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Mai Van Chuyen, a teacher in Dak Lak and a champion for children’s safety in the water, visits villages to educate families about drowning and persuade parents to agree to let their children participate in free swimming classes he organized.

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22 October 2025

News release

World Health Organization donates life-saving rabies vaccines to high-risk provinces in Viet Nam

The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 9,000 doses of human rabies vaccine to help save the lives of people bitten by dogs with rabies in two high-risk provinces in Viet N ...

14 October 2025

News release

WHO and AIP Foundation launch new road safety partnership to save young lives in Viet Nam

Vietnam Project 2000 road safety partnership was officially launched in Hanoi today, by the World Health Organization (WHO) Vietnam and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, ...

26 September 2025

News release

Viet Nam tobacco tax wins quantified as health taxes feature at United Nations General Assembly

The World Health Organization (WHO) Viet Nam Country Office has released the results of new modelling revealing the significant health and economic benefits of the country’s recent ...

23 September 2025

News release

Viet Nam and the United Nations strengthen joint commitment to climate action

The power of partnerships in advancing health goals in Viet Nam is the overarching message being conveyed through this week’s visit to Viet Nam by the World Health Organization (WH ...