Vietnam’s health ministry orders tight control to prevent mpox
WHO has declared the disease a public health emergency for the second time in two years
Mpox infects 199, claims 8 lives in southern Vietnam since 2023
All eight deaths occurred in 2024
Vietnam receives 185,700 5-in-1 vaccine doses funded by WHO, UNICEF
The shipment was provided to support the Ministry of Health in addressing low vaccination rates and a shortage of the five-in-one vaccine in the country
Vietnam finds no cases of acute hepatitis in children after WHO alert
The WHO has received reports of at least 228 probable cases of acute hepatitis in children with unknown origins
Analysis: Is WHO's aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic?
Vaccinating 70% of the population in every country in the world against COVID-19 by mid-2022 has been the World Health Organization's (WHO) rallying cry to end the pandemic
Vietnam among countries to receive mRNA technology transfer from WHO global hub
Five more countries including Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Serbia will receive support from the hub
WHO recommends Eli Lilly, GSK-Vir's drugs, widening COVID-19 treatment pool
A World Health Organization (WHO) panel recommended use of two drugs by Eli Lilly, and GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology for COVID-19 patients, adding treatment options as the fast-spreading Omicron variant renders many ineffective
Repeated COVID-19 boosters not a viable strategy: WHO
WHO experts warned Tuesday that repeating booster doses of the original COVID-19 vaccines is not a viable strategy against emerging variants and called for new jabs that better protect against transmission
Germany hands over donation of 2,558,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam
On December 10, the shipment of 2,558,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in the Vietnamese capital
Exclusive: EU suspends funding to WHO programs in Congo after sex scandal
The European Commission has suspended funding to the World Health Organization's programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to concerns over the U.N. agency's handling of the sexual abuse scandal