Ministry of Health
Clearing "bottlenecks", creating a future for Vietnam's healthcare
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Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan affirmed that the health sector will strongly shift from a healing mindset to comprehensive health care according to the life cycle, taking early and remote disease prevention as the focus to protect people's health sustainably.
Minister of Health sends letter to medical staff on the occasion of Vietnamese Doctors' Day
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Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan has just sent a letter to health sector officials on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27, 1955 - February 27, 2026).
Ministry of Health launches contest on Vietnamese Doctors, special prize of 80 million VND
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To celebrate the 71st anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors' Day, the Ministry of Health launched the 7th "Silent Sacrifice" contest, honoring the contributions of doctors and medical staff.
Ministry of Health urgently directs after critical pufferfish poisoning incident in Quang Ninh
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After eating pufferfish, 2 people in Quang Ninh developed symptoms of numbness, shortness of breath and had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment.
5-day Tet holiday traffic accident: More than 18,000 people examined and received emergency care
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In the past 24 hours, the total number of examinations and emergency treatments suspected of being due to traffic accidents was 4,508 people; a total of 5 days of Tet holiday was 18,255 people.
Suspected poisoning after eating fermented fish, Ministry of Health requests urgent handling
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A patient was hospitalized after eating fermented fish. The Ministry of Health requested local authorities to urgently treat and strengthen food poisoning prevention.
Ministry of Health officially promulgates Nipah virus treatment regimen
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Near the Lunar New Year, the Ministry of Health officially issued guidelines for diagnosing and treating Nipah virus disease - a group A infectious disease.
Ministry of Health "whistles" for refusing to pay for health insurance when taking X-rays for less than 6 minutes
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Faced with the situation of scans not being scanned for 6 minutes and being refused payment, the Ministry of Health requested not to use electro-optical techniques as a basis for health insurance assessment.
Ministry of Health tightens Tet emergency care, reports every day, on duty with no missed cases
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The Ministry of Health requests the entire health system to strengthen emergency duty 24/24 hours, ensuring timely admission and treatment of all cases, and at the same time report daily.
27 food safety testing facilities designated by the Ministry of Health
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The Ministry of Health announces the list of testing facilities designated to serve state management of food safety.
Facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Duc completes infrastructure
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Facility 2 of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals has completed basic infrastructure items, and the fire prevention and fighting system is determined to complete acceptance in March 2026.
3 Deputy Ministers have new tasks
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Standing Deputy Minister of Health Vu Manh Ha and 2 other Deputy Ministers were assigned to be members of the Central Coordination Council for Dissemination and Legal Education.
Inter-sectoral inspection in 10 provinces and cities on food safety
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The Ministry of Health coordinates with relevant ministries to establish 5 central inter-sectoral inspection teams in 10 key provinces and cities related to food safety.
Ministry of Health informs about removing obstacles in the implementation of Decree 46
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The Standing Deputy Minister of Health said that the Ministries have met and reported proposals and advised the Government to issue a Resolution guiding the implementation of Decree 46.
X-ray takes 6 minutes to pay: People are discouraged, doctors shake their heads in dismay
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X-ray takes 6 minutes to pay - a regulation that seems to only exist on paper but makes it difficult for both patients and doctors.
