Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam spends about 3.4 billiꩲon USD on medication every year, officials of the Ministry of Hea𓆉lth said on March 16.
At a workshop in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan said medicine costs each Vietnamese 37.9 USD in 2015, rising by 10 percent from the previous year and almost doubling the 2009 figure.
Pharmaceuticals produced in Vietnam were worth about 1.65 billion USD last year, increasing by 18 percent from 2014 and meeting 48 percent of domestic medicine consumption demand, he added.
At the event, which focused on the importance of quality and innovation in pharmaceutical sector, participants were updated on the medicine quality issue while discussing new points in the draft revised law on pharmaceuticals.
They also shared foreign experience in managing medicine quality, preventing counterfeit medication, and facilitating pharmaceutical inventions.-VNA
Twenty factories producing medicine from herbal substances met the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) regulations set by the World Health Organisation in 2015, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said
The Project Vietnam Foundation's Ket Noi Yeu Thuong (Connecting to Love) programme on February 27 kicked off to provide free healthcare to patients in HCM City, Nghe An province and Can Tho city.
A conference was held in Hanoi on March 9 to improve the efficiency of blood donation, humanitarian medical examination and treatment campaigns in 2016.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien spoke with Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper about the shortcomings of implementing the family medical practice model in Vietnam and its development plan by 2020.
After more than three weeks of intensive treatment, the patient's pneumonia improved, breathing stabilised, sedation was reduced, and the breathing tube was removed. He is now conscious, able to eat orally, and in recovery.
Despite storm-related disruptions and flight delays, the organs were successfully transported via a combination of air and ground travel. All patients are currently stable and recovering well.
The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
Renowned for its expertise in complex surgeries, the hospital has attracted foreign patients seeking treatment for conditions such as kidney and urinary tract stones, urological and gastrointestinal cancers, and male reproductive disorders. Most procedures are performed using advanced techniques, including laparoscopy and robotic surgery. T
Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
A 2023 report by the Vietnam Health Economics Association estimated that the total cost of tobacco-related healthcare and economic losses reached 108 trillion VND (4.14 billion USD) annually – equivalent to 1.14% of GDP and five times higher than the budget revenue generated by the tobacco industry.
All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
Medical screenings and surgical interventions for children with disabilities are being carried out at health centers across Dien Bien. So far this year, 242 children have been identified for diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and the provision of assistive devices.
The Red Journey has become the country’s largest and most effective blood donation campaign, leaving a strong impression on the national voluntary blood donation movement.
This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Workers package medicine (Photo: VNA)
