Soldiers in white blouse dedicated to Truong Sa Islands
Over the last 40 years, the Military Hospital 175 has been delivering trusted healthcare services for not only soldiers on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago but also islanders and fishermen working in the waters around the islands, said the hospital's Director Major General Nguyen Hong Son.
An ambulance airplane at the Military Hospital 175's helipad (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Over the last 40 years, the Military Hospital 175 has been delivering trusted healthcare services for not onlysoldiers on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago but also islanders and fishermen workingin the waters around the islands, said the hospital's Director Major General Nguyen Hong Son.
Founded in 1975 as a strategic hospital of Vietnam’s armedforces in the southern region, the Military Hospital 175 has been tasked with providing medical services to regional military troops and people living in southern islands and theCentral Highlands; assisting the people of Cambodia and conducting medical research.
Doctors of the hospital in coordination with the air force to transport patients from Khanh Hoa's Nha Trang City and Ho Chi Minh City's Can Gio district to the hospital. (Photo: VNA)
The hospital has set up a small medical station with threehealth workers on Truong Sa, which has now become a healthcare centre providingbasic internal medicine and surgical services.
It has been bestowed with the title of “Hero of the People’s ArmedForces” twice.
Son said the establishment of the medicalcentre not only marked a milestone for the hospital but also was an honourfor it to shoulder such a mission on Truong Sa.
The hospital was also entrusted by the Central MilitaryCommission and the Ministry of National Defence with developing Vietnam’s firstLevel-2 Field Hospital to take on the UN’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
Vietnamese military doctors hold up the flags of the United Nations and Vietnam at Juba International Airport, beginning to carry out UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan.
Over the past years, the Military Hospital 175 has madeall-out efforts to upgrade facilities and develop its personnel. Its doctorsand nurses have been trained by foreign specialists. Annually, about 30 – 40 healthworkers are sent to Vietnam's partner countries, such as the US, Australia, Japan,the Republic of Korea and Singapore, for various training courses.
The hospital has been equipped itself with comprehensive andadvanced technologies as it is striving to transform into a smart hospitalcapable of cooperating with international medical institutions and performing virtualconsultations.
An ambulance airplane of the hospital. (Photo: VNA)
The hospital has modernised its facilities to turn itself into a hospital-hotelcomplex that offers patients a healthy environment.
It has put into use a helipad for emergency aid and in thecoming time, it plans to further reach to people in remote areas./.
Vietnam’s Military Hospital 175 on April 8 sent an aid package to Saint Georg Hospital in Germany’s Leipzig city to assist its partner in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations in collaboration with the Military Hospital 175 and the Air Defence - Air Force Service on November 2 launched a training course on air medical transportation for the level-2 field hospital No.3.
Staff members of the Level-2 Field Hospital No.3 began the last training phase on December 23 in Ho Chi Minh City before leaving for South Sudan to join the international peacekeeping force there.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan asked Military Hospital 175 to continue improving the quality of its check-up and treatment services for patients while attending a ceremony to mark the hospital’s 45th traditional day on December 29 in HCM City.
Vietnam now boasts a nationwide healthcare network with 1,665 hospitals, 384 of which are non-public, supported by local commune- and ward-level stations. At the end of 2024, hospital bed capacity reached 34 per 10,000 people, slightly above the global average.
The 56-year-old patient from Quang Tri province was discharged in stable condition as he no longer experienced shortness of breath and was able to walk, move around, and eat normally.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Vu Trung, Director of the Pasteur Institute, said that under the MoU, the two sides committed to promoting diverse and practical collaborative activities, including joint conferences and workshops, exchanges of scholars, researchers and students, sharing academic materials, and the development of specific programmes and projects in scientific research, training, and epidemic prevention.
TytoCare, a leading Israeli telemedicine company based in Netanya, is willing to work with Vietnamese regulators, insurers, and healthcare providers to develop a sustainable digital health ecosystem.
The partnership is under the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding on the development and implementation of the National Action Plan on Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control, signed in Hanoi on July 22.
An estimated 7 million Vietnamese are currently living with diabetes, but about 50% remain undiagnosed, a dangerous gap that is fuelling serious, preventable complications and increasing the burden on the healthcare system.
In 2024, Vietnam achieved 99% coverage for the first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine, up from 80% in 2023. Immunisation coverage in the country has not only rebounded to the high levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic but has now surpassed the rates recorded in 2019.
Health authorities in HCM City have issued an urgent alert after six people died from dengue fever, amid a spike in infections driven by the onset of the rainy season.
During the peak months of July and August 2025, the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) needs at least 90,000 units of blood to supply 180 hospitals in the northern region. However, despite continuous efforts, the reserve blood is still short of 30,000 units.
The Hanoi ceremony highlighted efforts to ensure all citizens, especially women and youth, can access accurate information and healthcare services to make informed reproductive choices.
After such a long time, the law has revealed many limitations, prompting the Ministry of Health (MoH) to gather opinions to amend the law to give more chances to thousands of patients every year.
Currently, cardiovascular specialists from the 108 Military Central Hospital are working alongside a team of Prof.Dr. Jan D. Schmitto, Deputy Director of MHH’s Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery on clinical trials for MCS devices, implanted in heart failure patients either as a bridge to transplantation or as permanent treatment.
The centre not only serves residents living on the island, but also receives tens of thousands of visitors every year, according to Assoc Prof Dr Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the HCM CIty Department of Health.
Not only does Vietnam attract international tourists with its landscapes, culture, and cuisine, but it is also gradually becoming a reliable destination for medical treatment, offering high-quality services at reasonable costs.
Over the past six months, 150 communal health stations in provinces including Ha Giang, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Tay Ninh, Hau Giang, Ben Tre and Ca Mau have been equipped with information technology systems. In addition, 117 key provincial healthcare workers have received training, with thousands more expected to follow.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Ministry of Health swiftly launched a telemedicine programme, connecting more than 1,000 medical establishments nationwide. The model, which remains in operation, has benefited tens of thousands of patients, including foreign nationals.
After more than three weeks of intensive treatment, the patient's pneumonia improved, breathing stabilised, sedation was reduced, and the breathing tube was removed. He is now conscious, able to eat orally, and in recovery.
An ambulance airplane at the Military Hospital 175's helipad (Photo: VNA) 
Doctors of the hospital in coordination with the air force to transport patients from Khanh Hoa's Nha Trang City and Ho Chi Minh City's Can Gio district to the hospital. (Photo: VNA) 
Vietnamese military doctors hold up the flags of the United Nations and Vietnam at Juba International Airport, beginning to carry out UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan. 
An ambulance airplane of the hospital. (Photo: VNA) 
