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A child gets vaccinated at a centre in HCM City (Photo: VNA)   HCM City (VNA) - A combination of various public health and preventive medicine specialties should be paid attention to at the domestic and international levels to protect people’s health amid emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases globally, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son told a recent conference at the Pasteur Institute in HCM City. Problems in one country could affect other countries easier than in the past since pathogens and vectors now move further and faster than ever before through the global transportation network, he pointed out. The incidence of non-communicable diseases too has increased, including in Vietnam where they cause 70 percent of deaths, he said. “So the health sector in the country has expanded co-operation with other countries and adopted global scientific advances for the prevention and treatment of diseases.” The Government has invested in … [Read more...] about Domestic, global focus needed to address public health issues

Canadian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Kyle Nunas (L) and Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thi Hong Anh (Photo: VNA)   Can Tho (VNA) – Canadian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Kyle Nunas and authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 9 committed to bolstering bilateral cooperation in various areas, especially agriculture, health care and environment. During a working session in the city, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thi Hong Anh said it is developing high-tech, eco-friendly and sustainable agriculture, as well as high-quality health care, which are also Canada’s strengths. She added that the city calls on foreign investors to provide modern equipment for a local cardiovascular hospital project. According to her, Can Tho also plans to establish a disease control centre to improve forecast and prevention of diseases for local residents. Nunas, for his part, said Canada is … [Read more...] about Canada vows to help Can Tho in agriculture, health care, environment

At the launch ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The national public service portal, an electronic platform to connect the Government with people and enterprises, was officially opened nationwide on December 9 after nine months of construction. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded ministries, agencies, localities, and especially the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group, for building the portal. Government Office was assigned to submit the draft Decree on administrative procedures in electronic environment. The portal at http://dichvucong.gov.vn consists of six components, namely national database on administrative procedures and the frequently asked questions and answers related to the procedures, on-time login and verification system to connect with ministerial and provincial-level public service portals, e-payment system, opinion section for citizens and enterprises, integrated public services of ministries, agencies and localities, and online supporting … [Read more...] about National public service portal launched

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the national public service portal will deal a blow to harassments and wrongdoings in processing administrative procedures. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (7th from left), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (8th from left), Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung (9th from left) at the launching ceremony of the national public service portal in Ha Noi on December 9, 2019. Photo: VGP The Government chief made the above statement on Monday at the launching ceremony of the national portal. Phuc said the launch of the portal is an initial successful step, reflecting the Government’s determination to foster e-government development in a practical and effective manner. He urged the Government Office to continue efforts to provide level-4 public services and integrate more services into the portal while ministries, agencies and localities need to quickly develop and share their databases in a bid to further simplify … [Read more...] about National public service portal will deal blow to harassments, wrongdoings

Newborn babies at the Children Hospital No. 2 in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s family planning has contributed greatly to the country’s hunger elimination and poverty reduction, fostering its socio-economic development, improving living conditions of local people and helping to fulfill the millennium and sustainable development goals, said a local official. Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan delivered the remarks at a meeting co-organised in Hanoi on July 11 by the Ministry of Health and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam to celebrate World Population Day 2018. Vietnam’s family planning has helped the country cut costs of social services and increase per capita gross domestic product (GDP) by 2 percent annually, Tuan said. He affirmed that the country’s population and family planning programme has gained a range of achievements as its annual population growth rate dropped from 2 percent in 1993 to around 1 … [Read more...] about Family planning facilitates Vietnam’s sustainable development