VOV.VN - With the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declaring the ongoing Monkeypox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Vietnam has required localities to monitor and detect suspected cases at border gates as well as medical facilities.

VOV.VN - Stronger action is needed to reduce tobacco use in the nation and to protect people's health and lives, said Angela Pratt, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, at a workshop held on August 13.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health held a meeting in Hanoi on May 26 to mark World No Tobacco Day 2024 (May 31).

VOV.VN - The average life expectancy of Vietnamese people has surged by 15 years, with a significant decline being recorded in vaccine-preventable diseases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha expressed the country’s wish to get further support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to restructure and solidify its preventive healthcare system during a reception for Dr. Saia Ma’u Piukala, regional director of the WHO for the Western Pacific, on May 13 in Hanoi.

Vietnam has eliminated malaria in 46 provinces and centrally-run cities as of the end of last year, and is determined to eradicate the disease by 2030, according to official data.

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.

VOV.VN - Since the beginning of the year the nation has recorded a total of 29 deaths from rabies across 17 provinces and cities, a figure double compared to the same period from last year, according to the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The capital experienced a day with very poor air quality on March 22, with the conditions seriously affecting human health, notably the elderly, children, and people suffering from respiratory diseases.

VOV.VN - American singer Nick Carter of famous boyband Backstreet Boys will perform on May 21 at the Hoa Binh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City.