Vietnam’s three vaccine plants meet WHO standards - (13-11-2008) |
| Vietnam now has three of the six existing vaccine production facilities meeting the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). |
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Visionary German organisation honoured - (13-11-2008) |
| Germany ’s Christoffel Blindenmissuin organisation (CBM) has been awarded the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State President for its outstanding contribution to improving the life of people with disabilities, particularly the sight-impaired in Vietnam over the past 30 years. |
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US provides funds for HIV/AIDS clinic in HCM City - (11-11-2008) |
| A US-funded outpatient clinic for people living with HIV/AIDS opened in district 9, Ho Chi Minh City , on November 5. |
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Vietnam, Laos army medical experts meet - (11-11-2008) |
| A meeting between officials from Vietnam and Laos, focusing on army medical science opened in Hanoi on November 6. |
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Ben Tre reports sharp jump in HFMD among children - (11-11-2008) |
| BEN TRE — More than 100 children were admitted to hospital with hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD, in Ben Tre province last month – double the number in August. |
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Health ministry seeks ways of lowering cost of medicine - (30-10-2008) |
| Deputy Minister of Health Cao Minh Quang said the ministry would tap reserves of drugs held by the State-owned Central 1, 2 and 3 Pharmaceutical joint-stock companies to meet demand. |
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Vietnam looks to leprosy-free future - (30-10-2008) |
| The three-year national programme to prevent leprosy, the prevalence of the disease fell to 0.10 case per 10,000 people in 2007 |
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Ministries agree on solution to tainted milk scandal - (30-10-2008) |
| An inter-ministerial steering committee addressing food hygiene and safety which took place on Oct. 23. |
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Japanese fund project to upgrade central healthcare - (30-10-2008) |
| The beneficiary hospitals are the Medical Centre in Lam Dong’s Cat Tien District and the Ea H’leo District General Hospital in Dak Lak. |
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Vietnamese American scientist with DNA ambition - (30-10-2008) |
| To produce DNA quick test kits, Vietnam needs qualified and well-trained experts on chemistry and biology, and a modern factory with GMP standard. |
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