UN High-level meeting on ending AIDS

UN High-level meeting on ending AIDS

(VOVworld) – The UN High-level Meeting on Ending AIDS held in New York last week discussed important measures to wipe out the epidemic throughout the world. These measures are considered...
Vietnam, Australia enhance sci-technology cooperation

Vietnam, Australia enhance sci-technology cooperation

(VOVworld) - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Khanh led a Vietnamese delegation to the First Vietnam-Australia Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Cooperation in Science and Technology in Canberra,...
Vietnam catches up with the world in organ transplants

Vietnam catches up with the world in organ transplants

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s medical sector has seen great progress over the years in the quality of its medical diagnosis and treatment, personnel qualifications, and application of advanced treatment technologies. VOV’s Van...
Special class for unfortunate child patients

Special class for unfortunate child patients

(VOVworld) – Volunteer students of a club called “Faith and Hope” hold a special class for child patients at the Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion every weekend. Though they have not...
Four cases of Zika reported in the UK

Four cases of Zika reported in the UK

(VOVworld) - Four cases of Zika, the mosquito-borne virus associated with brain damaged babies in Latin America, have been discovered in the UK in the last six weeks, Public Health England (PHE...
Truong Sa islanders good at rescue

Truong Sa islanders good at rescue

(VOVworld) – The waters around Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in Khanh Hoa province lie on an important international maritime route running through the East Sea. This is also one of Vietnam’s traditional...
New test kits for mosquito-borne viruses

New test kits for mosquito-borne viruses

(VOVworld) - The Brazilian Health ministry says it's developed new testing kits to rapidly identify the presence of three viruses - Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya - all carried by the same mosquito....
Japan supports Mekong Delta’s medical sector

Japan supports Mekong Delta’s medical sector

(VOVworld) – In addition to cooperation in agriculture, many Japanese enterprises have been keen on medical cooperation with Vietnam’s Mekong River provinces. This has the potential to significantly improve the...
South Korea declares end to MERS outbreak

South Korea declares end to MERS outbreak

(VOVworld) - South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday declared an end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndromes (MERS) that has killed 36 people. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo...