Liver cancer is responsible for the highest number of deaths among cancer patients in Vietnam with the total number topping 26,000 each year.

The General Hospital of northern Phu Tho province has become one of the seven Vietnamese establishments to win the Diamond Status from the World Stroke Organisation (WSO), the highest award for quality in emergency care and stroke treatment worldwide.

VOV.VN - The 23rd France-Vietnam conference on gynecology and obstetrics opened on August 14 in Hanoi, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of both nations' diplomatic ties after beginning on April 12, 1973.

Doctors in hospitals in Vietnam have mastered advanced techniques to save premature babies weighing only 400 grams.

Multiple activities were held on August 10 at the general hospital of the south-central coastal province of Phu Yen, the first stop of the US-led Pacific Partnership 2023 (PP23).

Five special-grade hospitals in Vietnam will be upgraded to modern hospitals with healthcare services meeting international standards under a proposal by the Ministry of Health (MoH).

A fundraising event was held in Vancouver, Canada on July 22 to support Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

Former Secretary of the Party Central Committee and former Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh passed away after a period of illness at 8:57 pm on July 19 at Military Central Hospital 108 in Hanoi, according to the board in charge of health care for senior officials.

VOV.VN - The United States non-governmental organisation Children's HeartLink granted a certificate for excellence in cardiovascular care on July 18 to the cardiology Center under the Children's Hospital No 1 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - More than 400 domestic and foreign enterprises are expected to join the 21st international medical, hospital and pharmaceutical exhibition (Vietnam Medipharm Expo 2023) to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from August 3 to 5.