The scheme under which hospitals are self-determined in receipts and expenses and manage themselves rather than rely on the state budget has led to cottage hospitals retaining patients rather than forwarding them to higher-level hospitals.

The draft law on amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Health Insurance removes a required procedure on transferring patients with terminal diseases to higher-level hospitals in an effort to ease procedures for patients.

The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control has announced that over recent weeks, the city has recorded a significant increase in cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), dengue fever, and measles.

The actual number of teenage abortions in Vietnam may be significantly higher due to procedures performed at private clinics.

When an elderly person contracts cancer, he or she and his family often give up and let things run their course. However, doctors believe that everyone has a chance to be cured.

Vietnam is seeing a concerning increase in childhood obesity, with rates doubling in the last decade. Experts emphasize the need for better nutrition and regular exercise to combat the growing problem.

Ho Chi Minh City is currently facing a critical shortage of radiopharmaceuticals needed for PET/CT scans, crucial in diagnosing and treating cancer.

Heightened visibility and the robot’s advanced functionality gives surgeons greater confidence during complex and extended surgeries.

While most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are 60-65 years old, Việt Nam is seeing a shift to younger age groups.

Nosocomial infections, or infections acquired during a stay in healthcare facilities, pose a threat to patients, prolong treatment time, and increase treatment costs.

The city’s health sector has established 12 rapid response teams to address measles outbreaks in schools amid rising cases and slow vaccination coverage among children.

On the afternoon of September 10, Saint Paul General Hospital in Hanoi held a discharge ceremony for two patients who had received kidney transplants from a brain-dead donor.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) estimates that more than one million couples face infertility each year, representing 7.7 per cent of the population.

Medical experts agree that specialised cardiovascular units are necessary due to the complexity of treating patients.

The first Health Science Institute in the Mekong Delta is set to open in the first quarter of 2025.

The shortage of radioactive drugs for PET/CT scans in HCM City has not been settled after many years, with many cancer patients forced to travel to Hanoi and Da Nang to have a PET/CT scan.

While IVF has helped many couples in Vietnam conceive, authorities are grappling with illegal activities involving sperm and egg trading and surrogate pregnancies, according to a senior health official.

Hanoi CDC will collaborate with the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases to collect samples for diagnostic testing for suspected cases.

Five days after major surgery, a man who received a heart from a brain-dead donor now can eat porridge and smile with surgeons in the post-operating room.

The Hoa Binh Provincial General Hospital reported on September 4 that it is currently treating two patients diagnosed with Whitmore's disease.