In the face of dangerous infectious diseases like COVID-19 and dengue fever, the Government leader said proactive prevention and control of monkeypox must be carried out with the spirit of “one step ahead, one level higher” to avoid concurrent outbreaks and to protect people’s lives and public health.

HCM City has instructed its districts to set up more COVID-19 vaccination sites for children in August.

The Heath Ministry said 41 people died of dengue fever in January-June, up 31 cases compared to the same period last year.

K (Cancer) Hospital and Roche Pharma Vietnam will work together in improving cancer diagnosis and treatment as part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed on August 2.

Lê Tấn Sang is a senior student at the Phạm Ngọc Thạch Medical University in HCMC and a volunteer fighting the pandemic. He shared his story of overcoming adversity to help save lives during the darkest hours of last year's outbreak.

Hành trình Đỏ (Red Journey), the country’s largest-scale blood donation campaign, has contributed to changing awareness of people about voluntary blood donation.

The latest update brings Việt Nam’s COVID-19 infections to 10,745,631, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.

Third and fourth booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 sustainably maintain the effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention and control, said the Ministry of Health (MoH).

There are additional 637 new COVID-19 infections recorded across Việt Nam on Monday with no deaths.