HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Advances in treatment at hospitals nationwide have helped save more and more premature infants who are at high risk of mortality. This improvement is in line with the United Nations' fourth Millennium Development Goal to reduce child mortality rates. “Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age, responsible for approximately 1 million deaths in 2015. Three-quarters of these deaths could be prevented with current, cost-effective interventions,” the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. Many hospitals in Vietnam have improved their treatments for low birth-weight babies. Hung Vuong Hospital in HCM City, for instance, has been able to save thousands of premature infants each year. The survival rate of babies born between 24 and 37 weeks of pregnancy is now up to 90 percent. The latest premature infants who were saved by the hospital were … [Read more...] about Vietnam sees increasing survival rate of premature infants
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Premature release of prisoners on conditions: Preventing recidivism, ensuring human rights
The premature release of prisoners on conditions is a high social deterrent measure that upholds the strictness of the law and at the same time creates a motivation for prisoners to improve and have the opportunity to reintegrate into the community earlier, have conditions to participate in study, labor and production to support themselves and help their families. … [Read more...] about Premature release of prisoners on conditions: Preventing recidivism, ensuring human rights
US zoo gives endangered baby langur Vietnamese name
"We've named her Quý Báu (pronounced "Qwee-bow"), which means "precious" in Vietnamese," it said, adding François' langurs are native to southern China and northern Vietnam and classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). … [Read more...] about US zoo gives endangered baby langur Vietnamese name
In Vietnam, 15-year-old girl pregnant, gives birth to baby in secret
D., a woman living in Da Bac Commune of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s Chau Duc District who is the mother of the girl in question, found out about the situation only after hearing a baby’s cry while sleeping at around 4:00 am or 5:00 am on January 3. … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, 15-year-old girl pregnant, gives birth to baby in secret
Photographer behind ‘napalm girl’ photo awarded US’s National Medal of Arts
Hanoi (VNA) - Former Associated Press photographer Nick Ut, who took the famous ‘napalm girl’ photo, received the National Medal of Arts at the White House on January 13 for his decades of contributions to wartime photojournalism. The award is the highest honour given to artists and arts patrons by the US government. It is awarded by the US President to individuals or groups who are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the country. Ut, born in 1951 in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Long An, currently lives in the US. The photographer is known best for his iconic “Terror of War” pictures from the war in Vietnam that helped heighten awareness of the conflict. The shocking photo, often dubbed ‘napalm girl’, was captured in 1972, depicting Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a nine-year-old girl running naked along the road crying from burns inflicted … [Read more...] about Photographer behind ‘napalm girl’ photo awarded US’s National Medal of Arts
