• US NGO expands project supporting safe abortion in Viet Nam

    IPAS, a pro-abortion US group, is expanding its project on safe abortion to five provinces of Khanh Hoa, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen and Nam Dinh from 2007 to 2009.

  • UN supports Vietnam fight against avian influenza

    The United Nations Tuesday signed an agreement with Vietnam to provide US$16.1 million to implement the second phase of a joint program on prevention and control of bird flu in the Southeast Asian nation.

  • VNGO significantly contributes to implementing MDGs

    Vietnam’s non-governmental organisations (VNGO) group has made significant contributions to implementing the millennium development goals (MDGs), including hunger and poverty reduction, gender equality, sustainable environment, education, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS control.
  • IVM method brings hope to childless couples

    The infertility department of the Tu Du Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has reported success in impregnating a woman with the In Vitro Maturation of oocytes (IVM) procedure.
  • Anti-malnutrition campaign begins

    The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) will begin, on Oct. 16, a week-long appeal to inform families about nutrition, in the hopes of further reducing malnutrition.