Tag: WHO
HCM City to monitor arrivals from Africa amid deadly Nipah outbreaks
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) is monitoring entrants from abroad, especially from Africa, to find out symptoms of Nipah virus - a disease with a high mortality rate.
President attends introduction ceremony of book about great poet Nguyen Du
President Vo Van Thuong on September 20 attended an event to introduce a novel on Vietnamese renowned poet Nguyen Du entitled "Con co ai khoc To Nhu (Who is still crying for To Nhu) by writer Vo Ba Cuong.
Vietnam's proactive and effective participation in international processes
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation left Hanoi on September 17 afternoon for the US to attend the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, conduct a host of bilateral activities in the US, and pay an official visit to Brazil from September 17-26 at the invitation of President Lula da Silva.
Vietnam nominated WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific
The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom, has announced five candidates for the position of WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific for the term 2024-2029, with a candidate from Vietnam - Associate Professor Dr. Tran Thi Giang Huong.
Vietnam attends first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
VOV.VN - Several Vietnamese delegates are attending the first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit, which is currently taking place in Gandhinagar of Gujarat state in India.
Vietnam remains vigilant amid global resurgence of EG.5 COVID sub-variant
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.
185,000 doses of 5-in-1 vaccine to be distributed to 49 localities this month
The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on August 15 decided to allocate 185,000 doses of the DPT-VGB-Hib vaccine to 49 cities and provinces within this month.
Vietnam receives pentavalent vaccines supported by WHO, UNICEF
VOV.VN - A batch of 5-in-1 vaccines urgently supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) arrived in Hanoi on July 27, according to UNICEF Vietnam.
Vietnam calls for WHO support in responding to new health challenges
VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has called on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to support Vietnam in responding to new health challenges and particularly improving the capacity of its grassroots health care system.
New vaccines to be added to expanded programme on immunisation
Many new kinds of vaccines will be included in the national expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) in the coming time, said Dr. Dang Thanh Huyen, deputy head of the EPI Office under the Ministry of Health, on July 10.
