Physical health and mental health

According to a Wednesday announcement, the Party's Central Inspection Committee proposed to the Politburo, the Party's decision-making body, to consider disciplinary actions for the Party Committee of the Ministry of Science and Technology during the 2016-2021 period, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health during the 2016-2021 period, Hanoi chairman Chu Ngoc Anh who served as the science minister during the period, and health minister Nguyen Thanh Long. Deputy health minister Nguyen Truong Son, head of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Dang Duc Anh and deputy science minister Pham Cong Tac received warnings. Deputy health minister Do Xuan Tuyen and chief inspector of the health ministry Nguyen Manh Cuong were reprimanded. There are four levels of disciplinary actions for Party members: reprimand, warning, expulsion and demotion. Previously in March, the Central Inspection Committee said the Party Committee and officials of the health ministry for the … [Read more...] about Hanoi chairman, health minister face disciplinary actions over Covid test kit scam

The Party Central Committee ’s Inspection Commission holds the 15th session in Hanoi on May 16 and 17. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Disciplinary measures have been issued for current and former officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) for previous wrongdoings. The decisions were made at the 15th session of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission on May 16 and 17. In a communiqué released on May 18, the commission said it had implemented the 13th session’s conclusions on considering disciplinary measures for the collectives and individuals involved in the wrongdoings committed by the Party units at the MoST, MoH and SSC. Based on Party regulations, it decided to expel Trinh Thanh Hung, member of the MoST’s Party Committee, Vice Secretary of the Party Cell and Deputy Director of the MoST’s Department of Science and Technology for Economic - Technical … [Read more...] about Incumbent, former science, health, securities officials disciplined

Assoc Prof and PhD Đinh Trọng Thịnh. The corporate bond market is expected to become a major source of capital for businesses in the long term, alleviating the pressure on the banking system in supplying capital to the economy. However, recent scandals involving bonds issued by property developers as well as uneven quality of corporate bonds have weakened investor confidence in the market. Assoc Prof and PhD Đinh Trọng Thịnh, a senior economist from the Academy of Finance, spoke to Vietnam News Agency Television about the loopholes in this market and solutions to make the market healthier and grow well. How do you evaluate the current state of the corporate bond market after a number of controversies related to corporate bonds? After some scandals involving corporate bond issuance, the corporate bond market has slowed down. Previously, the market grew about 46 per cent on average in the 2017-21 period and in 2021, the growth rate was 56 per cent. It still kept growing … [Read more...] about Fixing loopholes to improve health of the corporate bond market

COVID-19 test results shown on rapid test kits (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A total 1,785 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm May 16 to 4pm May 17, according to the Ministry of Health . Hanoi reported the highest number of infections on the day with 419 cases, followed by Vinh Phuc with 119 and Phu Tho with 111. The national tally reached 10,699,965. A total 5,094 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear on May 17, bringing the number of recoveries so far to 9,364,857. There are 206 patients needing breathing support, while four deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the total fatalities to 43,071. By May 16, the country had injected 217,377,159 doses of COVID-19 vaccines ./. VNA … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vietnam reports 1,895 new cases on May 17

Hanoi (VNA) - President Ho Chi Minh sent a letter to the Health Staff Conference on February 27, 1955. The date was chosen the Vietnam Physicians’ Day. On this occasion, Associate Professor Phan Le Thu Hang, deputy director of the health ministry’s Department of Financial Planning and director of the health partnership programme with the WHO, talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the achievements of the Vietnamese healthcare sector. - Vietnam is highly valued by the United Nations and international organisations for its achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the healthcare sector. Could you tell us about these goals? Associate Professor Phan Le Thu Hang : The MDGs, which consist of eight goals and 21 specific targets, are considered a global commitment agreed by all 189 member states of the United Nations, including Vietnam. The countries committed to achieving the goals by 2015 at the UNs Millennium Summit which took place from … [Read more...] about Vietnam- successful model in healthcare sector

Cisco's Employees Are Ready for Hybrid Work, Are You? Surveys for Cisco's Employees Are Ready for Hybrid Work, Are You? were conducted with 28,000 employees from 27 countries, including over 1,050 respondents from Vietnam. "The last two years have shown us that work is no longer where we go, but what we do. In a hybrid normal, employees and employers in Vietnam are experiencing tangible benefits from improved employee wellbeing to better productivity and work performance”, said the managing director of Cisco Vietnam Luong Thi Le Thuy. “However, hybrid work is more than just supporting a safe office re-entry. Leaders need to rethink how to cultivate an inclusive culture, place employees – their experience, engagement, and wellbeing – at the centre, and modernise their networking and security infrastructure to provide a seamless, secure, and inclusive employee experience,” she added. Cisco's research examined the impact of hybrid working on five categories of … [Read more...] about Cisco released the report Employees Are Ready for Hybrid Work, Are You?

Cardiovascular-renal-metabolic care in Vietnam - A decade of clinical research and applications in review The event hosted by the Vietnam Medical Association and AstraZeneca Vietnam is part of the Cardio-Renal-Metabolism (CaReMe) programme, an initiative to transform the CVRM ecosystem and improve patient outcomes with early detection and innovative management solutions. Nitin Kapoor, chairman and general director of Vietnam and Asia Area Frontier Markets said, "Together with our partners, AstraZeneca is proud to look back on the journey of our contribution to a comprehensive and robust development of the Vietnamese healthcare sector through clinical trials. Our commitment remains to be the leading investor in pharmaceutical research and development in the nation and to have a positive impact on the lives of local patients and the healthcare sector.” At the conference, experts shared valuable lessons as they reflected on the entire journey, from clinical research progress and … [Read more...] about Stakeholders seek to improve cardiovascular-renal-metabolic care in Vietnam

Rising COVID-19 cases are driving up the use of therapeutics, with Pfizer Inc's oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid seeing a 315% jump over the past four weeks, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday. The increase in U.S. cases and hospitalizations is starting to affect recommendations on behavior, with New York City, the nation's most populous city, advising stricter mask usage but stopping short of new mandates. Apple has scrapped return to office plans. "Increasingly, we'll see this virus hit people who are substantially older, frail, have underlying illnesses, or are distinctly immunocompromised," said Dr. William Schaffner, infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. "But we now have better treatments and many of those people will leave the hospital vertically rather than horizontally." The United States is averaging nearly 97,000 new cases a day, up from about 73,000 a week ago, according to a Reuters tally. Cases have been gradually … [Read more...] about As U.S. COVID-19 cases rise, so does demand for antivirals

UNICEF continues to gather global evidence on the rising levels of malnutrition among children. All forms of this disease are prevalent in Vietnam, where the estimate based on the 2019 annual nutrition surveillance revealed that 230,000 children under the age of five suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) annually. Malnutrition is listed as a disease in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases, and it is preventable and treatable. Wasting, defined as low weight-for-height, is the most visible and lethal type of malnutrition. Severe wasting – when children are too thin for their height resulting in weakened immune systems – is the most immediate, visible, and life-threatening form of the disease. Worldwide, at least 13.6 million children under five suffer from severe wasting, resulting in one in every five deaths among this age group. Given the close links between SAM, growth stunting, and mortality, interventions aimed at the prevention … [Read more...] about Acceleration urged for treatment of child malnutrition

Female workers at a garment company in Đồng An Industrial Zone in the southern province of Bình Dương. — VNA/VNS Photo Chí Tưởng HÀ NỘI — Further empowering women will help improve Việt Nam's garment and footwear sectors after the COVID-19 crisis, evidence from the ILO’s flagship programme has shown. 'Better Work Việt Nam' worked with the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and was supported by the Australian Government and other donors, to organise a national conference on women’s empowerment during the COVID-19 recovery in Hà Nội on Wednesday, towards a more resilient garment and footwear sectors. Better Work Việt Nam is a unique partnership between the ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, with the ultimate goal of improving working conditions and boosting the competitiveness of these key export industries of Việt Nam. Facing the COVID-19 crisis, the programme gave gender a greater priority in recognition of the … [Read more...] about Improved gender equality vital to recovery of garment, footwear industries