Speaking at the event, Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) Dang Duc Anh said the program will continue to support disadvantaged localities to increase their vaccination rate through improving the capacity of medical staff, and making it easier for the people to access the expanded immunization service. In 2019, the NIHE will promote communication campaigns to raise public awareness of the benefits of full vaccination, and additional vaccination shots so that people can actively take their children to fully vaccinate on schedule. It will also focus on popularize knowledge about monitoring and taking care of children after vaccination in the community, Anh said. Photo: nld.com.vn The conference heard that 2018 was the 18th year that Vietnam had successfully protected its goal to eliminate polio, and the 13th year the country had maintained the achievement of removing neonatal tetanus nationwide. Measles outbreaks were controlled, … [Read more...] about Vietnam targets vaccination rate of 95 percent for under-one-year-old children
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Vietnam targets vaccination rate of 95 percent for under-1-year-old children
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The health sector aims to have over 95 percent of under-one-year-old children nationwide fully vaccinated in the expanded national immunization programme by 2020, heard a conference in Hanoi on January 7. Speaking at the event, Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) Dang Duc Anh said the programme will continue to support disadvantaged localities to increase their vaccination rate through improving the capacity of medical staff, and making it easier for the people to access the expanded immunisation service. In 2019, the NIHE will promote communication campaigns to raise public awareness of the benefits of full vaccination, and additional vaccination shots so that people can actively take their children to fully vaccinate on schedule. It will also focus on popularise knowledge about monitoring and taking care of children after vaccination in the community, Anh said. The conference heard that 2018 … [Read more...] about Vietnam targets vaccination rate of 95 percent for under-1-year-old children
From bored student to Poland’s Masterchef: How a 21-year-old Vietnamese did it
When VnExpress asked her for an interview, Ola Nguyen said she would speak in her mother tongue. Her family had left Thai Binh Province in northern Vietnam to settle in Poland when she was seven years old. Her claim to fame was winning the seventh season of Masterchef Poland. The 21-year-old Ola, real name Nguyen Hoang Minh Tam, had competed in the event during the summer break because she felt she could not find "anything appealing enough to do" unlike other years when she did part-time jobs or charity. But as a long-time fan of the reality show, she had always wanted to try. First she had had to ask SGH Warsaw School of Economics to permit her to take time off in mid-July to compete. Luckily, the school was not too strict. Ola and her parents. Photo courtesy of Ola Nguyen Acquainted with cooking since the age of 10, Tam says she felt quite "pressured" when her mother would say Asians believe girls must learn domestic skills to be able to marry. Her mother would also give her clear … [Read more...] about From bored student to Poland’s Masterchef: How a 21-year-old Vietnamese did it
A 105-year-old tea shop in Ben Thanh Market area
Around Town A 105-year-old tea shop in Ben Thanh Market area Nguyen Quy Friday, Jan 12, 2018,21:28 (GMT+7) A 105-year-old tea shop in Ben Thanh Market areaNguyen Quy The 105-year-old tea shore called “O Tong Ky” in Ben Thanh Market area has been out of business for years but the 87-year-old Quyen wishes to keep it intact - PHOTO: HOANG PHONG In the busy Ben Thanh Market area, curious foreign tourists often drop by an old and shabby house which has been known as the oldest and most famous tea store in the city in the early 20th century, with a history of nearly 105 years. Located at 13 Phan Chu Trinh Street at the West gate of Ben Thanh Market and next to crowded shops, the tea shop, previously called “O Tong Ky”, captures the attention of many sightseers, especially those from abroad. It has ancient features and interesting stories about the history and development of the market and HCMC as well, though … [Read more...] about A 105-year-old tea shop in Ben Thanh Market area
Korean descendants of Vietnamese king ripped apart for 70 years
"Grandmother! Mother! Soon Nyeo!" These were Lee Young-taek’s tearful last words. The 75-year-old man’s cry of anguish called out for his loved ones in North Korea as he took his last breaths in Incheon, South Korea. It was late 1978. Since leaving his hometown in North Korea a quarter of a century earlier, Lee had never had a chance to meet with his daughter Soon Nyeo. His mother had died earlier, and his grandmother was 80 when they bade each other goodbye. Lee's sad story is not uncommon in Korea, South and North. Technically, the two Koreas are still at war with each other, with the Korean War ending with a truce instead of a peace treaty. Over the past three decades, more than half of 131,000 South Koreans registered as member of separated families died before getting to reunite with their relatives in North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korean government data. The 800-year Vietnam connection The six family members at … [Read more...] about Korean descendants of Vietnamese king ripped apart for 70 years