The conference will be themed 'Traditional medicine in caring for the community’s health', said director of the ministry’s Department of Traditional Medicine Management Pham Vu Khanh at a press briefing on August 29.

Medical workers are preparing traditional medicine for patients at the HCM City Traditional Medicine Hospital.

The event will review work since the last conference in Myanmar in 2017 and discuss cooperation in traditional medicine among countries in the region, particularly in traditional medicine and herbal medicine preservation and development, he said.

Participants will also introduce the latest achievements in traditional medicine and share experience and information relating to using traditional medicine in public healthcare.

On the sidelines of the conference there will be an expo on traditional medicine products of countries in the sub-region and a showcase for traditional medicine practitioners from countries in the region to demonstrate their traditional therapies.

The healthcare system of traditional Vietnamese medicine has been expanded, with all 63 provinces and cities nationwide having traditional medicine hospitals.

An estimated 30 percent of patients get treatment by traditional medicine or are treated by traditional medicine in combination with modern medicine, according to the ministry.

The Greater Mekong Sub-region consists of Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and China.

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A Vietnamese delegation led by Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien attended the 14th ASEAN Health Ministers’ Meeting that opened in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on August 29. 

The heart of a health station head

(BGO) - For a long time, people in Tan Tien commune, Bac Giang city (Bac Giang province) have known doctor Do Tien Khanh (born in1966 - photo) as not only a health station chief who has good professional skills and wholeheartedly works for the health of local people but also a person actively participating in humanitarian activities.

Health sector asked to minimise plastic waste

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Vietnam cooperates with ROK in training health workers

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National contributors provided with health examination and consultation

(BGO) – The Association of Fellowmen of Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) in Hanoi on July 14 coordinated with the Club of Doctors and Friends to organize a charity programme “Tribute autumn 2019”.

Source: VNA