Dr. Thuong said that 24 medical centers piloting the model are centers in crowded districts where workers reside but just having few infirmaries. These centers will provide healthcare services to laborers as well as help reduce pressure on big hospitals. These centers will provide first aid and emergency treatment, treatment for health insurance card holders; receiving test results transferring from big hospitals, traditional medicine. Additionally, these centers will treat special patients at homes and supply medications as prescriptions and provide basic healthcare services. Moreover, medical workers in these centers will inject vaccine according to the National Expanded Immunization Program, keep track on diseases and locations which are vulnerable for diseases, manage patients living with tuberculosis, HIV, mental diseases and sifting non-communicable patients. Along with opening medical centers in districts offering family medicine services, the Department encouraged … [Read more...] about HCMC to pilot 24 district medical centers offering family medicine services
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Chemist turns herbs into precious medicine
VietNamNet Bridge - Ba Thị Cham, MA, a female scientist, has created 20 health care products, seven of which have been transferred to enterprises. All of them are synthesized from herbs. Cham has created 20 healthcare products from herbs The researcher at the Chemistry Institute of the Vietnam Academy of Science & Technology, decided to study herbs because she believes that it is better for people to use natural compounds than compounds from chemical synthesis. In the process of evolution, the human body produced suitable enzymes which can digest the active ingredients that exist in nature. The researcher at the Chemistry Institute of the Vietnam Academy of Science & Technology, decided to study herbs because she believes that it is better for people to use natural compounds than compounds from chemical synthesis. The first product Cham introduced was a slimming pill made of extracts from kinds of leaves. The product helps reduce body fat and … [Read more...] about Chemist turns herbs into precious medicine
Growing medicinal plants brings big profits
In 2009, farmer Bùi Văn Chung in northern Nam Định Province’s Hải Quang Commune made the difficult decision to chop down ornamental trees to grow đinh lăng (Polyscias fruticose), a medicinal plant species. The 10ha herbal farm of DK Natural Product Company in Thái Nguyên Province brings profits of more than VNĐ200 million (US$8,800) per hectare to its farmers. – VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Nguyên That year, a pharmaceutical company came to Nam Định to carry out a survey on land and water quality for constructing a clean and safe herbal medicine plantation. The company provided guidance for local farmers on how to cultivate the plant and pledged to buy all the products if the farmers could grow đinh lăng following standards. Chung was among the farmers who were pioneers in implementing the cultivation. “If you want to grow đinh lăng effectively, what you need is to choose … [Read more...] about Growing medicinal plants brings big profits
$43,823 scholarships to be granted to needy medicine students
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Sai Gon Giai Phong reporter Pham Truong said that the fund organizer found out more about each students’ family and studying condition who will receive the scholarship. Only students who come from poverty-line families but try their best in learning are eligible for the scholarship. This year, 50 annual scholarships will be granted to poor medicine students each worth VND6 million ($262.9). Moreover, Dr. Ta Trung Quoc’s wife will provide 60 all-course scholarships each worth VND6 million; 20 other scholarships funded by Sai Gon Construction Company each worth VND6 million. Especially, Ngoc Minh Clinic will give 10 full scholarships each worth VND25 million and one supporting scholarship worth VND10 million. The scholarship-giving ceremony will be organized on May 10 in Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper’s hall. The scholarship has helped hundreds of needy medical students to complete their studies.By KIEU PHAN – Translated by UYEN PHUONG … [Read more...] about $43,823 scholarships to be granted to needy medicine students
Woman miscarries after receiving wrong medicine
Three pregnant women in the southern province of Tiền Giang and another from Bạc Liêu Province were given incorrect medicine, and one of them miscarried soon after.— Photo vtv24 TIỀN GIANG — Three pregnant women in the southernprovince ofTiền Giang and another fromBạc Liêu Province were given incorrect medicine, and one of them miscarried soon after. Director of Tiền Giang Province Health Department Trần Thanh Thảo yesterday confirmed that the three pregnant women received medical examinations at Tân Phước District Healthcare Centre early last month and were informed that they were at risk of losing the pregnancies. They were prescribed Miprotone, a kind of medicine used to strengthen fetal health. But medical workers in the pharmacy and obstetric departments of the district healthcare centre accidentally gave … [Read more...] about Woman miscarries after receiving wrong medicine