The WHO representative in Vietnam is urging the country to implement a flat tobacco tax as a strategy to reduce the number of smokers.

Up to 14.1 percent of the Vietnamese population, equal to about 14 million people, suffer from mental illness, according to Lai Duc Truong, a representative from the World Health Organization office in Vietnam who spoke at a seminar in Ho…

For the first time in months, Vietnam is among the top four countries with the highest number of recorded Covid-19 cases in a week, the WHO said Wednesday.

Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long affirmed Wednesday that Vietnam had the competency to produce Covid mRNA vaccines for both domestic and international needs.

The World Health Organization country representative for Vietnam has recommended a three-point action plan to tackle likely pandemic scenarios, noting that the coming weeks are ‘critical’.

The World Health Organization told Vietnam to prepare the necessary human and material resources as the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak looms ever larger.

Vietnam on Thursday called on the World Health Organization to speed up the COVAX vaccine drive as the country’s new daily infections hit a record high.

The WHO told Nikkei Wednesday there is no new « hybrid variant » of the coronavirus in Vietnam at the moment, contrary to an earlier announcement from the Ministry of Health.

World Health Organization officials and health experts say swift response crucial in containing virus in the country.