The Ministry of Health has proposed transferring four central-level hospitals to local authorities and institutions, aiming to streamline management and improve regional healthcare accessibility.

Vietnam performs the most organ transplants in Southeast Asia, with over 1,000 procedures annually, but ranks lowest in the region for brain-dead donor contributions.

The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) has confirmed that contaminated sterilized milk products in South Korea are not exported to Vietnam, following a voluntary recall by Maeil Dairy Co., Ltd.

An 8-year-old girl from Ho Chi Minh City has defied the odds, surviving a critical case of antibiotic-resistant septic shock thanks to cutting-edge medical intervention.

With the upcoming Tet holiday, Vietnam's blood banks are prepared to meet increased demand, thanks to years of successful donation drives that have resolved critical shortages.

In order to remove a highly dangerous tumor located in the spinal cord and save the patient from the risk of paralysis, doctors had to perform complex surgery bisecting the spinal cord.

Due to a rare congenital genetic disorder, a 14-year-old boy has grown nearly 2 meters tall but suffers from severe scoliosis, causing his body to lean significantly to one side.

The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control has been tightening health checks at the Noi Bai International Airport amid Congo mysterious disease outbreak.

Vietnam has announced plans to upgrade six major hospitals, including Bach Mai and Viet Duc, to international standards as part of an ambitious healthcare reform initiative.

In early December, Ho Chi Minh City's health authorities penalized several medical and beauty clinics for serious violations, including unlicensed operations and false advertising.

Instead of receiving medical treatment at hospitals, many cancer patients use therapies based on medicinal herbs, doctors say.

The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has revealed that it will monitor and closely follow developments relating to an unknown disease which has emerged in Congo that has so far recorded 406 cases, including 31 deaths.

The HCM City Children's Hospital 1 has recently treated numerous children with complications caused by measles. All the parents of these children oppose vaccinations.

Among 548,000 annual deaths in Vietnam, alcohol is the cause behind 40,000 cases (over 7 percent).

Three prominent cancer hospitals in Vietnam have adopted state-of-the-art brachytherapy training equipment from Elekta through the ACTIVE project.

Diagnosed with kidney failure at 11, Le Tran has defied the odds thanks to a life-saving transplant, becoming a beacon of hope for her family.

Non-communicable diseases, including cancers such as lung, liver, and breast cancer, account for 77% of total deaths in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for a focus on developing and diversifying services and products in traditional medicine, as well as improving the quality of traditional medicine in healthcare-related services, to meet tourism demands.

Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory conditions, and diabetes are the leading causes of death in Vietnam, accounting for 80% of total fatalities.