Twenty-one doctors, medical staff and interpreters from the Republic of Korea (RoK) – Vietnam Exchange and Development Committee organised a voluntary medical programme in Thanh Hoa city, the north central province of the same name on October 26.

About 14 million people suffer from mental disorders in Vietnam, but the country has only 143 clinical psychologists and psychotherapists, the Suc khoe & doi song (Health & Life) newspaper reported.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long, during a conference in Hanoi on April 9, urged hospitals to quickly approve online appointment booking for medical examinations as it will provide convenience for both patients and health workers.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked localities to actively build and submit to authorities for approval plans on HIV/AIDS prevention and control to 2030, as well as solutions to ensure financing for the task.

Over 100 citizens have returned home after 14 days in quarantine at a border military facility in the northern province of Lang Son following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

The Pacific Partnership 2019 programme (PP19) opened in the central coastal province of Phu Yen on May 6, aiming to improve capacity in response to natural disasters in the Indo-Pacific region.

The prices of healthcare services in Hanoi increased from May 1, according to the city’s Department of Health.

The Ministry of Health will work to increase medical examinations and treatment using herbal medicine.