The issue of "comprehensive human development" in the documents of the XII Party Congress was identified by the Party as one of the general tasks of national development in 2016-2020.

Vietnamese pharma firms are increasingly investing in technological innovations to shore up sustainable growth, while international health technology groups are racing to seize the gains from these trends.

The health sector’s concern for many years is to basically solve the overcrowding of medical examination and treatment at some central-level hospitals by 2020.

The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, the number of reported dengue cases has surged to 250,000 and 49 people succumbed to the disease as of November.

Vietnam and Russia are expanding bilateral co-operation to new sectors with an emphasis on healthcare and high tech, in addition to energy.

More than 62,000 people in the central provinces of Vietnam have infected with deadly dengue fever in ten months of the year, a threefold increase compared to the same period last year. Worse, eight people died of the disease.

JW Pharmaceutical Corporation acquired Euvipharm, becoming the first Korean company to take over a Vietnamese pharmaceutical company and operate it directly.

Technological disruption is expected to make vast changes in the healthcare sector, with huge opportunities for tech firms to venture deeper.

Vietnam remains among Top 4 most optimistic countries globally, according to latest "Global Consumer Confidence" Survey.

The prices of about 1,900 different services offered at public hospitals have increased, according to the Ministry of Health.

As many as 169 children engaged in a dialogue with representatives from the Government, sectors and organisations in Hanoi on August 17 as part of the sixth national children’s forum.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 1 as part of his attendance at the G20 Summit and visit to Japan.

By the end of 2019, all Vietnamese people will have electronic medical records, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

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Vietnam has been quick to grasp trends and effectively use radiation and radioisotopes in the healthcare sector, according to Tran Duc Thiep, a member of the National Council for the Development and Application of Atomic Energy. 

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Thousands of patients from hundreds of countries have survived their illnesses after receiving treatment at Tho Xuan Duong, a Vietnamese clinic that combines Vietnamese traditional and western medicine.

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