The Việt Nam Tissue and Organ Donation Advocacy Association in collaboration with the University Medical Centre HCM City on Monday launched the Southern Region Inter-Hospital Organ and Tissue Donation Advocacy branch in an attempt to increase the number of donated organs.
Since the beginning of this year, the capital has reported 259 cases of measles across all 30 districts and towns, whereas no cases were recorded during the same period last year.
Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City, the largest public hospital in the southern region of Việt Nam, has been given the National Quality Gold Award for its continued efforts to improve the quality of healthcare services.
Tam Anh General Hospital and Tam Anh Research Institute (TAMRI) are launching the VISTA-1 project to test the oral immunotherapy drug RBS2418, positioning Vietnam as a key participant in the global fight against terminal cancer.
Health experts reviewed the results of Việt Đức Friendship Hospital’s organ and tissue transplantation activities at a workshop on December 6 in Hà Nội.
The 108 Military Central Hospital and Facing the World, a UK-based charity foundation, will partner in providing surgeries for children with facial deformities in Việt Nam.
Every year about 100 to 110 delegations, comprising around 500 international experts, doctors and students, visit the hospital for research and training.
Local and international health experts have discussed measures to improve the quality of cancer prevention and control in Việt Nam at an international conference on oncology in Hà Nội on October 31.
The hospital aims to reduce the overload at the National Children's Hospital in downtown Hà Nội and is expected to become a national centre for paediatric medical training.
Experts say that it is not only necessary to focus on increasing the total overall supply, but also on the geographic distribution of central hospitals.
Saint Paul General Hospital in Hà Nội has arranged a screening and surgery programme for children under 16 years old with birth defects and musculoskeletal diseases.
The hospital has become the second medical facility under the Hanoi Department of Health (after Saint Paul General Hospital) to be named on the organ transplant map of Việt Nam.
Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Deputy Head of Đà Nẵng Oncological Hospital’s Internal Medicine 4 Department said the hospital often faced overcrowding because of the increasing number of cancer patients.
Advanced technology is transforming healthcare in Việt Nam, offering cutting-edge treatment options domestically and allowing thousands of patients to undergo successful surgeries without the need to seek care abroad.
