Tag: vaccination
Millions of children in Vietnam protected by vaccination over 40 years: UN agencies
Millions of children in Vietnam have been protected by immunisation over the past 40 years, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF offices in Vietnam on April 25 when they mark the World Immunisation Week from April 24-30.
Vietnam purchases 5-in-1 vaccine to address vaccine shortages
VOV.VN - The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) has just delivered the first batch of 500,000 doses of 5-in-1 DPT-HBV-Hib vaccine to Pasteur Institutes across the country to address vaccine shortages for the National Expanded Programme on Immunization.
Vietnam imports three million doses of inactivated Tembusu virus vaccine
VOV.VN - A batch of 3,000 bottles of inactivated Tembusu virus vaccine, XINSHUTA, equivalent to three million doses, were imported to the nation on April 2 by Invet Group.
Vietnam among seven nations selected to research M72 vaccine against TB
VOV.VN - The country is one of the seven countries selected by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to conduct research on the M72 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, given the fact that they have a high tuberculosis rate, according to Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Binh Hoa, deputy director of the Central Lung Hospital and deputy head of the Executive Board of the National TB.Programme.
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.
Vietnam moves to stamp out bird flu outbreaks
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has requested a number of localities to urgently contain ongoing bird flu outbreaks to prevent the virus spreading to the wider community.
Ten vaccine types ready for national expanded programme on immunisation
The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has signed contracts with domestic vaccine producers on the supply of ten types of vaccines used for the national expanded programme on immunisation (EPI).
Australia gives Vietnam over 490,000 vaccine doses
Australia's government agreed to give 490,600 doses of ‘5 in 1’ vaccine to Vietnam through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Animal Health marks 15 years of success in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company in Vietnam has proudly commemorated the 15th anniversary of its Animal Health business.
Rabies vaccinations on the rise in Vietnam
VOV.VN - The increasing number of cases involving animal attacks has resulted in a rise in rabies vaccinations at both hospitals and immunization centres nationwide.
