Key Development On September 3, 2026, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced a VND160 million administrative penalty... Read more
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VIETNAM ENTERS THE LONG-TERM CARE ERA: LÁNG SEN MODEL HIGHLIGHTS THE INFRASTRUCTURE GAP BEHIND THE EMERGING SILVER ECONOMY
Key Development The launch of the Láng Sen Social Protection Facility for Older Persons in Can Tho represents more than... Read more
Healthcare System Decentralization & Primary Care Capacity: Vietnam Ministry of Health Outlines Multi-Pronged Reform Agenda – Enforcing 3-Tier Technical Classification, 2026–2030 Satellite Hospital Master Plan, and Standardized Medical Device Procurement
Key Development On the morning of September 3, 2026, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Vietnam released a comprehensive policy... Read more
Tobacco Control & Behavioral Health Economics: Health Strategy and Policy Institute Proposes Complete Point-of-Sale Display Ban as 40.9% of Retailers Violate Regulations – Projecting 5 Million Fewer Smokers and VND 4 Trillion Annual Healthcare Savings
Key Development On September 1, 2026, the Health Strategy and Policy Institute (HSPI) under the Ministry of Health of Vietnam... Read more
Out-of-Hospital Emergency Governance & Clinical Ethics: Department of Medical Examination and Treatment (MOH) Orders Urgent Inquiry into Alleged Price-Gouging of Private Ambulance and Vasopressor Drugs in Thanh Hoa – Exposing Regulatory Gaps in End-of-Life Patient Transport
Key Development On the afternoon of September 2, 2026, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of... Read more
Healthcare Legislative Governance: Vietnamese Government Submits Omnibus Bill Amending 5 Core Health & Welfare Statutes to National Assembly Standing Committee – Targeting Systemic Reforms Across Pharmacy, Medical Treatment, Population, Children, and Disability Laws
Key Development On the afternoon of September 3, 2026, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam (NASC) officially... Read more
Municipal Public Health & Supply Chain Governance: Ho Chi Minh City Deploys VND 73.7 Billion Digital Food Safety Surveillance Network Amid Structural Oversight Challenges Across 400+ Wet Markets, Aquatic Antibiotic Residues, and Informal Street Vendors
Key Development According to a comprehensive municipal oversight report submitted by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to the... Read more
MedTech Procurement Governance & Anticorruption Enforcement: Police Arrest Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan for Bribery in Widening Probe into Viet My Medical Investment JSC Involving Cross-Border Markups of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Systems
Key Development On September 2, 2026, the Investigation Police Department for Corruption, Smuggling, and Economic Crimes (C03, Ministry of Public... Read more
Food Safety & Digital Supplement Enforcement: Vietnam Food Administration (MOH) Issues Urgent Directive Mandating HCMC Inspection of ‘Love World Nutrition Coffee’ for Deceptive Weight-Loss Marketing – Final Report Due by September 10, 2026
Key Development On the afternoon of August 30, 2026, the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health issued... Read more









