VnDG: Social Development

HIV / AIDS

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VN commits to combating HIV/AIDS, drugs and prostitution

The National Committee for HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control today in Hà Nội celebrated its 10th founding anniversary and highlighted the necessity to better control the epidemics and social evils. more...

	ADB helps Vietnam improve rural healthcare (23/06)
	ADB loans to help improve rural healthcare (23/06)
	First heart transplant succeeds in VN (21/06)
	First Phaco surgery training centre opens (21/06)
	Increase in diabetes prompts expanded prevention plan (17/06)
	Free check-ups (16/06)
	Paying more for better health (07/06)
	VN commits to combating HIV/AIDS, drugs and prostitution (04/06)
	Campaign against mother-to-child HIV infection launched (03/06)
	Plan to develop medicinal plants (03/06)

Child issues

Free check-ups
	Da Nang's Children Assistance Centre, in co-operation with local health officials, yesterday gave free medical check-ups to more than 200 poor and homeless children, as part of the activities to honour the Month for Children between May 15 and June 30.

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Healthcare

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ADB helps Vietnam improve rural healthcare

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on June 22 announced that it has approved 60 million USD in loans for the Vietnam Health Human Resources Sector Development Programme to help the country improve its health services, particularly in poor, remote communities which lack skilled workers and quality health facilities.

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First heart transplant succeeds in VN

Việt Nam has successfully carried out first human heart transplant, said the Việt Nam Military Medical University.

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Increase in diabetes prompts expanded prevention plan

More than VND1.2 billion (US$63,492) from the State budget has been spent on implementing this year's diabetes prevention programme in HCM City, according to the HCM City Nutrition Centre.

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•Politburo releases review of health

Promoting gender equality and women’s rights
A seminar was held in Hanoi on March 12 to discuss issues related to gender equality and women’s rights. ...more...

Social Relief

• Paying more for better health

• Plan to develop medicinal plants

• VN joins with India, China on maternal health

Social Organization

• CIDA supports visually impaired children

• First Phaco surgery training centre opens

• ADB loans to help improve rural healthcare