A year of medical triumphs, 2024 saw Vietnam leading Southeast Asia in organ transplantation, marked by innovative procedures and a rise in brain-dead organ donations.

The first minutes of 2025 saw hospitals across Vietnam celebrating the arrival of newborns, bringing joy to families and marking a hopeful start to the new year.

Two long-delayed hospital projects in Ha Nam are under investigation following orders from General Secretary To Lam, aiming to address wasteful state investments.

Against all odds, a mother in Hanoi gave birth to twins five weeks apart, with the older twin born prematurely at 26 weeks and his sister safely delivered at 31 weeks.

With Vietnam achieving over 9,000 organ transplants since 1992, Ho Chi Minh City commits to advancing organ donation and transplantation through substantial investments.

In a complex field like healthcare, where every procedure and policy directly impacts the health and quality of life of citizens, administrative reform cannot be resolved overnight.

The director of Hung Vuong Hospital in HCM City has proposed offering routine HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening programs.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed new penalties for harboring and using e-cigarettes, as part of its effort to enforce a nationwide ban on novel tobacco products from 2025.

The Ministry of Health has proposed transferring four central-level hospitals to local authorities and institutions, aiming to streamline management and improve regional healthcare accessibility.

Vietnam performs the most organ transplants in Southeast Asia, with over 1,000 procedures annually, but ranks lowest in the region for brain-dead donor contributions.

The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) has confirmed that contaminated sterilized milk products in South Korea are not exported to Vietnam, following a voluntary recall by Maeil Dairy Co., Ltd.

An 8-year-old girl from Ho Chi Minh City has defied the odds, surviving a critical case of antibiotic-resistant septic shock thanks to cutting-edge medical intervention.

With the upcoming Tet holiday, Vietnam's blood banks are prepared to meet increased demand, thanks to years of successful donation drives that have resolved critical shortages.

In order to remove a highly dangerous tumor located in the spinal cord and save the patient from the risk of paralysis, doctors had to perform complex surgery bisecting the spinal cord.

Due to a rare congenital genetic disorder, a 14-year-old boy has grown nearly 2 meters tall but suffers from severe scoliosis, causing his body to lean significantly to one side.

The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control has been tightening health checks at the Noi Bai International Airport amid Congo mysterious disease outbreak.

Vietnam has announced plans to upgrade six major hospitals, including Bach Mai and Viet Duc, to international standards as part of an ambitious healthcare reform initiative.

In early December, Ho Chi Minh City's health authorities penalized several medical and beauty clinics for serious violations, including unlicensed operations and false advertising.

Instead of receiving medical treatment at hospitals, many cancer patients use therapies based on medicinal herbs, doctors say.

The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has revealed that it will monitor and closely follow developments relating to an unknown disease which has emerged in Congo that has so far recorded 406 cases, including 31 deaths.