VietNamNet Bridge – The decision to exempt import taxes on medical equipment components, a move to encourage local production, will take effect on November 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Health said that eight hospitals have bought medical equipment of the US company Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., which allegedly bribed Vietnamese officials with $2.2 million.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many private health clinics escape scrutiny because there are not enough inspectors - and their abilities are so varied, said Dang Van Chinh, chief inspector of the Ministry of Health.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital will be used to promote communication, anti-flu exercises, capacity building of laboratories, building isolated zones for flu patients, etc.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to not re-appoint Deputy Minister of Health, Cao Minh Quang, who was appointed to this position for a term of 5 years from 2007.