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A 61-year-old woman in Hoa Vang District of the Central City of Da Nang who had a history of diabetes type 2, high blood pressure and obesity succumbed to the disease, said Deputy Head of the Ministry of Health’s group of Covid-19 prevention Nguyen Trong Khoa. … [Read more...] about VN reports 21th death and six new Covid-19 infections

AstraZeneca Vietnam is one of the first multinational pharmaceutical companies to comply with Vietnamese law, partnering with National Phytopharma as a drug distributor The event was also joined by leaders of Ho Chi Minh City authorities, government bodies, the British Consulate General, and healthcare partners. During the event, AstraZeneca Vietnam inaugurated the company’s new status with the announcement of three new partnerships, underscoring its commitment to better serve local patients, support the development of Vietnam’s healthcare sector, and protect the environment. … [Read more...] about Vice Minister of Health witnesses AstraZeneca-National Phytopharma model partnership

By 2050, in an average year, between 8 and 13 per cent of GDP could be at risk as a result of rising heat and humidity. The region could also experience growing exposure to extreme precipitation events and flooding. The socio-economic impacts of these hazards could potentially be severe. Capital stock at risk from riverine flooding in Frontier Asia countries is expected to double from 0.7 per cent today to 1.5 per cent by 2050, or $220 billion. … [Read more...] about McKinsey: 8-13 per cent of Asia GDP to be at risk from climate change by 2025

In the wake of the pandemic, experts have identified that digitalisation is key to stimulating growth and accessing new customers, and the government has responded by passing policy directive No. 11, focusing on creating favourable conditions for accessing electronic payments, removing administrative difficulties and costs for businesses, and encouraging imports and exports. Shifts in favour of e-commerce and the removal of barriers to digitalisation are already being reflected in the behaviour of business owners, with 71 per cent of Vietnamese SMEs saying that they’ve adopted new methods for getting products and services to customers since the onset of the pandemic (including e-commerce, curbside pickup, and delivery). … [Read more...] about Visa launches Where You Shop Matters campaign to help SMEs to go digital

The announcement of the digital transformation plan for the pharmaceutical industry Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong, said that this is an important milestone marking a new breakthrough in digital transformation in the pharmaceutical industry, aiming to further facilitate business activities and increase people’s satisfaction, increase transparency in state management. … [Read more...] about Vietnam announces digital transformation plan for pharma industry