Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The community-based health care and first aid project has helped improve health and self-recovery ability of the poor and vulnerable people in Ba Thuoc district, central Thanh Hoa province, according to the Vietnam Red Cross. The project, sponsored by the European Union, has been implemented from 2013-2015 in Ban Cong, Ai Thuong, Thiet Ong, Luong Trung and Dien Ha communes to improve the capability of instructors and volunteers on health care, disease prevention, first aid, and public awareness campaigns. The project organised two training courses equipping 29 people with expertise on community-based health care, skills on health education communication, malnutrition and disease prevention. It also trained 100 volunteers in five communes on health care communication and disease prevention and skills on first aid. Around 800 local residents in areas prone to causalities were equipped with first aid skills for downing, broken arms and legs, bleeding, fever and … [Read more...] about Bản in : Community-based health care, first aid project benefits the poor
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HCM City acts to improve communal-level health care
Viet Nam News HCM CITY - Nguyễn Đức Huỳnh, a 32-year-old patient from HCM City who suffers from chronic kidney failure, is no longer worried about travelling a long distance to the district hospital early in the morning to receive hemodialysis, a treatment for the disease. Local patients like Huỳnh can now enjoy high-quality health check-ups at Bình Chiểu Ward medical station, thanks to a pilot project to strengthen communal-level medical facilities launched by the city's Thủ Đức Hospital in July. "I often had to get up as early as 4:30am so that I could arrive at Thủ Đức Hospital in time for treatment" he said, adding that he went there three times a week. " The service helped save time and money travelling to the district hospital," he said, having been diagnosed with the disease in 2008. Quách Thị Hoài, a resident from Thủ Đức District, said she felt secure with the service at Hiệp Bình Chánh Ward medical station as it was equipped with advanced equipment and medical staff from … [Read more...] about HCM City acts to improve communal-level health care
A community-based health emergency response drill run in Hanoi
The Hanoitimes - The Health Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) held a community-based health emergency response drill on August 14 in Hanoi to strengthen its performance. Deputy Director of the MoH’s Preventive Medicine Administration Dang Quang Tan stressed the need to be well-prepared for community health emergencies, particularly in the context of increasing emerging diseases and pandemics in the world such as Ebola and Mers-CoV. Vietnam needs to develop specific Incident Action Plans (IAP), Tan underscored. Participating in the drill were representatives from the EOC, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the drill, the national emergency was developed at four levels, each with five response teams responsible for supervision and prevention, treatment, communications, … [Read more...] about A community-based health emergency response drill run in Hanoi
Call for int’l help in health planning
HA NOI — Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu has called on the international community for further technical and financial support to help Viet Nam realise the 5-year health plan for the 2011-15 at the Health Partnership Group Meeting yesterday in Ha Noi. "Viet Nam's health sector faces challenges including a large disparity in the quality of health treatment between regions, especially the preventive medicine system," stressed Trieu. Shortages of human and financial resources are obstacles that need to be tackled to achieve an efficient health care service in the future," added Trieu. Trieu suggested that the five years health plan would focus activities on priority areas such as the consolidation of the health care network; preventive health and enhanced national targeted programmes; improvements in health examinations and treatment; population and family planning and reproductive health activities; and human resources development. At the event, HPG Meeting co-chairman and … [Read more...] about Call for int’l help in health planning
Insurance key to new health plan
Insurance key to new health plan (30-06-2009) by Thanh Hai Doctors take care of a patient after surgery. A pilot programme to boost medical services will be held in 10 State hospitals in Ha Noi, Thua Thien Hue and HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Dong HA NOI — The health sector plans to boost medical services in the country by encouraging members of the public to take out insurance policies. The programme entitled "Improving Health Care Quality for the Satisfaction of Insured Patients," is the first step in the Government's plan to have every person in the country take out health cover. The programme is being piloted in 10 State hospitals in Ha Noi, Thua Thien Hue and HCM City. They plan to boost staff levels and medical facilities, enlarge waiting rooms and increase the number of patients examined. To improve efficiency, patients will be able to make on-line or telephone appointments. Meanwhile, fee levels were still being looked into over the weekend. The results … [Read more...] about Insurance key to new health plan