Flying terminally ill patients

Con Dao Airport According to the plan, the project will upgrade a runway and taxiway, air traffic management and control works, apron, fuel storage facilities, passenger terminal and auxiliary works. Currently, runway and taxiway upgrade has been implemented on schedule. However, there are no detailed plan for the remaining items of the upgrading project. The CAAV has proposed the Ministry of Transport work with the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMCS) to approve the investment project as soon as possible, including items such as the passenger terminal, apron and technology infrastructures at the airport. After being upgraded to serve both military and civil purposes, Con Dao Airport will have a capacity of two million passengers and 4,400 tons of cargo per year, and eight parking places. By Minh Anh – Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about CAAV proposes delay in construction of runway, taxiway at Con Dao Airport

A doctor checks the PET/CT scanner before operating it at Cho Ray Hospital. (Photo: SGGP) Exhaustedly searching places to get PET/CT scans In the past three days, Nguyen Dinh Hung, living in Binh Chanh District in HCMC, had to visit many hospitals around the city to find a place to take PET/CT scans for his mother, a patient suspected of having stomach cancer. At first, Hung went to HCMC Oncology Hospital, but the hospital said that it no longer had any radiopharmaceuticals to operate its scanner. Hung took his mother to Military Hospital 175 and then People's Hospital 115, but these two places also turned him down because their machines stopped working. Being told by his friends that only Cho Ray Hospital had a working scanner, he registered a PET/CT scan for his mother there. However, due to the overwhelming number of patients, it takes more than a month before his mother’s turn comes. "For cancer patients, a long waiting time may cause the disease to advance to a severe … [Read more...] about Shortage of radioactive materials needs to be resolved urgently

Goalkeeper Van Toan (No. 18) and his teammate cheer for their victory at the freshly ended SEA Games 31 . Toan is in the list of 25 players earmarked for the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup final (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Head coach Gong Oh-kyun has announced a list of 25 football players to compete at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup final, which will take place in Uzbekistan from June 1 to 19. More than half of the list are key players of the squad winning the goal medal at the freshly ended SEA Games 31 hosted by Vietnam. They include goalkeeper Van Toan, defenders Viet Anh and Thanh Binh, midfielders Ly Cong Hoang Anh and Le Van Do, and strikers Nguyen Van Tung and Nham Manh Dung. The remainder groups faces highly evaluated by Gong during a recent training in Hanoi, such as defenders Nguyen Thanh Nhan and Ha Trung Hau, midfielders Vo Dinh Lam and Khuat Van Khang, and strikers Le Minh Binh and Tran Danh Trung. According to the draw results, Vietnam is in Group C with the … [Read more...] about Players named for men’s football at 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup

A four-year-old Vietnamese girl has passed away after she was bitten by a venomous snake but no venom antiserum against the species was available for use to save her then, local authorities said. The little girl, S.T.N.N., died on Sunday, a week after being bitten by a Malayan krait snake, one of the venomous snake species, while sleeping at home in Phuoc Tan Commune, Son Hoa District, Phu Yen Province, located in the south-central region. N.'s mother found her daughter being bitten by the snake at 0:00 on May 16 and took the girl to the district health center immediately, the commune authorities said. Due to her critical condition, the girl was transferred to the Phu Yen Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital at 2:30 am the same day in a state of lethargy and difficulty breathing. Doctors later performed endotracheal intubation on the girl as she showed signs of apnea, said Dr. Phan Van Minh, the hospital director. They promptly transferred her to the provincial General … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, little girl dies of snakebite as hospitals couldn’t find corresponding antivenom

An additional 1,323 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 10.71 million, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 33 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (321), Vinh Phuc (98), Phu Tho (94), Yen Bai (58), and Quang Ninh (52). As of Tuesday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.71 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections. On May 24, an additional 6,495 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.41 million. On Tuesday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, total fatalities stood at 43,076. By May 23, the country had injected more than 219 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports additional 1,323 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday

UVALDE, Texas -- A teenage gunman opened fire at an elementary school in South Texas on Tuesday, killing 18 children and three adults before the suspect was also killed, officials said, in the latest spasm of mass gun violence sweeping the United States. Governor Greg Abbott said the suspect, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was apparently killed by police officers responding to the scene, and that two officers were struck by gunfire, though the governor said their injuries were not serious. Authorities said the suspect acted alone. Abbott told a news conference hours after the shooting that 14 schoolchildren had been slain, along with one teacher. But Texas state Senator Roland Gutierrez later told CNN , citing the Texas Rangers state police as his source, that the death toll had climbed to 18 children and three adults. Law enforcement personnel run away from the scene of a suspected shooting near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, … [Read more...] about Gunman kills 18 children, 3 adults in Texas elementary school, officials say

An aircraft of Vietnam Airlines at Buôn Ma Thuột Airport in Đắk Lắk Province.— VNS Photo Thanh Hải Viet Nam needs policies to support and remove difficulties for domestic airlines to regain their growth momentum in the post-COVID recovery period, transport experts said yesterday. At the seminar "Restoring and developing Viet Nam's aviation industry in a new context" organised by Communist Review, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport (MoT), experts said the air transport industry has been seriously affected and they urge the government to create the market and the development corridor as a key to return to the growth trajectory of the aviation industry. Dinh Viet Thang, director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the development of the aviation industry and caused negative consequences for units in the air transport chain, especially the national airline Vietnam Airlines.” He added Viet Nam's aviation market … [Read more...] about Aviation industry needs more financial help to recover

Coach Gong Oh-kyun (central) will lead the U23 team at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Championship. Photo VFF Football HÀ NỘI — Coach Gong Oh-kyun has announced the 25 players that have been selected for the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Championship, which will take place in Uzbekistan from June 1 to June 19. Several players who competed at SEA Games 31 have been selected as key members of the team, including goalkeeper Nguyễn Văn Toản, defenders Hoàng Việt Anh and Lê Thanh Bình, midfielders Lý Công Hoàng Anh, Lê Văn Đô and strikers Nguyễn Văn Tùng, Nhâm Mạnh Dũng. The team also include outstanding faces who were highly rated during the training camp held in Hà Nội, namely Nguyễn Thanh Nhân, Võ Đình Lâm of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, Hà Trung Hậu of Becamex Bình Dương, Khuất Văn Khang and Trần Danh Trung of Viettel, Lê Minh Bình of People's Police and Nguyễn Văn Trường of Hà Nội. The Vietnamese team gathered on Tuesday before their flight to the … [Read more...] about Coach Gong announces squad for 2022 AFC U23 Championship

A nurse takes care of a patient at the Vĩnh Cửu District Medical Station in the southern province of Đồng Nai. The province faces doctor shortage due to low income. — Photo baodongnai.com.vn ĐỒNG NAI — Doctor shortages have been growing across many provinces, despite efforts from the health sector to attract human resources. In the southern province of Đồng Nai, both downgraded medical stations and new ones cannot find for doctors to work, mainly due to the low income offered, said the provincial Department of Health. The province has 170 ward medical stations, but many of them do not have any doctors. The province must assign doctors from other upper-level medical stations to support, Vietnam News Agency reported. The Hưng Lộc Commune Medical Station in Thống Nhất District was built 22 years ago and its infrastructure has been seriously downgraded. It has eight medical workers to serve more than 17,000 residents. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the station received … [Read more...] about Provinces lack doctors due to low income

There are now four Molnupiravir-based drugs produced in Việt Nam approved for domestic use. Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — Molnupiravir Stella 200mg, a drug from Stellapharm J.V.Co. Ltd., has been authorised by the Drug Administration of Việt Nam (DAV) for the domestic treatment of COVID-19. This is the fourth Molnupiravir-based drug produced in Việt Nam to be authorised for use in the country. The DAV orders manufacturers to adhere to documents registered with the Ministry of Health; coordinate with treatment facilities to strictly comply with current regulations on prescription drugs, monitor the safety, effectiveness, and unwanted effects of drugs on Vietnamese people, as well as compile reports according to regulations. At the same time, the DAV also requested local departments of health notify medical examination and treatment facilities, medical staff, and drug suppliers in the area to inform patients of the benefits and risks when using Molnupiravir, including … [Read more...] about One more molnupiravir-based drug authorised for use in treating COVID-19