Health

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Organon & Co. officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), on November 17, on expanding access to accurate, timely, and youth-friendly information on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights for adolescents and young people across Viet Nam.

In mid-August, Viet Duc University Hospital announced that its doctors successfully performed Viet Nam’s first-ever combined heart–lung transplant, marking a major step forward for the country’s medical field.

The Fund for the Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms, under the Ministry of Health, has partnered with several cities to launch a campaign aimed at strengthening the enforcement of smoke-free environments in restaurants, hotels, and public spaces.

The draft documents submitted to the 14th Party Congress set out specific goals for 2030 and 2045, with the expectation of a breakthrough in economic growth as well as in all areas of social life.

The National Lung Hospital, in collaboration with experts and several medical institutions, has successfully performed two lung transplants for two patients in a single day.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to humanitarian and social causes, including collaborating with Italian doctors to support patient treatment in Viet Nam and promoting medical exchange programmes between the two countries’ healthcare professionals, Greig Craft, President of the AIP Foundation, was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic at a ceremony held in Ha Noi, on November 4.

The second France – Viet Nam Medical Conference was held in Ha Noi on November 1 by Ha Noi Medical University.

Local authorities and residents of Takeo Province highly valued the programme offering free medical check-ups, treatment, medicine distribution, and gifts for people of Vietnamese origin and Cambodians in the area. They praised this humanitarian activity as a vivid expression of deep solidarity, friendship, and close bonds between the peoples of the two countries.

The Viet Nam–France Friendship and Cooperation Association, in collaboration with the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and Ha Noi Medical University, held a seminar themed “Viet Nam–France Health Cooperation: Towards Stronger Partnerships and Friendship for Public Health” on October 31.

Efforts to strengthen disease prevention and control, medical examination and treatment, develop new and advanced medical techniques, and implement national health programmes have significantly contributed to improving the effectiveness of public healthcare and protection.

The Ministry of Health on October 23 launched a contest for the creation of media products to promote a smoke-free environment, aiming to encourage creativity in health communication and spread the message of healthy, smoke-free living nationwide.

Doctors from Viet Nam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation No 7 have successfully performed Achilles tendon repair surgery on a senior Mongolian officer.

Concluding a conference on removing obstacles in conformity and standardisation of products and goods in Ha Noi on October 18, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised the principle of “no loosening, no over-tightening,” ensuring the safety, health, and lives of the people.

One of the key objectives outlined in the Politburo’s Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW on breakthrough solutions to strengthen healthcare and improve public health is that by 2030, all citizens will receive basic hospital fee exemptions within the scope of health insurance coverage, following a clear roadmap.

Many social welfare policies for the elderly implemented by the Ho Chi Minh City authorities not only go beyond statutory requirements but also reflect the city’s humanitarian values, contributing to improving the spiritual well-being of senior citizens and the community as a whole.

Hundreds of international and Vietnamese specialists in head and neck surgery are expected to gather at a conference in Ha Noi later this month to share experience and knowledge in the expertise.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu on October 10 chaired a working session with the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and representatives of relevant agencies to review the implementation of Politburo Resolution No.72-NQ/TW, dated September 9, 2025 on breakthrough measures to strengthen protection, care, and improvement of public health.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) recently held a meeting of the appraisal council in Ha Noi to consider the proposal from the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), seeking recognition of its international hospital quality standards in Viet Nam.

The national telephone hotline for the prevention of human trafficking (111) was inaugurated on September 19 by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Viet Nam.

The second Viet Nam-France International Acupuncture Conference took place in Sauset-les-Pins, a town near Marseille in southeastern France on September 16, affirming the strong cooperation between the two nations in health care, education, and scientific research.