The Prime Minister has issued a directive to implement the Politburo’s goal that, from 2026, citizens will be entitled to free periodic health check-ups and screenings at least once a year.

Promoting healthy lifestyles and strengthening preventive healthcare were placed at the forefront of discussions marking the first All People’s Health Day, as Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh underscored the shared responsibility of individuals and society in safeguarding public health.

Ahead of Cambodia’s traditional Choul Chnam Thmey New Year 2026, the Vietnamese Embassy in the country has organised a humanitarian outreach programme providing free medical examinations, health consultations, medicines and charity gifts to disadvantaged residents in Peam Ro district of the southeastern province of Prey Veng.

On January 27, a workshop on healthcare digital transformation between the United Kingdom and Viet Nam was held in Ho Chi Minh City, providing an updated overview of the progress of digitalisation in Viet Nam’s healthcare sector and raising a number of core strategic issues.

Viet Nam is increasingly affirming its position as a proactive nation in building trust and advancing peaceful solutions to conflicts, said Pallab Sengupta, President of the World Peace Council.

In 2025, Lexi, a health technology startup applying artificial intelligence (AI), received consecutive honours at numerous prestigious international awards and competitions, leaving a strong mark across the fields of social enterprise, design, technology, and health equity.

Under Resolution No. 262/2025/QH15 approving the investment policy for the National Target Programme on health care, population and development for the 2026–2035 period, the National Assembly (NA) has decided to allocate a total of 88.63 trillion VND (3.37 billion USD) for implementation in the 2026–2030 period.

Viet Nam is shaping a new development architecture grounded in the Party’s breakthrough resolutions. In this context, how to effectively address fundamental issues in healthcare and education, bringing together resources into a unified ecosystem that nurtures a comprehensively developed generation of citizens, was a subject of deep concern for the National Assembly during its 10th session.

Lawmakers on November 25 morning continued discussions at the tenth session of the National Assembly (NA) on the proposed investment policy for the 2026–2035 national target programme on modernising and improving the quality of education and training, which is expected to mobilise around 580.13 trillion VND (nearly 22 billion USD).

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 15th National Assembly (NA) on November 13 approved a Resolution on Viet Nam’s socio-economic development plan for 2026, setting 15 major targets, including the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 10% or higher.

The People’s Committee of Quang Tri province, in cooperation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), on October 28 broke ground on a social protection and rehabilitation centre for persons with disabilities (PWD) in Nam Dong Ha ward.

The 17th Congress of the Party Organisation of Hue city concluded on October 4, after successfully adopting key targets and electing new leadership for the 2025–2030 tenure.

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.

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.

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.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 (local time), underscoring Viet Nam’s strong commitment to cooperating with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to protect public health.

The global movement to harness technology—particularly artificial intelligence—in improving human health is accelerating rapidly, especially in major and developed markets such as North America and Europe. Young Vietnamese entrepreneurs are increasingly joining this trend, helping to promote values rooted in compassion and innovation.