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Illustrative image. (Source: thaiembassy.com) Hanoi (VNA) - Foreigners in the “risky” over-50 age group will have to present proof of health insurance when applying for Thai long-term non-immigrant visas, a Thai official said on October 9. The rule will take effect at the end of this month to ensure the visitors can afford treatment during a maximum one-year stay and the government does not have to pick up their medical bills, deputy minister of public health Sathit Pitutecha said. Thailand currently has to pay around 500 million THB (16.49 million USD) a year in medical bills for foreigners aged over 50, an age group the government describes as “risky”, he said. Hospitals have to treat them because of human rights reasons, but there were people who cannot pay back the bills, Sathit said, adding that these costs become burdensome for the public health ministry, so Thailand pushed for the insurance policy. Immigration police data shows Thailand has received … [Read more...] about Thailand demands proof of health insurance for foreign visitors over 50

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Examination and Treatment Management Department hosted a seminar on designing a project to improve the provision of medical checkup and treatment services in Hanoi on April 5. Addressing the seminar, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien said despite remarkable improvement in recent years, the medical service system still showed many shortcomings, including the overcrowded conditions at national-level hospitals. The official stressed the seminar is part of the Health Ministry’s plan of actions to implement the Party Central Committee’s Resolution 20-NQ-TW on boosting health care work and improving public health. Head of the Examination and Treatment Management Department Luong Ngoc Khue told the seminar that Vietnam is home to 1,451 public hospitals, of which 39 are centrally run, and 492 and 645 others are respectively run by provincial and district authorities. The private health sector has 219 hospitals … [Read more...] about Seminar looks at ways to improve medical services supply

Residents of Sơn Trà District in central Đà Nẵng City gather for check up at the local health centre. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Lê Lâm Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam planned to improve its primary healthcare staff to provide comprehensive care for individuals and families over the next ten years, a senior health ministry official said. “While some hospitals at central-level receive 5,000-6,000 patients a day, only 2-3 patients visit commune health stations,” said Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến. This underlined the need to strengthen the healthcare network at grassroots levels to meet the ever growing needs of residents, save on medical costs and reduce overcrowding at larger hospitals, she said. Data from other countries showed that between 80 and 90 per cent of people with non-fatal diseases could be treated at grassroots level. Statistics from the Health Ministry showed … [Read more...] about Grassroots healthcare to be improved: Minister

The ComBE Five vaccine. – Photo cphi-online.comViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — More than 833,000 doses of Indian-made ComBE Five vaccine will be imported to Việt Nam by mid-June, said Vũ Tuấn Cường, head of the health ministry’s Drug Administration. Under the 2018 national expanded immunisation programme, ComBE Five vaccine, provided by GAVI, will replace Korean-made Quinvaxem as the latter’s manufacturer Janssen has stopped production worldwide. ComBE Five is a “five-in-one” vaccine that can help fight against five common, potentially fatal diseases affecting infants - diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenza type B. The Drug Administration has asked the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology to instruct and supervise localities to ensure safety and medical incidents, if any. The ComBE Five vaccine will be piloted in seven provinces - Hà Nam, … [Read more...] about New “5-in-1” vaccine to arrive in Việt Nam

Customers hold glasses of beer at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 24, 2017. Photo by Reuters The ministry is seeking public opinions for its proposal to impose a ban on beer advertisement, an extension from a current ban on wine advertisement, Tran Thi Trang, deputy head of the ministry’s legal department, said at a meeting on May 25. Under the proposal, beer and alcoholic beverage companies would be banned from any form of promotions of products with more than 15% alcohol. Products with lower alcohol volume would be banned from advertisements in public places, televisions and movies, those which are exposed to children audiences. "Vietnam has been considered an interesting beer market. But we currently do not have strict regulations to restrict the consumption among children and teenagers, who now have all-time access to beer advertisements," Trang said. The ministry also recommended that all beer and wine products not be advertised on social networks, and that … [Read more...] about Vietnam proposes beer advertisement ban to curb drinking