Speaking at the signing ceremony, Lan thanked the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam, JICA and Japanese experts for their support to Vietnam's healthcare sector in the past time. She said she hopes the embassy and the agency will support the hospital to implement the project in the coming time.

The minister asked the hospital to closely cooperate with the Japanese side and relevant agencies to complete procedures, receive and use the equipment effectively.

In Vietnam, non-communicable diseases cause 77% of the total deaths each year, and cancer is the second leading cause.

According to estimates by the Global Cancer Organisation (GLOBOCAN), in 2022, Vietnam had more than 180,000 new cancer cases and about 120,000 deaths due to cancer.

Vietnam hospital wins first prize at ASEAN colorectal surgeon competition

The Hue Central Hospital in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue won the first prize at the recent colorectal surgeon competition through videos held by the ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCS) in Bangkok.

Bac Giang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital qualified to implement IVF technique

(BGO)- The Ministry of Health has decided to recognize Bac Giang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital qualified to implement in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique.

Public interest should be put first in hospital system overhaul : Deputy PM

Public interest, especially patients’ benefits, should be given due attention when rearranging the system of hospitals under the management of the Health Ministry, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said.

Laos-Vietnam Friendship Hospital launched in Xiangkhouang

The Laos-Vietnam Friendship Hospital, the largest health care infrastructure project that Vietnam has presented to Laos, was inaugurated in Laos’ northern province of Xiangkhouang on May 17.

National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology welcomes first babies born in Year of Cat

The National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology announced that Tran Dang Duong, born at midnight on Lunar New Year’s Eve, became the first baby to be born in the Year of the Cat in Vietnam.

Source: VNA