Key Development Vietnam's e-prescription rollout has moved beyond an optional digitization exercise. By 2026, electronic prescribing is required across the... Read more
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VIETNAM TARGETS 20% DOMESTIC PHARMA INPUTS BY 2030: THE BOTTLENECK IS NOT ONLY MAKING APIs — IT IS FINDING WHO WILL BUY THEM
Key Development Vietnam has updated its pharmaceutical-chemicals strategy with a target to supply approximately 20% of domestic drug-manufacturing input demand... Read more
51% OF SCREENED OLDER ADULTS IN HCMC WERE FLAGGED FOR HYPERTENSION: THE REAL VALUE IS NOT THE NUMBER — IT IS TURNING SCREENING INTO DISEASE CONTROL
Key Development An analysis of Ho Chi Minh City's mass health-screening data identified hypertension in 339,371 of 663,306 people aged... Read more
HAI PHONG INTERNATIONAL EYE DEPARTMENT: A PUBLIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS MOVING FROM “MORE PROCEDURES” TO SEGMENTED EYE-CARE SERVICES
Key Development Hai Phong Eye Hospital officially opened its International Eye Department on October 9, 2026, less than a year... Read more
THE VND500 BILLION FILLER–BOTOX CASE: VIETNAM’S AESTHETIC MARKET NEEDS TRACEABILITY FROM IMPORTER TO INJECTION
Key Development Hanoi police have charged 21 defendants in an investigation into alleged illegal trading involving fillers, botulinum-toxin products, mesotherapy... Read more
VIETNAM PROPOSES POSTHUMOUS USE OF A DECEASED HUSBAND’S SPERM: THE BIGGER ISSUE IS NOT IVF — IT IS CONSENT, PARENTAGE AND THE CHILD’S LEGAL RIGHTS
Key Development Vietnam's Ministry of Health is proposing a significant expansion of reproductive law: a surviving wife could use her... Read more
QUANG TRI HOSPITAL MOVES APPOINTMENT BOOKING INTO AN APP: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ONLY WORKS IF THE PHYSICAL QUEUE DOES NOT BECOME A DIGITAL QUEUE
Key Development On October 7, 2026, Quang Tri General Hospital officially launched its patient application, allowing users to book appointments... Read more
VIETNAM REVIEWS NEARLY 32,000 DRUG REGISTRATION DOSSIERS: THE NEXT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IS REGULATORY PREDICTABILITY, NOT PROCESSING VOLUME ALONE
Key Development Vietnam has significantly expanded its drug-registration review capacity. But the more important question is whether higher processing volume... Read more
CANCER PATIENTS WAIT 4–6 WEEKS FOR RADIOTHERAPY: VIETNAM’S CHALLENGE IS NOT JUST A MACHINE SHORTAGE — IT IS A SHORTAGE OF EFFECTIVE TREATMENT CAPACITY
Key Development When a cancer hospital operates radiotherapy equipment from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. yet patients still wait weeks... Read more









