Non-infectious disease deaths soar
Up to 350,000 people died from non-infectious diseases each year, a sharp increase over previous years, according to the HCM City Institute of Hygiene and Public Health.
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VN gives top priority to fighting non-infectious diseases
Vietnam is intensifying efforts to prevent non-infectious diseases and considers it the top priority in the country’s health care policies and strategies, said Ambassador Le Hoai Trung.
Doctors discover new virus causing hand-foot-mouth
The current outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease among children in HCM City is being caused by the coxsackie B2 virus and not EV71, doctors at Children's Hospital No 1 said on Sunday.
Non-infectious disease control to get priority
Viet Nam will continue to prioritise the prevention of non-infectious diseases during 2011-15.
Hand-foot-mouth outbreak worsens in HCM City
The number of children in HCM City coming to hospitals with hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease has been increasing steadily in the last two weeks, according to doctors.
US backs programme to curb spread of disease from animals in the wild
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement yesterday to deal with infectious diseases in humans which originate from wild animals.
Most new infectious diseases originate in wild animals
About 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases affecting humans originated from wild animals, warned the United States Agency for Internat-ional Development (USAID) at a two-day workshop that ended yesterday in Ha Noi.
Capital city sees rise in infectious diseases
Medical experts said there had been a surge in pathogen-borne illnesses such as flu, rubella, chicken pox and mumps since the start of the lunar new year.
Japan to help curb diseases
The Government of Japan will help Vietnam strengthen its laboratory capacity to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
Japan to help curb diseases
The Government of Japan will help Viet Nam strengthen its laboratory capacity to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
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ASEAN task pressure talks about mental health
The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to
Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery
Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical
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