap, director of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Eye Hospital, has been honoured with the 2023 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award.

On the occasion of the 68th Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27, 1955-2023), officials and staff members of Vietnam’s Level 2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 of the UN Mission have conducted a civil-military co-operation (CIMIC) activity in Bentiu, South Sudan.

Over the past years, Vietnam's health sector has made big strides with and many difficult techniques successfully applied, helping the country gain a foothold on the world medical map.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 24 requested that the health sector work to completely tackle the shortage of drugs, equipment, supplies, and biological products – a thorny issue that has hampered the normal operation of hospitals for years.

The capital city needs at least 4,200 more beds to guarantee healthcare for the population, said a city official.

VOV.VN - Saxion University of Applied Sciences (SUAS) of the Netherlands and Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) of Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on co-operation in education; training; applied research; and exchange of lecturers, students, and PhD students.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited doctors of National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district on January 21 – the last day of the 12th lunar month.

As many as 1,500 adults and children in Quang Ngai Province are being given free medical services by Korean doctors, as part of a medical program held by the Doosan Enerbility Vietnam Company (Doosan Vina) in coordination with the Chung Ang University Hospital (CAU) and the Community Chest of Korea.

The Hanoi People’s Court on January 4 passed sentences against 36 defendants for violations related to equipment procurement bidding packages for a hospital project at Dong Nai General Hospital.

VOV.VN - Despite the daily number of COVID-19 cases sharply declining, Ho Chi Minh City has recorded several infections caused by the XBB or BA.2.10 sub-strain of the Omicron COVID variant, announced the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases on January 4.