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
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Vietnam detects highly-infectious BA.2.74 Omicron sub-variant
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
Hanoi hosts int’l dental exhibition and congress
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
