More than 49,300 young Vietnamese have learned about risky behaviors and preventive measures associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), thanks to three years of instruction from the Young Health Programme (YHP).

Deputy director of the Department of Children Protection under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Vũ Thị Kim Hoa talks to Vietnam News Agency about solutions to prevent child drowning

The Ministry of Information and Communications said it requested domestic and cross-border social media platforms to remove all video clips and images related to the suicide of a student in Hà Nội.

Joining the "Care to Rise" program as the International Chairman, Philipp Rösler believes that with focused assistance, Covid-19 orphans can become doctors, engineers, or country's leaders... in the future.

Vietnam is set to sign a contract with Pfizer this month for 21.9 million vaccine doses for children aged 5-11, with 7 million delivered in the first quarter.

The nonprofit organisation For Vietnam Stature Foundation (VSF) held two training courses on gender and gender equality for young journalists and communications officers last weekend in Hà Nội.

There are no plans yet to vaccinate children against Covid-19, deputy head of the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Pham Duc Hai, said Monday.

An epidemiological survey conducted in 10 cities and provinces found that around 12 per cent of young people are suffering from poor mental health, around three million children. 

Around 700,000 children aged 12-17 years in HCMC would be vaccinated against Covid-19, the municipal Health Department said Friday.

The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving many children without parents and many older people without adult caretakers in HCM City.