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The ComBE Five vaccine. – Photo cphi-online.comViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — More than 833,000 doses of Indian-made ComBE Five vaccine will be imported to Việt Nam by mid-June, said Vũ Tuấn Cường, head of the health ministry’s Drug Administration. Under the 2018 national expanded immunisation programme, ComBE Five vaccine, provided by GAVI, will replace Korean-made Quinvaxem as the latter’s manufacturer Janssen has stopped production worldwide. ComBE Five is a “five-in-one” vaccine that can help fight against five common, potentially fatal diseases affecting infants - diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenza type B. The Drug Administration has asked the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology to instruct and supervise localities to ensure safety and medical incidents, if any. The ComBE Five vaccine will be piloted in seven provinces - Hà Nam, … [Read more...] about New “5-in-1” vaccine to arrive in Việt Nam

  Doctors conduct pre-diabetes tests for a patient. VNA/VNS Photo Dương Ngọc HÀ NỘI — Controlling the number of people with hypertension and diabetes is a big challenge for Việt Nam, experts said. As living standards improve, the disease pattern in the country was changing, said Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến at a workshop entitled ‘Associate education and treatment in optimising the management of hypertension and diabetes’ held in Hà Nội over the weekend. Non-communicable diseases account for about 70 per cent of total diseases in Việt Nam and are the leading cause of death – accounting for 77 per cent of total deaths nationwide. Statistics from the Ministry of Health (MoH) showed that many people were not aware that they suffered from hypertension or diabetes. The number of patients undergoing treatment was low, with about 29 per cent of diabetes patients and 14 per cent … [Read more...] about Việt Nam needs measures to deal with non-communicable diseases

  Russian Ambassador to Việt Nam Konstantin Vnukov speaks at the Việt Nam – Russia friendship meeting in Hà Nội on Tuesday. VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI —  A Việt Nam – Russia friendship meeting was held in Hà Nội yesterday ahead of the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. Russian Ambassador to Việt Nam Konstantin Vnukov expressed his respect for the long-standing ties between the two countries. He said Russia would celebrate the 75th anniversary of victory over fascism and the 70th anniversary of Việt Nam – Russia diplomatic ties next year. The diplomat vowed to stand ready to support Việt Nam in every area in the near future, especially regarding external affairs. — VNS   … [Read more...] about Việt Nam-Russia friendship meeting held in Hà Nội

Wyndham Garden Hanoi is the first hotel in Việt Nam operated under the management of Wyndham Hotel & Resorts. — Photo courtesy of the company Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Wyndham Hotel & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company, officially launched its first hotel in Việt Nam with the opening of Wyndham Garden Hanoi. The upper-midscale hotel was developed by PPC An Thịnh Investment and Infrastructure Development JSC (PPCAT) and will operate under a management agreement with Wyndham Hotel & Resorts. Located in one of Hà Nội’s fastest developing districts – Hà Đông, just 20 minutes from the city centre and 40 minutes from Nội Bài International Airport, the hotel has 112 rooms embracing natural materials and contemporary architecture. “Wyndham Garden is one of our most exciting brands, and I am delighted to be able to introduce it to guests in Việt … [Read more...] about First Wyndham Garden hotel opens in Việt Nam

  A still from a remote camera shows the Silver-backed Chevrotain -- long considered to be near-extinct -- in a forest in central Việt Nam. Photo courtesy of Global Wildlife Conservation HÀ NỘI — A deer-like species thought lost to science for almost three decades has been discovered living in Việt Nam, according to a new study in Nature, Ecology and Evolution. Known as silver-backed chevrotain, the animal was first described in 1910 based on four specimens obtained near the city of Nha Trang. The silver-backed chevrotain was last seen in 1990 when a joint Vietnamese-Russian expedition in Gia Lai province obtained a hunter-killed chevrotain in the vicinity of Đắk Rông and Buôn Luôi. No record of the species has been confirmed since 1990. It was feared that the species might have been on the brink of extinction because of hunting. In March 2017, members of a research team brainstormed about where to look for the … [Read more...] about Rare deer-like species rediscovered after nearly 30 years in Việt Nam