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A healthcare worker administers the measles vaccine to a young child during Hanoi’s latest immunization drive. Photo: Kinh te & Do thi Newspaper HANOI TIMES — Hanoi targets immunizing a minimum of 95% of eligible children in the third phase of its 2025 measles vaccination campaign. This phase will extend across all 30 districts and towns from late April to mid-May. As per Plan No. 118/KH-UBND, authorized by Vice Chairwoman of Hanoi People’s Committee, Vu Thu Ha, on April 26, the third round focuses on specific groups. These include children aged six months to under nine months who missed prior vaccinations, those aged 11-15 years residing in high-risk areas, and individuals with unclear vaccination histories or prior infections seeking a dose. The campaign will ensure 100% vaccination coverage for children under nine months old across all communes, wards, and townships in Hanoi. Additionally, adolescents aged 11-15 in high and very high-risk areas will be a key target demogra...

Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Health, Do Xuan Tuyen, sheds light on a pressing issue: the rising number of cervical cancer cases in the country. With over 2,500 women succumbing to this disease annually and approximately 6,200 recorded cases of HPV-related cancers each year, the situation demands immediate attention. To address this, a powerful initiative was launched: a national media campaign titled “For a Vietnam Free from the Burden of HPV.” Held in Hanoi on March 29-30, the event united senior government officials, the US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, and celebrities like singer Ha Anh Tuan, all committed to raising awareness and encouraging prevention. Deputy Minister Tuyen emphasized the urgency of the matter, stating that if no immediate actions are taken, cervical cancer could claim the lives of 200,000 Vietnamese women by 2070. Ranking second only to breast cancer in mortality rates among Vietnamese women, cervical cancer accounts for about 12% of all female cancers in...