Tag: "rare disease"
Around 6mn Vietnamese live with rare diseases, diagnosis takes 7 years on average
Vietnam News 15:58 01/03/2026In Vietnam, an estimated 6 million people live with rare diseases, but diagnosis takes an average of seven years, leaving many children to die because of late detection or lack of access to appropriate treatment.
6 million Vietnamese affected by rare diseases, health ministry launches action plan
Vietnam News 15:19 17/09/2025One in every 15 Vietnamese suffers from a rare disease, totaling around six million people, yet diagnosis and treatment remain limited and costly, health experts said at a scientific symposium in Hanoi on Tuesday.
Ho Chi Minh City siblings found with world’s first reported gene mutation that causes random lumps
Vietnam News 17:18 09/03/2022This gene mutation has never been reported in the world
