Health

Amending the Law on Food Safety, improving the State management system for food safety, and accelerating the digitalisation of data are the three key policy pillars ensuring rigorous food safety control throughout the entire value chain, from production to the consumer.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang has expected the Ninh Binh campus of Bach Mai Hospital to become a regional nucleus of specialised care, bridging central and local health systems and serving as a trusted medical destination for residents in Ninh Binh province, the southern Red River Delta, the north-central region, and nearby areas.

The railway sector on June 26 officially launched the PL1/PL2 train service, transporting over 500 medical staff and doctors from Bach Mai Hospital daily between Ha Noi and Ninh Binh, contributing to ensuring medical examination and treatment services and reducing the burden on the central facility.

Protecting, caring for and improving public health has always been a top priority of the Party and the State, recognised as a foremost political task and a central pillar of national development strategies and policies.

A team of Ha Noi Medical University students will participate in the international The Move tournament, a competition in neurological semiology that will be held at the Université Côte d’Azur in Nice, France from June 28 to July 8.

The Viet Nam Railways Corporation (VNR) will launch a dedicated train service for healthcare workers travelling between Ha Noi and Ninh Binh province on June 26.

Under the motto “staying close and responsive to the people at the grassroots level, while promoting modernisation and autonomy at higher levels”, Thai Nguyen’s healthcare system has undergone strong transformation. Grassroots healthcare has been firmly strengthened, while higher-level medical facilities are increasingly affirming their role as centres for training, medical examination, and treatment for the northern region.

A team of scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) has successfully researched and developed nanovitexin derived from mung bean husks. The material has demonstrated significantly superior performance compared with conventionally extracted vitexin, offering promising benefits for people living with diabetes.

Reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that tobacco use is a cause of 28 groups of diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and reproductive health problems. Tobacco is also responsible for more than 8 million deaths worldwide each year, including around 1.6 million cases caused by second-hand smoke.

“Unmasking the appeal: countering nicotine and tobacco addiction” is the theme of World No Tobacco Day 2026 selected by the World Health Organisation (WHO), aiming to warn about the harmful impacts on health, the methods used to attract a new generation of users, especially children and adolescents, as well as the tactics used by tobacco corporations to evade increasingly strict global control measures.

The Institute of Health and Environment for Community, in collaboration with the Institute of Global Technology Consulting and Training and the Institute of Health Science Research under the Viet Nam Military-Civil Medical Association, organised the National Scientific Symposium entitled “Community Healthcare for a Healthier Viet Nam”, in Ha Noi on June 16.

Every blood donation stems from personal story. Some people have remained committed to this noble act for decades out of a simple desire to give, while others embraced the cause after a turning point in their lives. Quietly and persistently, they continue donating as a way of expressing gratitude to life.

The documents of the 14th National Party Congress clearly identify the task of “accelerating national digital transformation, developing digital data, and applying science, technology, and innovation in management, administration, and the provision of public services”.

Nearly 400 students from RMIT University Viet Nam have developed mock communication campaigns for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Viet Nam to raise public awareness of food safety, in response to World Food Safety Day on June 7.

The first comprehensive health care and protection model for women and children nationwide has been launched through a strategic partnership between the Maternal and Child Health Department under the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Tam Anh – VNVC – ECO – Nutrihome healthcare ecosystem.

On June 2, Lai Chau province simultaneously launched the first phase of its 2026 free periodic health check-up programme for local residents.

The investment in and construction of the second facility of the National Hospital of Pediatrics is of paramount importance, contributing to reducing the burden on the main facility; while simultaneously expanding access to high-quality medical services for children and their families and enhancing the capacity of the national pediatric system.

A ceremony marking World Milk Day and celebrating International Children’s Day (June 1) was held at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Ha Noi on the morning of May 30.

In 2026, the World Health Organisation (WHO) continues to adopt the theme for World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and National No Tobacco Week (May 25-31): “Unmasking the appeal – Taking action to defeat nicotine and tobacco addiction”. The theme aims to warn the public about the sophisticated marketing strategies employed by the tobacco industry.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra proposed that the WHO provide technical and technological assistance and support projects such as environmental monitoring stations and studies assessing the health impact of climate change to formulate long-term solutions.