Child health and intelligence

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin - Illustrative image (Photo: PR Office of Cabinet Secretariat) Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia ’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on August 17 that the ministry will set aside a budget of 88.5 trillion Rp (5.96 billion USD) for health transformation in 2023 from next year's overall health budget allocation of 169.8 trillion Rp. "We have prepared for health transformation because we have learned from the previous crises. When a crisis occurs, it is the right time to implement reforms," he stated at a press conference on the Financial Note and the 2023 Draft State Budget. According to the minister, 6.06 trillion Rp will be used for the transformation of primary services through public education, primary prevention, secondary prevention, as well as increasing the capacity and capability of primary services. Moreover, 18.15 trillion Rp will be allotted for the transformation of referral services through improvement of … [Read more...] about Indonesia to spend nearly 6 bln USD on health transformation in 2023

Health workers perform COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has detected a number of new, highly-contagious Omicron sub-variants, including BA.2.74, said the General Department of Preventive Medicine on August 17. The department also corrected its August 15 report which mistakenly mentioned BA.2.75 among sub-variants circulating in Vietnam. It is BA.2.74, not BA.2.74 , it said in the latest statement, adding that the first case of BA.2.74 was reported in the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital on August 8. Other Omicron sub-variants found in the country are BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.12.1, according to the department. The Ministry of Health (MoH) has warned of a spike in the number of new COVID-19 infections as well as critical cases. Over the past week, Vietnam has recorded an average of 2,000 new COVID-19 cases each day. More than 100 seriously ill COVID-19 patients are being treated at hospitals. The General Department of Preventive Medicine has … [Read more...] about Vietnam detects highly-infectious BA.2.74 Omicron sub-variant

Visitors at a booth in the exhibition (Photo:VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam International Dental Exhibition and Congress 2022 - VIDEC 2022 themed “Dentistry in the New Era” kicked off in Hanoi on August 17, bringing together 200 domestic and international delegates. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan highlighted the significance of VIDEC 2022 , saying that it contributes to strengthening communications, helping raise public awareness about oral health protection. He affirmed that the Ministry of Health always supports useful activities of professional associations and the Vietnam Medical Association in improving the public health. Nearly 100 scientific reports of Vietnamese scientists and those from over 10 countries around the world have presented dental issues. Advanced and modern dental products of the leading dental manufacturers from  the US, Australia, Switzerland, Thailand, France, Japan, Italy, Germany, the Republic of Korea, … [Read more...] about Hanoi hosts int’l dental exhibition and congress

The financial shortage might challenge the implementation of Vietnam’s gender equality commitments and Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It is extremely urgent to secure and mobilize domestic financial resources for gender equality in Vietnam in the context that a great number of donors have cut down on financial support once the country is in middle-income status. Elisa Fernandez Saenz, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Country Representative in Vietnam raised concerns at a conference held in Hanoi on August 17. Elisa Fernandez Saenz, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Country Representative in Vietnam, speaks at the conference held in Hanoi on August 17. Photos: UN Women The idea was shared at the event where the United Nations agencies, international organizations, local authorities, businesses, and civil society organizations (CSOs) called for initiatives … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs financial resources to advance gender equality

Ho Chi Minh City expects to have more urban management projects with Lyon City of France, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen told visiting member of the Council of Lyon City Max Vincent during a reception on September 12. Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen (R) receiving member of the Council of Lyon City of France Max Vincent Tuyen said the two cities share similarities for conducting joint work in urban development. Vincent, for his part, pledged to discuss mechanisms to effectively launch projects. Host and guest agreed that both sides should facilitate exchanges, trade and investment promotion in the near future. During the Pullutec festival slated for November in Lyon city, the two sides are due to discuss a bilateral cooperation program and sign an agreement on lighting Ho Chi Minh City Fine Art Museum. Since Lyon and Ho Chi Minh City signed their cooperation … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City, France’s Lyon City partner in urban management

A woman in the northern province of Bac Giang is calling for support as she is facing cirrhosis, while her son has congenital dumbness and blindness. Vy Thi Sinh, 60, and her son are living in a shabby house with nothing valuable in Son Dong District’s Dai Son Commune. Sinh’s husband was affected by Agent Orange when he was a soldier. He died due last year to lung, liver and heart problems. In the last days before his death, he had to use a lot of pain relievers. Sinh and her son During more than ten years of struggling with serious diseases, Sinh had to sell all the family’s valuables to cover her husband's treatment. In April 2020, while working on the field, she suddenly fainted and was taken to hospital. She was then diagnosed with pneural effusion and cirrhosis. She said that since her husband’s death, her condition has worsened and her stomach has continued to swell. Meanwhile, her son Hoang Van Muoi, 21, now looks like a child because of … [Read more...] about Struggling mother seeks help for disabled son