Tag: Vietnam
Preschools shut as virus outbreak rages in Vietnam
by on Sep.26, 2011, under Health and Fitness
More than a dozen kindergartens in Vietnam have closed to deal with an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease that has killed 109 children and sickening more than 52,000 this year, an official and state-run media said Monday.
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Common virus kills nearly 100 children in Vietnam
by on Sep.10, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The World Health Organization says an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has surged in Vietnam, killing 98 children and sickening more than 42,000 others this year.
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Rights group: Forced labor in Vietnam drug centers
by on Sep.07, 2011, under Health and Fitness
An international human rights group urged Vietnam to shut down drug rehabilitation centers that it said subject inmates to abuse and forced labor. It also called Wednesday on international donors to check the programs they fund inside the centers …
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Vietnam on alert as common virus kills 81 children
by on Aug.19, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Vietnam’s prime minister has put the country on alert as an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease continues to surge, killing 81 children and sickening more than 32,000 people nationwide so far this year, officials said Friday.
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Childhood virus kills 70 in Vietnam
by on Jul.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A health official says a surging outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam has killed 70 people so far this year and infected more than 23,000, mostly children under 5.
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Vietnam begins 1st phase of Agent Orange cleanup
by on Jun.17, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Vietnam on Friday started the first phase of a joint plan with former enemy the United States to clean up environmental damage leftover from the chemical defoliant Agent Orange, a lasting legacy from the Vietnam War.
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Vietnam Agent Orange victim wants 'human response' to ongoing tragedy
by on Jul.16, 2010, under Health and Fitness
At 23, Tran Thi Hoan dreams the dreams of a typical young woman: find a good job, start a family and, as a native of a country long ravaged by war, live in peace.
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$300 mln to cope with Agent Orange in Vietnam
by on Jun.16, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Thirty-five years after the Vietnam War, a $300 million price tag has been placed on the most contentious legacy still tainting U.S.-Vietnam relations: Agent Orange.
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