Vietnam has established itself as the leading nation in Southeast Asia for organ transplants, performing over 1,000 procedures each year for the past two years.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering proposing including a dengue vaccine in the expanded immunisation programme, offering it free of charge to the public.

During a National Assembly session, concerns were raised about healthcare staff leaving for private sector positions, with representatives urging the Ministry of Health to implement stricter retention and licensing measures.

Ho Chi Minh City strives to have 23 doctors, 40 nurses and 42 hospital beds per 10,000 residents by 2030.

Many localities have requested the Ministry of Health to continue acting as the central procuring authority for vaccines and to allocate them to localities.

The Ministry of Health has not received any scientific evidence from businesses showing that iodine-enriched salt affects the colour, flavour, or has adverse health effects on consumers.

In Vietnam, social media influence and insufficient sexual education have contributed to an alarming increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents.

Liver cancer has surpassed lung cancer to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Vietnam, with 77% of cases occurring in men.

The Ministry of Health has proposed a policy to encourage the transfer of new and innovative drugs, aiming to create more opportunities for patients.

A 2.5-year-old boy from a highland area was rushed to Ho Chi Minh City’s Children’s Hospital 2, where doctors conducted emergency surgery to remove a mass of more than 100 roundworms obstructing his intestines.

Breast cancer ranks first in the number of newly contracted cancer cases for both men and women and is increasing rapidly, according to Dr Le Thu Ha from the Hanoi Oncology Hospital.

Breast cancer tops the list of new cases in Vietnam, creating a pressing health burden, as medical experts emphasize the need for early detection.

A dedicated medical and police team transported a heart donation from Hanoi to Hue, ensuring its arrival within the essential six-hour period for a life-saving transplant.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on October 21 that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a contagious, bacterial disease that may eventually lead to blindness.

About 3,000 patients have received cornea replacements since Vietnam carried out the first transplant surgery of this kind in 2007.

Children’s Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City is struggling with a severe shortage of organ donors, with over 100 children waiting for liver transplants and two dying each month from end-stage liver failure.

Doctors at Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City have successfully used a robot to assist surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from a 89-year-old Vietnamese woman with colorectal cancer.

The HCM City health sector plans to establish a health database for over 1.7 million students in the city to better identify and address school-related illnesses.

The number of young people with mental health problems is increasing and the problems are directly impacting their life and study quality, according to Pham Manh Ha from the Hanoi University of Education under Hanoi National University.