The Vietnam Medi-Pharm opened in Hanoi on May 9 with 530 booths of 430 firms from 30 countries and territories in the globe such as India, Poland, German, Taiwan ( China), South Korea, the Us, Japan, Thailand and Singapore which displayed their advanced technologies and best products. Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien hoped that the event will be a chance for businesses to find out more information about their counterparts in various fields stepping up investment in health services development to develop the medical sector and satisfy people’s demand She affirmed being held since 1994, the exhibition proved to be one of prestigious one in the country. This year, the event took place in the area of over 9,000 square meter opening up cooperation and trade promotion opportunities amongst pharmaceutical companies in the world. Because the theme of the exhibition is “Enhancing grassroots health clinics with orientation to cover people’s health", the Ministry of Health … [Read more...] about Vietnam Medi-Pharm chances for information exchange: Health Minister
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Japanese-funded projects improves health care services to elderly
Illustrative image (Source: laodong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The General Office for Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of Health on April 12 launched a Japanese-funded project to provide preventive health care services to the elderly to cope with population aging in Vietnam. The project, which has been carrying out from July 2017 to March 2020, is funded with 91,750 USD from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and over 1.4 billion VND from the Vietnamese Government. It aims to build a standard model on caring the health of the elderly in the community before multiplying it across the country, contributing to meeting the demand of long-term care for the elderly. The projects has five components, including building specific projects and plans for each year, popularising preventive medicine programmes through communications and consultations, enhancing officials’ capacity on managing and guiding the elderly on exercise to avoid falling, preparing … [Read more...] about Japanese-funded projects improves health care services to elderly
Japanese company decries cumbersome sampling of seafood imports into Vietnam
A Japanese food importer in Vietnam has called for improvements to the current procedures for sampling imports, which places a burden on companies with a clean record. Taking samples of every import is wasteful and unnecessary, especially when it involves companies that has never failed a test, the complaint said. Ho Chi Minh City-based Lotus Group, a Japan-invested company specializing in food imports and restaurant franchising, mentioned Vietnam’s red tape in food import inspection on Wednesday during a meeting with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). The company said it imports an average of 50 kilograms of fresh seafood every two days to supply its Japanese restaurants in Vietnam. Despite passing every inspection with flying colors, a Lotus Group representative said the company has been subject to sampling for each of its shipments, without exception. “A restaurant-quality fish weighs about five kilograms. By taking away one kilogram for sampling, … [Read more...] about Japanese company decries cumbersome sampling of seafood imports into Vietnam
Ministries to develop medicinal herb genetic sources
VietNamNet Bridge - The ministries will compile a law on genetic source conservation which covers issues related to the development of genetic sources, knowledge about medicinal herbs and intellectual protection for remedies using traditional medicinal herbs. Vietnam ranks the 16th in the world in terms of genetic sources diversityAccording to WHO (the World Health Organization), about 80 percent of the population in developing countries use traditional medicine.In China, the revenue from the herbal medicine market was reported at $26 billion in 2008, with growth rate of 20 percent per annum. The figures were $17 billion in the US in 2004, $1.1 billion in Japan in 2006 and $250 million in South Korea in 2007. European citizens consumed 4.55 billion euros worth of herbal medicine in 2004. Meanwhile, experts estimate the annual revenue of $80 billion worldwide.Medicinal herbs have greater economic value than any food crop. According to WHO, there has been a growing … [Read more...] about Ministries to develop medicinal herb genetic sources
Health ministry car driver faces harsh punishment for breaking rules on Hanoi expressway
Authorities in Hanoi will punish the drivers of five automobiles, one of which belongs to the health ministry, that were caught speeding in the wrong direction on a local expressway earlier this week. Authorities in Hanoi will punish the drivers of five automobiles, one of which belongs to the health ministry, that were caught speeding in the wrong direction on a local expressway earlier this week. During an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Saturday, Lieutenant Colonel Ha Van Tuan, an official from the municipal Department of Police, confirmed that the drivers have been summoned to clarify their traffic rule violations. According to dash cam footage uploaded on Facebook and YouTube on Thursday, the five cars were seen traveling at high speed in the wrong direction on Nhat Tan Expressway, leading to Noi Bai International Airport. One of the vehicles, bearing the license plate 31A-7284, was later identified as belonging to the Ministry of Health. Le Thanh Cong, an … [Read more...] about Health ministry car driver faces harsh punishment for breaking rules on Hanoi expressway