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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting in Hanoi on June 23. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded the shortages of drugs and medical supplies and the resignation among health workers be promptly settled while chairing a meeting of the Government’s permanent members in Hanoi on June 23. Explaining the drug and medical supply shortages in some localities and central-level hospitals, the Ministry of Health (MoH) pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic, whose serious impacts in 2020 and 2021 led to the scarcity of materials for production and surged prices and subsequently made it more difficult to purchase medicine and medical supplies . Notably, it noted, some localities and establishments are afraid that they may commit wrongdoings or undergo examination and inspection, so they didn’t dare to buy supplies. In addition, resignation among health workers in the public sector has increased, the MoH said, blaming that on low salaries … [Read more...] about PM requests prompt settlement of medical supply shortages, health workers’ resignation

All agencies are asked to continue administering booster doses for those 18 and above, and complete second doses for those aged 5 -12 in August. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Health has issued its latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations, which asks all agencies to continue administering booster doses for those 18 and above, and complete second doses for those aged 5-12 within August. The rollout of fourth doses should also be expedited for those aged 18 and above who require it. Authorities should also make plans for the administration of third doses for children aged 12 -17 years old. Additional dose The guidance clearly states that an additional dose (not the third dose) is given to those aged 18 or older, including people with moderate and severe immunodeficiency, such as people undergoing cancer treatment. These groups include organ transplant recipients who are taking immunosuppressive drugs; people receiving T-cell antibody receptor … [Read more...] about Health ministry issues latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccination

Dengue fever patients (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health has asked for more drastic measures to curb the spread of dengue fever, given a high number of new cases recorded recently. According to the ministry, since the beginning of this year to June 24, Vietnam had reported around 77,000 dengue fever cases, up more than 10,000 cases compared to that in the previous week, and 30 fatalities. This time is the peak of the disease, with the southern region and several central localities being the hotbeds. In that context, the ministry has issued a lot of guidance documents asking localities to make efforts to prevent the disease, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. The ministry has sent seven delegations to inspect and direct dengue fever prevention in the hotbeds in June and July. On June 27, Deputy Minister Nguyen Truong Son led a working delegation to inspect the work in Ho Chi Minh City. As of June 24, the city alone had recorded … [Read more...] about Health Ministry requests vigilance over increase in dengue fever cases

COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health has proposed considering COVID-19 a Group A infectious disease , not an endemic disease in its latest draft on COVID-19 prevention and control measures in the new situation. Per the draft, Vietnam is still in the transition period between pandemic prevention and sustainable management. Regarding the reason why COVID-19 has not been considered an endemic disease in Vietnam yet, the Ministry of Health said that most countries in the world are in a state of unstable cases and deaths, with an erratic increase and decrease trend when new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appear. At the same time, acquired immunity (due to vaccines and infection) has not been stable for a long time and decreases over time. As a result, the application of epidemic prevention and control measures should be flexible and gradually moves towards the "new normal". The announcement of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in … [Read more...] about Health Ministry yet to consider COVID-19 endemic disease

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (third from right) presents first-class Labour Order to Vinapharm (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc commended the health care sector for its achievements over the past years and urged the Government and the health sector to take measures to quickly address the current crisis in the sector as many medical workers are leaving their jobs, and hospitals suffer from a shortage of medicine and medical supplies. The State leader attended a ceremony on June 28 to mark the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam Pharmaceutical Corporation (Vinapharm), where he presented the first-class Labour Order to the corporation. health sector and Vinapharm to perfect mechanisms and policies, especially those related to finance, to improve the quality and efficiency of medical services; address the overloading at hospitals; expand the coverage of universal health insurance and health insurance payments; and better control medical costs. … [Read more...] about President hails health care sector’s achievements

The launch of the website and application forms part of activities carried out by the city to prevent violence against children, improve their mental health and promote their rights. (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – Children and their parents in the central city of Da Nang now can access consultations regarding mental health and psychological issues of children through a website and an application. The website, Baovetreemdanang.vn, and the application, Tre em DaNang, debut at a ceremony held by the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on April 13. The website enables children and young people to connect with their peers, share their problems and support each other to overcome spiritual issues. Parents and caregivers can also leave comments on the posts as encouragement to the children, while experts will interact with them and provide them with necessary courses. At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Le Van Minh, Deputy Director of the … [Read more...] about Da Nang launches website, application to better children’s mental health