Old women do morning exercises at Hoan Kiem Lake. As the Vietnamese population gets older, more money needs to be spent on health, experts said (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Global trends in health policies and practical access in the context of the rapidly aging population were topics of discussion at a forum on health care on November 13 in Hanoi. The forum was titled “Paving the path for the future in healthcare: Driving efficiency and outcomes in a rapidly aging Asia” and was organised by the Vietnam Medical Association and Novartis Vietnam. It drew the participation of dozens of healthcare policymakers and academic leaders in the healthcare sector from across Asia. According to Amos Garcia from Singapore’s Milken Institute, the challenges of ageing societies were enormous as older people are increasing in number. Research by the institute showed that Asia was ageing faster than it was gaining wealth. The Healthcare sector’s share of GDP has been … [Read more...] about Changes needed in health sector: experts
Experts discuss ways to combat infectious diseases
Le Thi Huong, Dean from the Preventive Medicine and Public Health School, speaks at the conference in Hanoi on November 13 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Local and international health experts discussed measures to confront infectious diseases at an international conference which opened in Hanoi on November 13. “One Health Academic Challenges: Preparing Today’s Workforce to Combat Tomorrow’s Infectious Diseases”, was organised by the Hanoi Medical University, the Preventive Medicine and Public Health School and the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN). “We live in a fragile and connected world where a disease can easily transmit across the globe in just a matter of days. Experts say that the next outbreak or epidemic is inevitable, but preventing it from becoming a pandemic is possible,” said Le Thi Huong, Dean of the Preventive Medicine and Public Health School. Huong said university members needed to strengthen the One Health … [Read more...] about Experts discuss ways to combat infectious diseases
Vietnam’s coffee exports jump to record high of 1.8 million tonnes
Coffee harvest in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam exported a record high of nearly 1.8 million tonnes of coffee during the 2017-2018 crop, 12.7 percent higher than the previous one, the Vietnam Coffee-Cocoa Association (VICOFA) has said. During the crop, which runs from October 2017 to September 2018, Vietnam shipped more than 29.9 million bags of coffee abroad and earned 3.48 billion USD. As prices of coffee beans has plunged to the lowest in the last 50 years, with each tonne being sold at 1,943 USD, 3.43 percent lower than the previous crop, the Southeast Asian country only experienced a slight increase of 8.43 percent in export turnover. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, some 1.57 million tonnes of coffee were sold abroad for 2.98 billion USD during the January-October period, up 21.3 percent in volume and 0.9 percent in value as compared to the same time last year. The average coffee price in the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s coffee exports jump to record high of 1.8 million tonnes
President of India to pay State visit to Vietnam
President of India Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: ndtv.com) Hanoi (VNA) – President of India Ram Nath Kovind and his spouse will pay a State-level visit to Vietnam from November 18 to 20. The Foreign Ministry said the visit will be made at the invitation of President Nguyen Phu Trong. Vietnam and India set up their diplomatic ties on January 7, 1972. In 2007, the Vietnam-India relationship was lifted to strategic partnership level, with a focus on politics-diplomacy, national defence-security, economy-trade, energy, science-technology and culture-education. Following the Vietnam’s visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2016, both sides upgraded their strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership to meet demand in the new situation. In March this year, then President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse paid a State visit to India. The visit helped materialise contents of the Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership while strengthening … [Read more...] about President of India to pay State visit to Vietnam
Đức to make return as SHB Đà Nẵng coach
Coach Lê Huỳnh Đức, 46, has agreed to return as coach of SHB Đà Nẵng for the V.League1 in 2019. — Photo courtesy Sports and Culture Newspaper. Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG —Lê Huỳnh Đức has agreed to take the driving seat of V.League 1 side SHB Đà Nẵng after the central city’s football team sacked Nguyễn Minh Phương early this month. Spokeswoman Huỳnh Thị Kim Phước confirmed to Việt Nam News that Đức, 46, who resigned as coach of SHB Đà Nẵng in 2017 after a poor season, had accepted an invitation to return to the club. Phước said Đức was on vacation in Australia and would return to Việt Nam in late November. She said the team would negotiate with terms of the contract on Đức’s return. Đức left the team in November 2017 after the team finished eighth … [Read more...] about Đức to make return as SHB Đà Nẵng coach