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Two children from Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam have died following suspected dog bites. Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital confirmed on Wednesday it had recently received two young patients in critical conditions. Doctors believed that the patients had been bitten by dogs and were infected with rabies. In the first case, three-year-old L.B.T. showed symptoms, such as vomiting and convulsions, before his family took him to a district hospital for examination. T. was then transferred to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital for emergency treatment, with symptoms including respiratory failure, prolonged convulsions, profuse sputum secretion, and dread of wind and water. Family members said T. often played with dogs and cats, and that a dog raised by the family recently died of unknown causes. Doctors diagnosed T. with rabies. Despite the treatment, the young boy eventually passed away. The second patient, nine-year-old V.Q.H., also contracted … [Read more...] about Two children die following suspected dog bite in north-central Vietnam

Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has carried out more than 1,100 organ transplants over the past 30 years, with a high success rate equivalent to the figures recorded in other countries, said hospital director Nguyen Tri Thuc at its 30th kidneyversary on Thursday morning. The event gathered representatives of Vietnam’s Ministry of Health, the municipal government, and leading experts on organ transplantation in the country. Organ transplants record high success rates Given the support of experts at home and abroad, the hospital managed to perform a kidney transplant in its first two cases on December 28 and 29, 1992, just a few days after the country’s first organ transplant was done, Thuc recalled. This milestone helped lay a solid foundation for the strong growth of the hospital’s kidney and organ transplantation. The number of organ transplants has risen over time and exceeded 1,100 to date. Cho Ray Hospital was also a pioneer in adopting measures to expand a source … [Read more...] about Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City performs over 1,100 organ transplants in three decades

EXHIBITION HCMC- Exhibition: Clouds of the Highlands Until April 2, 09 am – 08 pm From the organizer: HCMC-Exhibition: “Nhã 23″ Opening: Mar 23, 06 pm Exhibition: Mar 24 – Apr 2 , 09 am – 06 pm Mây Artspace, 36/70 Nguyen Gia Tri Street, Binh Thanh District, From the organizer: “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child!” – Pablo Picasso Painting, like any form of art, is not a sacred place forbidden to ordinary people. On the contrary, it must be a place that nourishes and nurtures the most ordinary things, making them flourish in a natural and naive appearance. That’s why painters, after mastering professional painting knowledge and techniques, try to return to abstraction and think like children. In 2021, Nha started painting. From the first brushstroke until now, there has always been a pure and naive spirit in Nha’s work. After 2 years, we can see that on the journey of … [Read more...] about What’s on March 20-26/2023

Vietnam ranks 65th out of 137 countries and territories in the 2020-2022 period as per the World Happiness Report 2023. (Photo: VGP) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam ranks 65th out of 137 countries and territories in the 2020-2022 period as per the World Happiness Report 2023, up 12 places from the 2022 Report. The report was released on March 20, which the United Nations has designated as the International Day of Happiness since 2013. Country rankings this year are based on life evaluations in 2020, 2021, and 2022, so all of the observations are drawn from years of high infection and deaths from COVID-19 . Finland extends its run as the happiest country in the world for the sixth consecutive year this time, followed by frequent high performers like Denmark, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxemburg, and New Zealand in the top 10. At the other end of the table, Afghanistan ranks the lowest in the world, followed by Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe … [Read more...] about Vietnam ranks 65th in world happiness report

Viet Nam will provide training to medical staff and apply new techniques in the prevention, detection, and treatment of malaria. Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MoH) and PATH, a US-based nonprofit health organization, convened a conference this week to call for financial and human resources to prevent and control malaria, with the goal of successfully eliminating the mosquito-borne disease from the country by 2030. The goal is in line with the 2023 Plan for Malaria, Parasites and Insect Control and Prevention, as Vietnam has recently achieved remarkable results in preventing and controlling the dangerous tropical disease. The National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE) reported that over the past 30 years, malaria deaths in Vietnam have dropped from over 4,600 to only one death last year, and no malaria epidemic. In 1991, malaria broke out nationwide, infecting more than 1 million and killing 4,646. In 2022, the number of malaria patients was … [Read more...] about Vietnam targets end of malaria by 2030

Illustrative image (Source: blogs.biomedcentralcom) Hanoi (VNA) – Policy advocacy will be promoted, along with efforts to call for financial and human resources for the prevention and control of malaria, parasitic and insect-transmitted diseases to successfully eliminate malaria in Vietnam by 2030, heard a conference held by the Ministry of Health and PATH, a global non-profit organisation on public health, in Hanoi on March 22. The conference aims to contribute to, through the strengthened communications and policy advocacy, ensuring sustainable finance for malaria elimination, prevention and control, preventing malaria's return, and updating new and effective treatment methods. According to the National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE), over the past 30 years, the National Programme on Malaria Prevention and Control has reaped remarkable achievements. In 1991, malaria broke out throughout the country with more than 1 million infections, killing … [Read more...] about Efforts to be exerted towards malaria elimination by 2030

“This is the 100th multi-organ transplant from a brain-dead donor at Vietnam Duc University Hospital, also the largest amount of tissue and organs that have been donated,” said he. “We would like to express our deep gratitude to the patients who received organs, from the doctors, the medical staff doing the organ donation work to the families of those who donated their organs for life. This is a noble gesture and a humane action that needs to be spread,” said Prof. Giang. The donor was a brain-dead patient, named D.M.K, 32, living in Bac Giang province. On March 6, K was in a traffic accident and was urgently transported to the hospital due to his critical condition. Upon hearing the doctor's diagnosis, K's spouse and sibling were stunned. The medical professionals proposed organ donation after brain death, which K's family deliberated on and ultimately consented to. Despite the hospital staff's tireless efforts in administering intensive treatment and resuscitation for one day, … [Read more...] about Viet Duc Hospital performs 100th multi-organ transplant from brain-dead donor

EXHIBITION Walking Through a Songline March 21- Apr 16 The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, 15 Nguyen U Di Street, Thu Duc City April 28 – May 21 Vietnamese Women’s Museum, 36 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hoan Kiem District From the organizer: Walking through a Songline is a pop-up digital experience based on part of the National Museum of Australia’s internationally acclaimed exhibition Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters. Songline or Dreaming tracks, map the routes of Ancestral beings as they travelled across Australia, creating the land and its people. Hanoi- Le Quy Tong: Neo-Romanticism HCMC- Exhibition: Clouds of the Highlands Until April 2, 09 am – 08 pm REI Artspace, 371/4 Hai Ba Trung Street, D3, From the organizer: REI Artspace is thrilled to present Hoang Dang Khanh’s solo show ‘Clouds of the Highlands’ featuring his latest body of work which his gratitude to the city where he used to live and … [Read more...] about What’s on March 27-April 2/2023

The exhibition of the late painter Buu Chi at Ana Mandara Villas Dalat When looking at music, Trinh Cong Son is considered a monument of musical works imbued with human philosophy, in terms of painting it is Buu Chi. While musicians show their emotions and sentiments via sounds and melodies, Buu Chi's feelings and suffering are hidden in every stroke. After his death, his paintings became rare treasures that were kept individually in different places. The Time Captured Hand is a rare opportunity for Buu Chi’s fans, and art lovers in general, to wallow in the innermost feelings of the Buu Chi painting school. At the exhibition The exhibition introduces 30 works in various materials such as lacquer, canvas, and paper from the Rei Artspace collection, as well as some works borrowed from other collectors. In addition to Buu Chi's artworks and stories, the exhibition also brings the public the eponymous limited edition art book The Time Captured Hand, including a … [Read more...] about Exhibition of late painter Buu Chi at Ana Mandara Villas Dalat