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Two with dengue fever have to share a bed at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi. (Source: VNA) The is struggling to cope with a flood of patients who insist on getting treated there, instead of local hospitals...

Spraying mosquito chemical repellent (Source: VNA) could linger in Hanoi until the end of November and even into December if drastic measures are not taken soon. According to the municipal Preventive Health Centre, the only way to prevent dengue is...

Illustrative image (Source: vietnamnet) Over 450 scientists and managers working in nationwide gathered at a conference in Hanoi on October 2 to seek ways to increase the sector’s efficiency.  Co-hosted by the National Institute of Hygiene Epidemiology and the Vietnam...

A baby receives vaccine at a health clinic in Bac Giang Province. (Photo: VNA) The preventive medicine sector is faced with a severe shortage of medical doctors and officials as well as , according to figures recently released by the...

A child receives medical treatment at the . The number of the hospital's in-patients has increased to a 10-year high. (Source: VNA) The number of in-patients at HCM City Paediatrics Hospital No.1 has increased to a , with 2,099 as...