Nam Can Tho University Hospital on December 15 hosted a ceremony to announce its accreditation by the American Accreditation Commission International (AACI), a US-based body, becoming the first facility in the Mekong Delta and among a select few in Vietnam to earn the distinction.
Canada has strong experience in compiling and analysing genomic data, while Vietnam has a large population with diverse genetic structures. This complementarity can help Vietnam narrow its technological gap and enhance its capacity to treat rare diseases — an area many countries are prioritising for development.
Vietnam and Japan are strengthening healthcare cooperation in preventive medicine, human resource training, and sustainable medical infrastructure development, aiming to advance comprehensive healthcare.
The organisation becomes the first international standards body to formally apply for the Vietnamese government's recognition, seeking approval to implement hospital quality certification programmes in compliance with Vietnam's current regulations.
The Vietnamese doctors treated over 30 patients in France, applying acupuncture and acupressure. Many patients responded positively, expressing interest in continuing treatment with traditional Vietnamese methods.
The results prove the Southeast Asian nation is levelling up on sophisticated surgeries amid broader healthcare advancements.
Vo Hai Son, Deputy Director of Vietnam’s Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, discussed the escalating global situation and Vietnam’s response in a recent interview
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.
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 press awards on non-communicable disease prevention, launched on April 28, received enthusiastic participation from journalists across various media outlets, with over 120 entries submitted.
A surgical training centre based on the RCS model will be set up at 108 Military Central Hospital (Hospital 108) in Hanoi.
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.
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.
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.
During a working session with Cuban Deputy Minister of Health Tania Margarita Cruz Hernández, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen described the bilateral medical partnership as a vivid symbol of international solidarity, one deeply rooted in the historic friendship fostered by President Ho Chi Minh and leader Fidel Castro.
Initiatives include visiting and gifting heroic Vietnamese mothers, martyrs’ families, veterans, and former youth volunteers in need; building Red Cross homes; supporting livelihoods for impoverished families; and upgrading school facilities.
WHO has worked closely with Vietnam to build and roll out national policies and technical guidelines on maternal, newborn, and child health.
Through the aid, about 2 million people in four border provinces are expected to benefit from awareness campaigns and training for healthcare and veterinary workers.
Vietnam wishes to receive continued international support, particularly in vaccine provision. It is ready to handle potential outbreaks and also plans to roll out further immunisation campaigns.
According to Dr. Hoang Dinh Canh, Director of the Central Institute of Malaria, Parasitology, and Entomology, from 2014 to 2024, the number of malaria cases and deaths has gradually declined year on year, with a decrease of 97.76% from 15,752 cases to 353 cases per year.
Vietnam has recorded just 912 flu cases nationwide so far this year, a staggering 97% drop compared to the same period last year, which saw 34,442 cases.
According to data published by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases of Japan on January 31, about 9.5 million cases of seasonal flu were recorded in Japan from September 2, 2024 to January 26, 2025.
The Ministry of Health has sent a document to the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities regarding the strengthening of infectious disease prevention and control during the Lunar New Year (Tet) and the 2025 festival season, given increases in contagious diseases, especially respiratory illnesses, around the world.
Vietnam set a new record with 41 cases of organ donations last year, surpassing the total number from the previous three years, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan told a conference in Hanoi on January 7.
The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health said on January 5 that it is closely monitoring the situation regarding the new outbreak of virus-induced pneumonia in humans in China.