January 17, 2012
A patient at the Vietnam Central Tropical Diseases Hospital with a contagious brain inflammation condition. A patient in northern Vietnam was Friday confirmed to have a contagious brain inflammation that could be fatal. At least five such cases have been reported in Ho Chi Minh City since December last year. The 21-year-old woman, identified as T.T.T., tested [...]
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June 27, 2011
Run off from a coal brick producing factory mixes with effluent from an open toilet and rubbish thrown into a gutter in Hanoi. By His Royal Highness, The Prince Of Orange* That 2.6 billion people live each day without a proper toilet is shocking. Break that number down, however, and it’s even worse. Of these [...]
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January 10, 2010
Staff at Bach Mai Hospital said January 8 they saved the life of a 23-year-old female infected with A/H1N1 flu and her unborn baby. LookAtVietnam - Staff at Bach Mai Hospital said January 8 they saved the life of a 23-year-old female infected with A/H1N1 flu and her unborn baby. Pham Thi Lan Anh from Hoan [...]
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December 14, 2009
The Ministry of Health has issued a circular telling health workers, patients and patients’ relatives to be sure to wash their hands. The ministry has asked hospitals to supervise the implementation of the circular beginning from early December. In HCM City, the local health department has instructed all hospitals to build more basins and to [...]
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October 31, 2009
Among provinces with dengue fever outbreaks, Hanoi is fast becoming the worst affected area, with the number of recent infections skyrocketing. Dengue patients are currently treated at the National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (Photo: dantri)The National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases currently receives a daily average of 300 people with dengue fever, 15 [...]
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August 13, 2009
Neighbors of the deceased flu patient in District 10 wear medical masks. Influenza A (H1N1) patients under treatment at the National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases in Hanoi can freely go out to buy a movie CD, to cafés or Internet shops. âIt was funny. They were wearing medical masks in the shop and [...]
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August 12, 2009
LookAtVietnam – A 52-year-old woman in HCM City died on August 10th, several hours after the hospital confirmed that she was infected with the A/H1N1 flu. This is the first patient in HCM City and the second in the country to die in connection with the A/H1N1 flu. The first case was a 29-year-old woman [...]
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August 8, 2009
LookAtVietnam – As swine flu spreads in Vietnam, it is important for the public to remain aware of the latest situation and of protective measures, the WHO’s Vietnam representative said. Children at Asia Primary school in Ho Chi Minh City wear facemasks in class as a precaution against swine flu.LookAtVietnam – As swine flu spreads [...]
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August 3, 2009
Employees in Hanoi wear medical masks at the office. Medical masks in Ho Chi Minh City have been selling like hotcakes as some medical suppliers run out of stock. The influenza A (H1N1) has driven many people to protect themselves with medical masks and the demand for H1N1 tests has risen, despite doctors protests not [...]
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July 28, 2009
LookAtVietnam – There has not yet been a fatality from A/H1N1 reported in the country, according to director of the Preventive Medicine and Environment Department at the Ministry of Health Nguyen Huy Nga. The National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases reported on July 27 that a member of staff at the Viettel Building at Number [...]
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