Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health has worked hard to enhance maternal and child health servic𝓰es in Vietnam in recent years.
The ministry has implemented a comprehensive set of measures to step up supervision of mother and child health care establishments, including private clinics; provide professional support for local-level hospitals to reduce obstetrical emergencies; provide training on midwifery and essential care for newborns; and improve the skills of midwives in rural villages.
Maternal and child health services have been expanded at rural communes and districts nationwide between 2011 and 2015, especially essential services such as caesarean section, blood transfusion and care of the preterm and low-birth-weight newborns, in an effort to help reduce maternal and neonatal morality rates.
Vietnam has already achieved the Millennium Development Goals for decreasing maternal mortality and mortality of children under one, with respective reductions of 58.3 per 100,000 live births and 14.73 per 1,000 live births in 2015.
Skilled attendance at birth was 98.2 percent and about 90 percent of mothers and newborns received postnatal care during the first week.
More than 1,730 village-based midwives have been trained for the improvement of maternal and child care in far-flung areas.
The country has also lowered the number of children suffering acute malnutrition from 17.5 percent in 2010 to 14.1 percent last year, while the rate of children with chronic malnutrition dropped to 24 percent last year from 29.3 percent in 2010.
Since the Law on Marriage and Family legalised surrogacy on January 1 last year, as many as 65 successful surrogacy operations have been recorded, including 46 in the Hanoi-based Central Maternity Hospital and 19 in the Ho Chi Minh-based Tu Du Hospital.
The first surrogate baby was born at the Central Maternity Hospital on January 22, weighing 3.6 kilogrammes, while another 10 surrogate babies are expected in the next three months.
In 2016, the health sector plans to continue improving the quality of mother and child care as well as recovery practices in obstetrics and expanding the network of trained village-based midwives in remote areas where out-dated midwifery practices are still common.-VNA
Vietnam has made important achievements in child care and protection through its special policies and priorities, National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu said.
Despite storm-related disruptions and flight delays, the organs were successfully transported via a combination of air and ground travel. All patients are currently stable and recovering well.
The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
Renowned for its expertise in complex surgeries, the hospital has attracted foreign patients seeking treatment for conditions such as kidney and urinary tract stones, urological and gastrointestinal cancers, and male reproductive disorders. Most procedures are performed using advanced techniques, including laparoscopy and robotic surgery. T
Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
A 2023 report by the Vietnam Health Economics Association estimated that the total cost of tobacco-related healthcare and economic losses reached 108 trillion VND (4.14 billion USD) annually – equivalent to 1.14% of GDP and five times higher than the budget revenue generated by the tobacco industry.
All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
Medical screenings and surgical interventions for children with disabilities are being carried out at health centers across Dien Bien. So far this year, 242 children have been identified for diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and the provision of assistive devices.
The Red Journey has become the country’s largest and most effective blood donation campaign, leaving a strong impression on the national voluntary blood donation movement.
This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
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