NDO – Vietnam has set a target to eliminate malaria by 2030, since it has recently achieved remarkable results in preventing and combating the dangerous tropical disease. 

NDO – There has not been any suspicion of mysterious pneumonia from China recorded in Vietnam yet, announced the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MOH) on January 9. 

NDO – The recently-approved new Population Strategy has set multiple goals for Vietnam towards building a reasonable population structure that increases population quality, serving the nation’s rapid and sustainable development in its new era. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam has 85.39 million health insurance holders as of the end of 2019, accounting for 90 percent of the population, heard a recent conference. 

NDO – The Vietnam Medical Association (VMA) held a ceremony in Hanoi on December 26 to honour 118 outstanding intellectuals from across the country. 

NDO/VNA – About 50,000 units of blood are expected to be collected during the 12th “Red Sunday”, a blood donation campaign, which began in Hanoi on December 22. 

NDO/VNA - Organisers expect to collect at least 50,000 units of blood during “Chu Nhat Do 2020” (Red Sunday), a blood donation festival, which will kick off on December 22 in Hanoi. 

NDO – The Vietnam’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the Vietnam Global Health Office (GHO) in Hanoi on December 16 in a bid to enhance the role of Vietnam in the regional and global health sector. 

NDO – Over the past eleven years, free surgeries have been provided to nearly 5,200 children under the age of 16 who are suffering from congenital heart diseases and are living in difficult circumstances under the ‘Hearts for you’ programme. 

NDO/VNA – Military Hospital 175 should work to turn itself into a strong medical facility in the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 11. 

NDO/VNA – A conference was held in Hanoi on December 4 to look back on 20 years of HIV/AIDS treatment in Vietnam. 

NDO/VNA – A regional seminar discussing the satellite-based dengue fever early warning system (D-MOSS) took place in Hanoi on November 18. 

NDO/VNA – The National Traffic Safety Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on November 17 held an annual requiem for the victims who lost their life to traffic accidents in Vietnam this year. 

NDO – A special experience area was officilaly launched at the Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on November 15, providing visitors, particularly students, with a chance to learn more about the country’s heritages.