Regional AlertFour deaths among children during outbreak of HFMD July 4, 2023By MBDS Team3 July 2023. By the end of June, four deaths were recorded among children during an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) countrywide in Vietnam. READ MORE
Regional AlertSeven delegations set up to inspect dengue fever, hand-foot-and-mouth disease July 4, 2023By MBDS Team2 July 2023. The Ministry of Health, Vietnam decided to set up seven delegations to inspect, supervise and direct the prevention and control of dengue fever and hand-foot-and-mouth disease in 14 key provinces and cities in the country. READ MORE
Regional AlertHealth sector calling for urgent action to minimize illness, deaths from dengue July 4, 2023By MBDS Team1 July 2023. With the rapid onset of the rainy season, the health sector is calling for urgent action to minimize illness and deaths from dengue in Vietnam. READ MORE
Regional AlertCambodia has about 76,000 people living with HIV June 30, 2023By MBDS Team27 June 2023. A senior official of the National AIDS Authority said that there are about 76,000 people living with HIV in Cambodia, a worrying increase that requires people to be more vigilant and pay attention to their health. READ MORE
Regional AlertCambodia has about 76,000 people living with HIV June 30, 2023By MBDS Team27 June 2023. A senior official of the National AIDS Authority said that there are about 76,000 people living with HIV in Cambodia, a worrying increase that requires people to be more vigilant and pay attention to their health. READ MORE
Regional AlertHCMC needs to have policies for Immunoglobulin production June 30, 2023By MBDS Team26 June 2023. Ho Chi Minh City needs to have policies to encourage domestic pharmaceutical enterprises to carry out studies and produce Immunoglobulin, Hospitals across the country are lacking Plasma-derived Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG), which is needed for the treatment of child patients with severe hand, foot and mouth disease in the southern provinces and cities. READ MORE
Regional AlertMekong Delta records soaring cases of HFMD June 27, 2023By MBDS Team25 June 2023. Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease are soaring in provinces in the Mekong Delta; worse, the number of cases in some places has been exceeding the epidemic warning threshold. READ MORE
Regional AlertMedical experts warn of unprecedented overlapping epidemic June 27, 2023By MBDS Team22 June 2023. Medical experts warned of an unprecedented overlapping epidemic if infectious diseases are not controlled because Several infectious diseases such as hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and dengue fever are more common during the rainy season because waterlogged and damp places provide suitable breeding environments for mosquitoes. READ MORE
Regional AlertDengue Fever Cases in Thailand Surge to a Three-Year High with an almost 500% increase in Dengue cases in 2023 compared to 2022 June 27, 2023By MBDS Team19 June 2023. Thailand is currently facing a significant upsurge in dengue fever cases, with health officials warning that the number of infections this year could reach the highest level in three years. READ MORE
Regional AlertProposal to bring Covid-19 from Class A disease to Class B approved June 24, 2023By MBDS Team20 June 2023. The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has agreed with the Health Ministry’s proposal of bringing the Covid-19 from a Class A infectious disease, deemed as “especially dangerous”, to Class B “dangerous”. READ MORE
