Deputy Minister of Health Trần Văn Thuấn said that five to 10 years ago, over 70 per cent of breast cancer patients visited hospitals and got treated at a late stage. In recent years, thanks to the communication campaigns, especially the national project on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases including cancer, the rate of cancer patients getting medical examination and treatment in the early stages has increased. … [Read more...] about Health ministry, VMA sign partnership agreement on breast cancer treatment in VN
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New Zealand media: Vietnam – the time has come
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has started to emerge as the latest Asian nation with a strengthening position in the region, and a future high potential for economic growth, wrote Murat Ungor, a Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Otago in his article run by New Zealand’s website asiamediacentre.org.nz on January 18. In the article, the author cited data from the World Bank as saying that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7 percent in 2019, similar to 2018, one of the fastest growth rates in the region. It is argued that if Vietnam can maintain a 7 percent increase in economic growth over the next decade, the country will follow the same trajectory as the previous "Asian Tigers,” according to the article. International trade was also progressively liberalised, with the signing of various free trade agreements, it said, adding that the World Bank now considers Vietnam one of the most dynamic emerging … [Read more...] about New Zealand media: Vietnam – the time has come
1440th Covid-19 patient returns positive during 13th test
An area leading to the quarantine center of the Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Hospital, where the 1440th Covid-19 patient is being quarantined and treated - PHOTO: NLDO HCMC – After being confirmed negative during the 12th testing, the 1,440th Covid-19 patient, who had illegally entered Vietnam from Cambodia, has retested positive for the disease, said Ho Thi Thu Hang, deputy director of the Vinh Long Department of Health. … [Read more...] about 1440th Covid-19 patient returns positive during 13th test
