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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Young patients and their families will benefit from the Healthy Lung programme, AstraZeneca ’s initiative to improve respiratory disease management in Vietnam. The Healthy Lung programme aims to improve the quality of outpatient management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in nine Asian countries. Vietnam is among the first countries to implement this programme in 2017 under the guidance of MSA. During the second phase from 2020–23, the programme expanded to more fields of lung cancer and pediatric care with the participation of four partners (the Vietnam Lung Association, Vietnam Respiratory Association, Ho Chi Minh Association of Asthma, Allergy & Clinical Immunology and Vietnam Pediatrics Association) and five leading oncology hospitals (K Hospital, HCM Oncology Hospital, Da Nang Oncology Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital and Hanoi Oncology Hospital). The programme was announced by the … [Read more...] about Healthy Lung programme expands to improve pediatric care in Vietnam

Issues such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, and the degradation of lands and oceans are threats to humans and the life on Earth in general, according to organizers. In response to these threats and as part of the Green Deal,  in 2020 the European Commission proposed ambitious E.U. actions and commitments to transform food systems (the Farm to Fork Strategy) into global standards for competitive sustainability, the protection of human and planetary health, as well as the livelihoods of all actors in the food value chain. The main purpose of this technical workshop is to provide a platform to experts from the E.U. and ASEAN countries to discuss and identify where and how E.U.-ASEAN cooperation could be reinforced and coordinated, targeting sustainability and resilience of food systems. Themed “Dialogues on Sustainable Food Systems: from production to consumption,” discussions will cover the following main topics: Dialogue on Soil health and innovation; Dialogue on … [Read more...] about E.U.-ASEAN workshop to focus on sustainable food

So far, military units and localities of Military Region 2 have mobilized nearly 750 people including active-duty troops, militia force and other forces, as well as vehicles and equipment to support flood-hit people, moving them to safer areas, cleaning the environment and more. * According to the Search and Rescue Department under the General Staff, on July 28, the Military Region 5 Command continued to direct Economic-Defense Unit 206 and Search and Collection Team K53 of the Kon Tum provincial Military Command to support Lao people to overcome the aftermath of the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Attapeu province. Additionally, the support missions spent over VND 550 million on food and clothes for the Lao victims, coordinated with the Attapeu provincial Military Command to provide free health checkups and medicines for over 350 participating people and present 1,700 sets of clothes to the victims. Translated by Minh Anh … [Read more...] about Military units actively help natural disaster victims

The number of young people catching HIV has seen an upward trend recently, with 50% of new cases being under the age of 29. Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan addresses the meeting This information was released by Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan at a meeting held in the northern province of Bac Ninh on November 26 in response to the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control and the World AIDS Day which will take place on December 1. Minister Lan revealed that as of October 18, the country has recorded a total of 220,580 HIV carriers nationwide, including 112,368 fatalities. During the 2017 to 2019 period, there were roughly 10,000 new HIV cases each year. However, from 2019 the country has recorded more than 13,000 HIV patients each year. Most notably, the minister stressed that HIV is in the process of changing from its blood-borne form to a sexually-transmitted form. People found to be infected with HIV are mainly in the young age group and … [Read more...] about HIV infections rise among people under 29

An additional 427 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Saturday in Vietnam, raising the national tally to over 11.51 million, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo According to the ministry's report, the national caseload has so far increased to 11,514,174. On November 26, an additional 208 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 10.60 million. On Saturday evening, no deaths from Covid-19 were recorded, the country's total fatalities stayed at 43,170, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections. By November 26, the country had injected nearly 264 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines. A recent survey found out that about 85% of healthcare workers develop clinical symptoms after contracting Covid-19, with men having more symptoms than women. Phan Nhat Khanh, Deputy Director of the Hospital for Rehabilitation - Treatment of Occupational Diseases, said the study was … [Read more...] about Additional 427 new Covid-19 infections confirmed on Saturday