The World Health Organisation (WHO) will continue to share information with Vietnam on developments of monkeypox and support the country in the prevention and control of the disease, Dr. Socorro Escalante, Acting WHO Representative in Vietnam told the media on July 26.

Although no cases of monkeypox had been recorded in Vietnam as of July 24, the risk of this disease entering the country is very high, according to experts.

VOV.VN - The nation places great importance on the World Health Organization (WHO)’s co-operation and support for the development of the nation’s health sector over recent times, especially during the country’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that vaccines continue to be a decisive weapon in the country’s ongoing pandemic containment efforts while chairing the 15th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control held on July 7 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has put forward a proposal not to consider COVID-19 as an endemic disease in Vietnam, although it is still a group A infectious disease.

VOV.VN - After recording impressive export growth over recent months thanks to rising consumption demand in China, there are bright prospects for Vietnamese aquatic exports to this market this year, according to the Vietnamese trade counselor in China.

A training course is being held for the first time in Vietnam to strengthen capacity on prevention of violence against women based on “Respect Women” framework and foster the development of an effective gender-based violence prevention strategies in the future.

VOV.VN - An additional 2,269 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on May 8, bringing the country’s total caseload to 10,676,184.

VOV.VN - Vietnam continued to witness a dramatic fall in terms of the number of new daily COVID-19 infections, with over 3,345 confirmed on May 7, thereby bringing the national tally since the start of the pandemic up to 10.673 million.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on May 6 requested the local health sector to strengthen surveillance for early detection of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology which has been reported in approximately 20 countries globally.