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A war veteran from the northern province of Phu Tho is struggling with serious complications from the A/H1N1 flu virus is being treated in Hanoi, but his family are too poor to cover hospital fees. Phung Viet Hung is being isolated at an intensive care room at Bach Mai Hospital for A/H1N1 influenza treatment. Hung is now at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi for the treatment Doctor Trinh The Anh who directly provides the treatment said that Hung was hospitalised on April 7 with high fever, cough and difficulty breathing. After the two-day treatment, the breathing difficulties much worsened, so he had to use a ventilator. However, his condition did not improve, so he was taken to the intensive care ward where he was diagnosed with serious respiratory failure resulting from A/H1N1 flu. Doctors had to use the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technique for him. His health has improved a bit, but still needs the replacement of new extracorporeal membrane oxygenation equipment which … [Read more...] about War veteran battling H1N1 influenza complications needs help

An elderly man in the northern province of Nam Dinh is calling for help when he has to take care of his mother, ailing sister and brothers. Doan Hong Mon, 73, in Nghia Hung District is now living with his mother who is 95 years old. He is also taking care of one sister, two younger brothers, his aunt and cousin who all have mental problems and often react violently. Mon's brothers and sister Pham Thi Nhon, Mon’s mother, is now bed-ridden and his aunt, who has mental problems, often leaves the house for the day claiming she’s going begging. Sen’s son Doan Van Ngoc also has mental problems. He visits the neighbours daily and sometimes fails to return home, meaning Sen has to collect him. According to Mon, his brother Doan Van Nam attacks him the most. He also attacks other family members. Mon (right) and his family members At the end of the day, Mon often has to make the roll call and if anyone missing he has to go out at night in the village and … [Read more...] about Poor man struggles with family burden

The Ministry of Health (MoH) held a conference on implementing the Guidelines for Quality Standards for Safe Surgery, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Health Professor Nguyen Viet Tien. Photo: Operation Smile MoH provided guidelines on implementing legal documents relating to Patient Safety and Safe Surgical Care, specifying Circular No. 49/2018/TT-BYT regarding Guidelines on Clinical Tests in Examination and Treatment, Circular No. 43/2018/TT-BYT regarding Guidelines on Medical Adverse Events Management, and Decision No. 7482/QD-BYT regarding Quality Standards for Safe Surgery with Eight Safe Surgery Standards officially endorsed, which is effective for adoption across Vietnam’s surgical system, including 1,450 medical facilities in its 63 cities and provinces. As a partner of MoH, Operation Smile representatives were on hand to participate in the conference, which marks a significant achievement in their multi-year collaboration. “Since the 68th World … [Read more...] about Operation Smile attends conference on patient safety guidelines

Nguyen Thi Tien in Hanoi fell ill and is nearly bed-bound after working too hard to earn money to treat her son who is struggling with lymphoma. Nguyen Thi Tien in Hanoi fell ill and is nearly bed-bound The local authorities in Cho Mo Village, Ba Vi District, and the village women’s union have sent people to help Tien in the past few days as she was too much in pain to work. Phung Thi Thanh, Tien's neighbour, said Tien worked as a bricklayer to treat her son but then she fell and couldn't get up anymore. "It hurt a lot but she didn't have money to go to the hospital. Three days ago, her husband borrowed everyone for VND3m to bring her to the doctors but after the examination, they returned home," Thanh said. Tien laid on the bed all day as it hurt whenever she turned her body. Doctors said Tien might have many illnesses and need to take more tests but she refused. She still worried about her son as his condition is getting worse. After several radiotherapy sessions, he … [Read more...] about Mother falls ill as son struggles with lymphoma

A couple in Dong Nai Province are calling for financial support to help save their son from serious traffic accident injuries. 22-year-old Trac Quoc Khanh 22-year-old Trac Quoc Khanh is being treated at District 2 Hospital in HCM City after a traffic accident. He is suffering from blood clots inside the skull and had been transferred from Cho Ray Hospital to District 2 Hospital after urgent surgery. He has gained conscious but is still weak and half of his head is deformed. He is still fighting ulcer on his back and meningitis. Dr Luong Sy Duc said, "He's still young so we hope that he will recover soon to return to his family." Khanh's mother, Tran Thi Thanh, said their hope was diminishing day by day because of huge debts. "We work for hire for little income. After giving birth to Khanh and the second son in 2004, our responsibility was even heavier. In 2007, our youngest son was killed in a car accident," she said. "Khanh dropped out of school in 9th grade to help us." … [Read more...] about Poor couple desperate to save their injured son