Health and welfare minister

The third deputy health minister has been selected by the Vietnamese government, while the seat of the ministry’s head remains unoccupied following the retirememt of former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien last month. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision to appoint Do Xuan Tuyen as Deputy Minister of Health. Tuyen, 53, was deputy secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of the People’s Council in the northern province of Hung Yen before assuming the new post. He graduated from Military Medical University and was previously director of the medicine center of Hung Yen, the capital city of the namesake province. Prior to Tuyen’s appointment, the Ministry of Health had two deputy ministers, Truong Quoc Cuong and Nguyen Truong Son. Multiple departments under the health ministry still lack a leader. On November 22, members of the lawmaking National Assembly cast their ballots to relieve Nguyen Thi Kim Tien of her position as health minister, … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM appoints new deputy health minister, as minister seat remains vacant

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep (centre) attends the 25th ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting (ALMM).(Photo: VNA) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep joined other ASEAN member states’ labour officials to attend the 25th ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting (ALMM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 28. Themed “Promoting Green Jobs for Equity and the Inclusive Growth of ASEAN Community”, the meeting looked to review activities in the labour sector over the past two years and discussed measures to promote green jobs in the region. Speaking highly of the ASEAN high-level meetings’ adoption of declarations on jobs and those enhancing labour safety and hygiene, the labour officials underlined that this would help promote green jobs, settle environmental impacts, and build the sustainable economy towards creating more jobs and ensuring social welfare for workers. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends 25th ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has instructed local authorities in Ha Nam Province to provide support to an elderly woman and her son who has schizophrenia. Thu feeds her son through the cage Duong Thi Thu, 74, in Ly Nhan District’s Dong Ly Commune said that her son Duong Van Toan, 35, has been living with mental problems for 17 years. Toan is now being kept in an iron cage to prevent him from attacking other people. Thu has to feed her son through the cage every day. Their meals are very poor with just rice and some sesame and salt and then she usually takes leftover food. “My husband died 20 years ago. My son was in good health until he was 18 years old. Since then, he has been suffering from mental problems,” Thu said. After their story was published, the Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has asked Ha Nam authorities to support Thu's family. Tran Hong Son, head of the Social Protection Office under … [Read more...] about Minister issues directives to help mentally-ill man in Ha Nam

Farmers spray chemicals on a rice paddy in Ayutthaya.(Photo: bangkokpost.com) Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth on August 9 ordered the Department of Agriculture to put the brakes on licence extensions for hazardous farm chemicals, and vowed to ban three substances by the end of this year. She affirmed the determination to ban the three chemicals, namely paraquat, glyphosate and chloropyrifos, within the year, as well as find alternatives to replace the trio. “Toxic farm chemicals are in the food we eat, and enter into the water, soil and environment”, she told the media. She said she will inspect stockpiles of hazardous chemicals and lead a meeting on August 20, which is expected to pave the way for the ban on these three chemicals. Thai consumers and the Ministry of Public Health have campaigned for the prohibition of these chemicals, citing their harmful health effects. In 2017, the Ministry of Public Health … [Read more...] about Thailand ceases licensing agricultural chemicals

Tales of heroism, devastation and horrifying injuries emerged Tuesday after New Zealand's smouldering White Island volcano exploded, killing an estimated 13 people. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said five people had died and eight more were presumed dead after Monday's eruption, while dozens of injured had been airlifted to hospitals across the country. Among the 47 people caught on the island during the sudden eruption were tourists from Australia, the United States, Britain, China, Germany and Malaysia, as well as local tour guides. Amid questions over why tourists were allowed to visit the volcano, police announced a criminal investigation into the circumstances of the deaths and injuries. Ardern praised the crews of four rescue helicopters for landing on the island soon after the eruption. "Those pilots made an incredibly brave decision under extraordinarily dangerous circumstances in an attempt to get people out," she told reporters. Intensive care paramedic Russell Clark … [Read more...] about Heroism, devastation after deadly N. Zealand volcano eruption