The Centre of Excellence for Breastfeeding is awarded to hospitals for creating and maintaining breastfeeding-friendly environments which is critical to the health of both mothers and their newborns, said Prof. Nguyen Viet Tien, Deputy Minister of Health.

A health worker instructs a mother to practice breastfeeding at the Tran Van Thoi Hospital in southern Ca Mau province.

This is the first-time feedback from mothers who have recently delivered at a hospital has been incorporated into the hospital designation. It reflects the direction of the Ministry of Health to improve healthcare services towards patients’ satisfaction, said Nguyen Duc Vinh, Director of the ministry's Maternal and Child Health Department.

Twenty-eight hospitals have so far applied for the Centre of Excellence designation nationwide, including four private hospitals; more than half of them are district hospitals. Eight other hospitals have been designated and will also be awarded later this year.

The Centre of Excellence model is important because early initiation of breastfeeding – within the first hour of birth – is highly beneficial to both a mother and a newborn baby.

Bac Giang man hospitalized due to exploding iPhone

(BGO) – Tran Van Hau (born in 1981) in Thanh Son town, Son Dong district (Bac Giang province) was taken to the Emergency Department of the provincial General Hospital at around 10 am on June 21 with his right hand severely crushed.

Hospital K, UK partners work to improve cancer treatment

Over 300,000 Vietnamese patients are struggling with cancer, said Director of the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital (Hospital K) Tran Van Thuan during a conference on scientific research and training cooperation between Hospital K and UK partners on April 16. 

Saigon hospitals launch motorbike emergency response teams

With traffic congestion and narrow alleys out of reach of ambulance cars, two-wheelers offer a vital rescue option.

Vietnam-Cuba hospital, a highlight in bilateral healthcare cooperation

The Vietnam-Cuba friendship hospitals in Hanoi and the central province of Quang Binh are a symbol of the close friendship and cooperation in healthcare between Vietnam and Cuba.

Staff of second field hospital prepare for tasks in South Sudan

The staff of Vietnam’s level-2 field hospital No. 2 are currently under training in Hanoi in preparation to assume the tasks that their peers at hospital No. 1 are performing in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Source: VNA