Nghia made the request while visiting Cho Ray Hospital, Military Hospital 175 (Ministry of National Defence) and Military Hospital 7A (Military Region 7) in Ho Chi Minh City on February 25, on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27).

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia at Cho Ray Hospital.

He asked the Health Ministry to tackle difficulties faced by the Cho Ray Hospital as well as ease the shortages of medicines and medical materials there.

Hailing the Military Hospital 175 for healthcare services not only in Ho Chi Minh City but also in Truong Sa archipelago in the south central province of Khanh Hoa, the official asked the hospital to uphold its tradition and adopt technological advances in medical examination and treatment.

The Military Hospital 7A was also assigned to develop hi-tech health care to better serve citizens and military officers.

First “test tube” baby born at Bac Giang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital

(BGO)- The doctors of Bac Giang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital at the night of February 12 performed an operation for Dang Thi T (32 years old) in Huyen Son commune (Luc Nam district) and welcomed the first test tube baby born at the hospital. The operation was conducted by Director of the hospital Le Cong Tuoc and other doctors, nurses and technicians.

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.

PM pays Tet visits to Hanoi’s hospitals

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Viet Duc University Hospital and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi on January 21, the day before the Lunar New Year (Tet) - Vietnam’s biggest national festival begins.

Hospitals raise alarm against e-cigarettes following synthetic drug poisoning

A Hanoi hospital has received at least two cases of boys being poisoned after mistakenly drinking the substance containing synthetic drugs in e-cigarettes.

Popcorn ordered online hospitalizes Hanoi woman, marijuana traces found

A 56-year-old woman in Hanoi was hospitalized after vomiting and feeling dizzy upon consuming just two popcorn pieces, and tests revealed she had marijuana in her system.

Source: VNA