Vietnam reports rise in dengue, hand-foot-mouth disease, COVID-19 cases
Vietnam News 10:05 01/05/2026Vietnam recorded increases in dengue fever, hand-foot-mouth disease, and COVID-19 cases over the past month, according to the Ministry of Health.
Meningitis kills a quarter million people a year, study estimates
World 09:42 29/03/2026More than a quarter of a million people worldwide die from meningitis a year, a large new study estimates, following a recent outbreak of the disease in the UK.
Mpox infects 199, claims 8 lives in southern Vietnam since 2023
Vietnam News 17:01 18/08/2024All eight deaths occurred in 2024
Doctor warns parents of Japanese encephalitis during summer in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 09:17 22/05/2022Parents in northern Vietnam should pay close attention to their children’s health during summertime
Vietnam on high alert as Chikungunya rages in Cambodia
Vietnam News 16:50 20/08/2020Cambodia has seen the re-emergence of the Chikungunya virus in 15 cities and provinces with more than 2,000 infections so far
Brothers die of Whitmore's Disease in Hanoi
Vietnam News 15:00 19/11/2019The brothers, aged one and five, passed away less than a week after being diagnosed with the disease
Doctors extract 40 liters of fluid from woman’s abdomen in Vietnam first
Vietnam News 13:05 26/07/2019The patient suffers from an extremely rare disease that has never been recorded in the country before
Ho Chi Minh City doctors cure 13-yo girl of rare skin disorder
Vietnam News 11:45 26/06/2019The disease has only been recorded on 72 patients, 38 of whom are children, across the world
Vietnam doctors successfully treat girl suffering two rare genetic diseases
Vietnam News 18:29 14/01/2019She is possibly the first pediatric patient in the world who is diagnosed with both diseases at the same time
Dengue fever cases surge in Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:58 18/09/2018Local authorities are taking prompt measures to prevent potential epidemics
Vietnamese woman unfailingly smiles at decades-long illness
Travel 16:37 21/02/2018This hospital resident is invariably cheerful and radiates hope
WHO urges billions to fight neglected tropical diseases
World 16:00 19/02/2015WHO said some 1.5 billion people across 149 countries are affected by the diseases, insisting additional investments would save lives, prevent disability, end suffering and improve productivity.
