Autism awareness campaign

From June to July, a group of Chinese asked Hao to help rent houses in HCMC. Hao helped four of them find accomodation in the city's Binh Tan District. Trung and Thang, cooperating with Hao, assisted 17 other Chinese to find accommodation in the area. Fully aware the 21 had entered Vietnam illegally, the trio offered to help the group with translations and other services for a fee of VND22.5 million ($971.18). … [Read more...] about Three jailed for smuggling 21 Chinese into HCMC amid Covid-19 campaign

"COVID-19 has left an indelible mark on all of us, especially our vulnerable beneficiaries, children with chronic illnesses. The families of these children with compromised immunity have been challenged and stretched during this period. We are heartened to be selected as one of the beneficiaries of Amazon X Retail for Good," said Dr Sashikumar Ganapathy, President, Club Rainbow (Singapore). "Through this meaningful initiative, we hope that members of the community can embrace this vulnerable group, with their much-needed care and support, as we move into the last quarter of 2020 before the children return to school in January. The items listed on our wishlist fulfill critical needs such as milk powder and diapers, as well as school supplies which would be useful when school reopens." … [Read more...] about Amazon Donates to More Than One Thousand Charities Worldwide this Holiday Season, Expands Wishlist Campaign in Singapore to Benefit More Nonprofits

“The findings reinforce our commitment to collaborate with nutrition experts on nutrition education for the public via platforms like the Herbalife Nutrition Asia-Pacific eWellness Tour, where we share and exchange science-backed nutritional knowledge through industry forums and talks, and support other nutrition-related initiatives in the community. By way of this survey, we were able to identify the prevalent nutrition myths in Vietnam which are useful insights for HCPs when it comes to providing better nutrition advice to their patients,” Vu Van Thang, general manager for Herbalife Vietnam and Cambodia said. … [Read more...] about Herbalife Vietnam organises eWellness Tour to raise awareness on key nutrition issues

He said the health sector should work to give the best possible conditions for people to access HIV prevention services, for people with high-risk behaviours to get early access to HIV testing and for HIV-infected people to access antiretroviral treatment early, while communication and awareness campaigns should be carried out to help put an end to discrimination against HIV/AIDS carriers. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, a bright spot in the fight against HIV and AIDS

“The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Vietnam has been gradually controlled and the rate of HIV infection in the community is below 0.26 per cent. In the past 15 years alone, we have prevented about half a million people from being infected with HIV and saved the lives of about 200,000 people who may have died from AIDS. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, a bright spot in the fight against HIV and AIDS