The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved 100.6 million USD in financing to support the Vietnamese Government’s reform effort to improve health service delivery and the quality of health care providers, especially in poor, border areas (Illustrative photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved 100.6 million USD in financing to support the Vietnamese Government’s reform effort to improve health service delivery and the quality of health care providers, especially in poor, border areas. The financing package includes an 88.6 million USD policy-based loan, which will provide budget support to the Ministry of Health as it implements complex reforms nationwide in key areas such as public investment governance, health service delivery, and health workforce quality in the local health care (LHC) system. A 12 million USD grant, meanwhile, will complement those reforms by piloting health service delivery models in 12 districts in six … [Read more...] about ADB helps Vietnam improve health care in disadvantaged areas
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Vietnamese doctor wins 1st prize in national photo contest on primary health care
Koen Duchateau, Head of Development and Cooperation at the EU Delegation, delivers a speech The competition was held jointly by VOV Online Newspaper in collaboration with the Delegation o f of the European Union in Vietnam, the World Bank, the Ministry of Health and the project “Health Professionals Education and Training for Health System Reforms” (HPET) Editor-in-Chief of VOV Online Newspaper Pham Manh Hung reviews the contest After two months from its launch date, the contest attracted by 350 entrants made up of professional and amateur photographers who submitted 1,270 entries between them. The contest proved to be popular particularly amongst health workers working in the primary health field with contestants coming from every corner of Vietnam. Koen Duchateau, Head of Development and Cooperation at the EU Delegation presents first prize to Pham Quoc Hung from Dong Nai Artworks focused on spreading information on aspects of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese doctor wins 1st prize in national photo contest on primary health care
1,270 entries for “For the Primary Health of Vietnamese people’ contest
The competition was held jointly by VOV Online Newspaper in collaboration with the Delegation o f of the European Union in Vietnam, the World Bank, the Ministry of Health and the project “Health Professionals Education and Training for Health System Reforms” (HPET) After two months from its launch date, the contest attracted by 350 entrants made up of professional and amateur photographers who submitted 1,270 entries between them. The contest proved to be popular particularly amongst health workers working in the primary health field with contestants coming from every corner of Vietnam. Artworks focused on spreading information on aspects of primary health care including health education, proper nutrition, food supply, safe water supply, environmental hygiene, maternal and child health, family planning, vaccination against infectious diseases, local disease control, appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries, supply of essential drugs, health … [Read more...] about 1,270 entries for “For the Primary Health of Vietnamese people’ contest
Health watchdog fines firms boasting use of nutritional supplements
Four companies had to pay administrative fines of nearly VND130 million ($5,582) for their violations. Health watchdog imposed a fine of VND50 million on International Lotuzz at 4 Truong Quoc Dung Street in Phu Nhuan District because the company’s advert of its Toppy herb on websites https://tritieuduongtuyp2.net and https://lotuzz.com caused misunderstanding that the product is used as drug. International Pharmaceutical Company at 61A1 Dai Kim Urban Area in Hoang Mai District of Hanoi was fined VND40 million for manufacturing a batch of nutritional supplement “Ginkgo 600” with substandard quality. In addition to paying fines, violators had to destroy supplements and remove adverts as well as re-post correct information of the products. By MINH KHANG - Translated by UYEN PHUONG … [Read more...] about Health watchdog fines firms boasting use of nutritional supplements
First class order bestowed upon Japanese national health centre
At the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan presented the President’s first-class Labour Order to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM) in Japan at a ceremony on December 4. The order was given in recognition of the centre’s excellent contributions to caring for the well-being of Vietnamese people and high-ranking leaders. Also on the occasion, three individuals working at the NCGM received second-class Labour Orders and six others obtained third-class Labour Orders. Speaking at the ceremony, head of the NCGM Norihiko Kokudo said that it is a great honour for the establishment to receive such a title. He stated that during their nearly three decades of cooperation, the centre has always considered Vietnam its most important international partner. The NCGM plans to push for comprehensive collaboration with the Vietnamese side in more fields outside of healthcare. Since 1990, the NCGM, under the Japanese … [Read more...] about First class order bestowed upon Japanese national health centre