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remotely treated medical examination and treatment are paid for by health insurance, a strong digital transformation opportunity
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From July 1, 2025, remote medical examination and treatment and home examination will be officially paid by the Health Insurance Fund (HI) according to the Health Insurance Law 2024.
Pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries cut nearly 40% of administrative procedures
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In 2025, the Ministry of Health will cut nearly 40% of administrative procedures in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors, contributing to facilitating people and businesses.
Cho Ray Hospital won first prize in the competition for smoke-free medical facilities
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Cho Ray Hospital has won the first prize of the first "Smokeless Medical Facility" contest organized by the Ministry of Health.
A hospital in Hanoi uses UAVs to transport samples and drugs
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Duc Giang General Hospital (Hanoi) is the first hospital in Vietnam to deploy UAVs in the medical supply chain.
Cancers are easily overlooked in men, threatening health
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HCMC - Men are still at risk of breast cancer, but most cases often detect the disease at a late stage.
Breakthrough in NBI endoscopy technique for early detection of digestive cancer
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Vinh Long - Vinh Long General Hospital deploys NBI narrow-range endoscopy, helping to detect early, safe, and accurate digestive lesions for patients.
Exemption from hospital fees for cancer patients is necessary but requires a sustainable roadmap and resources
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HCMC - Regarding the issue of free health insurance, according to experts, there needs to be a roadmap because chronic diseases such as cancer have very high treatment costs.
Assessing hospital quality to improve standards for patient service
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After 10 years of implementing the program to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment (KCB), the Vietnamese health system has recorded many important changes from policies, standards to management and technology. The consistent goal is to build a transparent and safe healthcare system, placing patients at the center.
Chronic patients carry out drug costs outside the list, expect new health insurance policies
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Many chronic patients have to buy medicine outside the health insurance list at high costs, creating great pressure for their families. They expect the new health insurance policy to be implemented soon.
People aged 65 to under 75 need to contact the Ward People's Committee to complete procedures to issue health insurance cards
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HCMC - People who are eligible but do not have a health insurance card or an expired health insurance card should contact the Ward People's Committee to complete the procedures for issuing a health insurance card.
20h News: Proposal to increase allowances to 100% for grassroots health care and preventive medicine nationwide
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20h News on December 2: Proposal to increase grassroots health allowances and preventive medicine to 100% nationwide; Some households do not hand over land for the construction of the 2.5 belt road in Hanoi...
Hospital in Hung Yen successfully removed a 4cm long sewing needle from the duodenum of an 11-month-old baby
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Hung Yen - Thai Binh Children's Hospital successfully removed a 4cm long sewing needle from the duodenum of an 11-month-old baby.
Medical examination and treatment at Tu Du Hospital, Facility 2 increased
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HCMC - After 3 weeks of Tu Du Hospital, Facility 2 in Can Gio, coming into operation, the number of medical examinations and treatments increased compared to before, the number of emergency referrals decreased significantly.
Fine 45 million VND for illegal medical clinic in Hai Phong
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Hai Phong - The owner of the "Hoa Chinh Pharmacy" (in Duong Kinh ward) was fined 45 million VND for illegal medical examination and treatment.
Vinh Long saves a 94-year-old woman by placing a temporary mechanism to create a temporary rhythm
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Vinh Long - Vinh Long General Hospital promptly saved the life of a 94-year-old woman with a critical slow-rhythm problem thanks to the implementation of temporary heart rhythm placement techniques.
The journey of a heart through Vietnam was transplanted to a 9-year-old boy in Ho Chi Minh City
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HCMC - 3 hospitals activated the process of taking - transporting - transplanting hearts across Vietnam for a 9-year-old boy with end-stage heart failure, opening up new life opportunities for the child.
Health insurance spends more than 142,000 billion VND in 2024, reducing the burden on patients
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In the context of the constantly increasing cost of medical examination and treatment, for many families - especially low-income workers - health insurance cards (HI) have become a "lifeline" for many patients.
Heart transplant to travel across Vietnam, saving the life of a 9-year-old boy
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HCMC - The hospital teams have just successfully performed a cross-Vietnam heart transplant, transferring the heart from a 57 kg donor to the body of a 9-year-old boy weighing 33 kg.
Dengue fever in the Mekong Delta has not cooled down, warning of complicated epidemics until the end of the year
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Mekong Delta - By the end of November, dengue fever has not cooled down with severe age problems usually occurring in children aged 6, 9, and 16.
To score hospitals transparently, a common set of criteria and a synchronous digital platform are needed
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To score hospitals transparently, a common set of criteria and a synchronous digital platform are needed. However, hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are facing many difficulties in operation.
