The Supreme People's Procuracy has prosecuted 38 individuals involving in the COVID-19 test kit overcharging at the Viet A Company.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) on September 22 asked health departments of all localities to enhance measures against Whitmore, also called melioidosis, following a 15-year-old death of the infectious disease.

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.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City recorded a total of 71,740 cases of viral conjunctivitis (pink eye) during the first eight months of the year, a significant increase over the same period from last year, the southern city’s Department of Health has reported.

VOV.VN - Hanoi’s Department of Health said on September 4 that the capital recorded an additional 1,129 cases of dengue fever between August 25 and August 31.

VOV.VN - The hand-foot-and-mouth disease is showing signs of abating in Ho Chi Minh City, with 2,145 cases detected during the past week, according to a report released by the municipal Department of Health.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has requested that localities proactively implement prevention and control measures for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, as well as steps to prevent the EG.5 coronavirus strain.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen on August 14 presented the insignia For the People’s Health to Caitlin Marie Unites, deputy director of the Office of Health under the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for her contributions to HIV/AIDS control in Vietnam.

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).

In the rest of the year, the Ministry of Health will focus on rolling out harmonious measures to enhance the quality of healthcare services and ensure effective operation of the medical examination and treatment system, according to Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.