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Illustrative photo Mr. Dung yesterday said that in order to solve the shortage of drugs and testing chemicals, the National Center for Drugs Centralized Shopping Centers has just opened financial proposals for bidding packages to supply drugs on the list of drugs for national centralized bidding for the period 2022-2023 with 106 lists of drugs. It is expected that in July 2022, the center will announce the contractor selection results after the expert team evaluates and appraises them. Meanwhile, a representative of the Drug Administration of Vietnam said that it is slated that by July 15, there will be about 3,000 types of drugs, medicinal ingredients, and biological medical products whose circulation registration certificates expire on December 3, 2022, is announced to extend the validity of the registration number according to the Clause 1 in the Article 14 of the Government's Decree No. 29/2022/ND-CP dated April 29, 2022, detailing and implementing measures for the … [Read more...] about Ministry opens national bid for 106 drugs

Head of the Internal Medicine – Infectious Disease Department of Thong Nhat Hospital Dr. Tran Thi Van Anh is treating flu patients. Not as lucky as H, 45-year-old N.T.T.T from Cu Chi District tried to cure flu symptoms by herself without much success. She suffered from high fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and a terrible headache. After 9 days with no improvement, she had to come to a hospital. Professional diagnosis revealed that she did not use correct medicine while overusing the air conditioner at home, along with a lack of daily exercise. After using the prescribed medicine, she felt much better. Head of the Internal Medicine – Infectious Disease Department of Thong Nhat Hospital Dr. Tran Thi Van Anh shared that many people now buy medicine to cure themselves from flu without any professional consultation. This may lead to using unnecessary drugs that can harm the kidney and liver, or even more severe complications like pneumonia, encephalitis, sepsis, which are … [Read more...] about Citizens warned of serious flu symptoms

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam inspects the treatment of dengue fever at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. (Photo: SGGP) Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam made a field trip with his delegation to inspect the prevention of dengue fever and vaccination against Covid-19 in Ho Chi Minh City on June 30, accompanied by Standing Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen and Vice Chairwoman of HCMC People's Committee Phan Thi Thang. Dengue fever cases increased by 172.5 percent MD-Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Deputy Director of the Department of Health of HCMC, informed that by June 29, the cumulative number of dengue cases in the city was 20,952, an increase of 172.5 percent compared to the same period last year, including ten deaths. Districts with high dengue cases include Binh Tan, Binh Chanh, District 12, Hoc Mon, Thu Duc City, Cu Chi, and Tan Phu. It is because the work of killing mosquito larvae and mosquitoes has not become a habit in people's awareness and actions. Besides the … [Read more...] about Covid-19 might recur if people neglect vaccination: Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn leads the mininstry’s inspection team to supervise the treatment of dengue fever patients at the District 8 Hospital in HCM City on June 27. — VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Hằng HCM CITY — Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn yesterday led the ministry’s inspection team to supervise admission and treatment of dengue fever patients at three public hospitals in HCM City amid a spike in new cases in the city and neighbouring provinces. Sơn asked top-tier hospitals in the city to boost support for lower-level hospitals to ensure proper clinical management of dengue cases and prevent the risk of dengue related deaths. He hailed the thoughtful preparation for a dengue outbreak at District 8 Hospital, Children's Hospital No.1 and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases after inspecting the three hospitals. He said that dengue admissions at hospitals in HCM City and provinces in the south have been increasing and outbreaks are likely to become more … [Read more...] about Ministry urges HCM City hospitals to prepare for dengue fever

About 76 percent of HIV infections recorded in Ho Chi Minh City in 2021 were among men who have sex with men (MSM), according to statistics from the municipal Department of Health. The number of HIV infections in the southern metropolis has been increasing, the health department stated, adding that there is a change in HIV-related risk behaviors. The number of new cases rose to nearly 4,500 in 2021 from about 2,000 in 2012. In the past, injecting drug users accounted for the majority of HIV cases in the city. However, MSM currently make up the highest ratio. About 76 percent of Ho Chi Minh City’s HIV infections in 2021 were recorded among this group. Despite many achievements in the past 30 years, the city still faces multiple challenges and obstacles on the way to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030. About 51,000-55,000 people are living with HIV in Ho Chi Minh City, occupying 24 percent of the country’s total tally, said Dr. Van Hung, head of the city’s HIV/AIDS … [Read more...] about MSM account for 76% of new HIV infections in Ho Chi Minh City: health department