Key Development On August 24, 2026, Assoc. Prof. Tang Chi Thuong, MD, PhD—Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department... Read more
Tag: #Vietnam
ASTRAZENECA VIETNAM’S LOGISTICS TRANSITION SIGNALS A BROADER PHARMA SHIFT
Key Development On August 22, 2026, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health issued Decision No. 2684/QĐ-BYT withdrawing AstraZeneca Vietnam’s pharmaceutical business eligibility... Read more
Health Supplement Advertising Compliance: Vietnam Food Safety Authority Mandates Urgent Hanoi Health Department Inspection into DK-Betics Gold for Misleading Curative Claims and Physician Imagery
Key Development On the evening of August 19, 2026, the Vietnam Food Safety Authority (VFA) under the Ministry of Health... Read more
Digital Health Marketing Enforcement: Vietnam Food Safety Authority Directs Hanoi Department of Health to Audit Misleading Advertising for DK-Betics Gold and Non Alco Lozenges
Key Development The Vietnam Food Safety Authority (VFA) under the Ministry of Health has officially issued an urgent regulatory directive... Read more
Health Insurance Policy & Fiscal Governance: Ministry of Health Responds to Petitions on Lowering Health Insurance Contributions for Low-Income Groups, Affirming Fund Solvency and Decentralized Local Subsidies
Key Development The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Vietnam has issued an official response to voter petitions from Lang Son... Read more
Pharmaceutical Distribution Compliance: Can Tho Municipal Inspectorate Flags Unauthorized Distribution of Controlled Codeine Formulations to Unlicensed Drug Counters
Key Development On August 18, 2026, the Municipal Inspectorate of Can Tho City officially released its comprehensive inspection report evaluating... Read more
MedTech Regulatory Oversight: Ministry of Health Mandates National Inspections on Medical Device Price Listing, Mandatory Declaration, and Price Gouging Anomalies
Key Development Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen has formally signed and issued an urgent regulatory directive to the... Read more
Managing the Dual-Disease Burden: Ho Chi Minh City Respiratory Society and Gia Dinh People’s Hospital Sign Strategic Three-Year MoUs with Pfizer Vietnam to Strengthen Clinical Capacity and Preventive Care
Key Development In response to epidemiological shifts across Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City Respiratory Society and Gia Dinh People’s... Read more
Food Safety Regulatory Modernization: Ministry of Health Convenes Consultation on Amended Food Safety Law – Standardizing “Testing & Inspection” Terminology and Transitioning to Risk-Based Supply Chain Governance
Key Development Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen presided over a national review conference to evaluate proposed regulatory amendments... Read more









