Health

After merging with Soc Trang and Hau Giang, Can Tho faces new demands in improving the quality of primary healthcare.

On August 23 in Quang Ninh, the Ministry of Health held a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Office’s traditional day (August 28, 1945 – August 28, 2025), paying tribute to the immense, enduring and silent contributions of generations of office staff in the health sector over the past 80 years.

More than 1,300 elderly people took part in the “U80s Respond to A80” event on August 19, setting a record for the National Anthem singing event with the largest number of elderly participants in Viet Nam, to mark the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

Viet Duc Hospital announced the country’s first successful simultaneous lung and heart transplant, performed on a patient with multiple organ failure on August 13.

Many public healthcare programmes being implemented by the health sector show a strategic shift from treatment to healthcare, from passive to proactive, from fragmented to integrated and smart, with people placed at the centre.

The grassroots healthcare network is the first step and the most important foundation of primary healthcare. The reorganisation of commune and ward health stations under the two-tier local government model poses an urgent requirement to ensure that people continue to access fair, convenient, and community-based public health services.

More than 2,000 medical facilities in 34 provinces and cities have registered to take part in the “Green-Clean-Beautiful Healthcare Facilities” contest, sparking a vibrant emulation movement to build patient-friendly environments, enhance the experience of patients and their families, and improve working conditions for medical staff.

An art exchange programme themed “Livelihood – Integration” was held in Ha Noi on the evening of August 5, aimed at honouring the resilience of Agent Orange/dioxin victims and calling for the support of the entire society.

The Hue Central Hospital on August 4 held a ceremony to discharge and congratulate a 56-year-old patient on his successful heart transplant, marking the hospital’s 19th successful surgery of this kind.

In recent years, Ho Chi Minh City has identified the development of specialised medicine, mastery of modern medical techniques, and alignment with the world's advanced standards as a strategic direction.

Dr. Chu Trong Trang, Director of Nghe An Provincial Centre for Disease Control (Nghe An Provincial CDC) said on July 31 that the World Health Organization (WHO) has just supported Nghe An province with 416.000 Aquatabs water disinfection tablets and 500 clean water bags.

The policy of free hospital fees between 2030 and 2035 has been hailed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a historic breakthrough for Viet Nam, offering hope for a future in which every citizen can access healthcare without financial burden.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued Dispatch No. 116/CD-TTg, urging strengthened nationwide efforts to prevent and control dengue fever amid rising infections.

The Executive Committee of Journalists’ Club for Protection of Children’s Rights made its debut at a ceremony held in Ha Noi on July 18 by the Viet Nam Association for the Protection of Children's Rights, as part of a series of events in response to World Drowning Prevention Day (July 25).

More than 500 wounded soldiers, families of fallen soldiers, people with meritorious services to the revolution, and Vietnamese Heroic Mothers in Dan Dien Commune, in central Hue City, received free medical check-ups, health consultation, and medicine under a charity program organised by Ha Noi Heart Hospital.

Viet Nam has made remarkable progress in protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases, according to the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF estimates of national immunisation coverage (WUENIC) released on July 15.

While epidemics are still latent and diseases are appearing in increasingly frequency among younger people, the young are gradually joining the elderly in changing their mindset: visiting doctors while they are still healthy, getting early screening for diseases, and getting checked when there are no symptoms. Proactive healthcare is becoming a "smart lifestyle", when disease prevention is as important as treatment.

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), held the kick-off ceremony for a project titled "Strengthening capacity development system for health workers through telemedicine" in Ha Noi on July 8. The event was chaired by Prof. Dr. Tran Van Thuan, Deputy Minister of Health and Chairman of the National Medical Council.

The 108 Military Central Hospital and Germany’s Hannover Medical School (MHH) will step up cooperation in high-quality cardiovascular human resources training and clinical trials of advanced medical technologies at the Vietnamese hospital, while moving towards comprehensive collaboration under a long-term agreement recently signed in Hannover city.

The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department recently held a meeting with medical experts to implement a plan aimed at enhancing healthcare capacity for the Con Dao Special Zone, ensuring health care for both residents and visitors.