The center said it received organs from Nguyen Xuan Hai, 37, who had an accident while on business trip in the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang’s Phu Quoc District. Understanding that the man can’t survive, his elder brother and his wife informed the hospital about their desire. The center has contacted with Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City which sent team of surgeons to take organs for four transplants To acknowledge his good deed, the Center and Cho Ray Hospital proposed Health Minister to award him commemorative certificate and medal for people health. By QUOC LAP - Translated by UYEN PHUONG … [Read more...] about Health institutes propose to award medal to man who donates organs
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HCMC to deploy quick response teams to combat noise pollution
After years of unresolved complaints, Ho Chi Minh City is going set up hotlines and quick response teams to combat the city’s growing noise pollution, said Nguyen Thi Thu, vice chair of the municipal People’s Committee recently. It’s unclear when the hotline will be up and running. Vietnam’s biggest city is notorious for its noise, with bars, restaurants, clubs and ordinary households blasting music and karaoke at full volume day and night. Complaints to local authorities often fall on death ears or end up in verbal warnings, a measure seen as too lenient because it has failed to turn down the city’s volume. Vietnam’s Environment Protection Law dictates that noises in residential areas cannot exceed 70dBA from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and 55dBA from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Individual offenders could be fined between VND1 million ($44) and VND160 million. Organizations could be fined double that amount for similar offences plus a suspension for three to … [Read more...] about HCMC to deploy quick response teams to combat noise pollution
Local health station struggles burden nat’l system
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s grassroots healthcare system is failing to win public trust, resulting in overcrowding at provincial-level hospitals and hampering efforts to ensure universal health coverage in the country. The Health Ministry and the World Health Organisation (WHO) discussed the problem in Hà Nội on Tuesday at their first meeting to discuss improving primary healthcare to gain universal health coverage (UHC). UHC means ensuring that all people can access essential quality health services without facing financial hardship. Phan Lê Thu Hằng, deputy general director of the planning and finance department under the health ministry, said that grassroots healthcare had always been the foundation for implementing primary healthcare nationwide. Việt Nam’s grassroots level healthcare network, including village, communal/ward/townlet and district/town health facilities, is closest to patients. These small, … [Read more...] about Local health station struggles burden nat’l system
HCMC tightens health insurance regulations
To ensure the planned spending, the city’s Social Insurance Agency will set up the cost estimate in all hospitals, advance, payment a well as tighten control of medical insurance spending for the year. For 2017, vice director of Social Insurance Agency Luu Thi Thanh Huyen said that the agency has signed medical insurance treatment contracts with 70 public infirmaries, 73 private facilities, 15 medical institutions of companies, and 145 medical centers in districts and communes. With nearly 6.6 million of medical insurance cards, HCMC planned to spend VND14,263 billion; however, in reality, it paid VND 16.372 billion. The cause of over-spending is many inpatients and improper prescription of expensive drug in treatment. Additionally, many patients go to different hospitals for treatment many times but they did not pay for tests ad medicine charges; according the vice director said that with the estimation of nearly VND10 trillion for the year, medical facilities must tighten … [Read more...] about HCMC tightens health insurance regulations
To your health: Orthopedic care for children
Dr. Andres Sosa. — Photo courtesy of Family Medical Practice Viet Nam News By Dr Andres Sosa* Humans are born with 270 bones. By the time we become adults, we only have 206 bones left because some of the bones join as we grow. Bones support and protect the organs in our body, produce blood cells, store minerals and allow our muscles and joints to move. Our bone is alive and can repair itself if it is broken, a slow process that usually takes three weeks. Bones can get larger and stronger with exercise and smaller and weaker if we do not exercise enough. Bones, muscles, ligaments, cartilages and joints together make us move, and movement is essential for life. All these elements work as a team called the “Musculoskeletal System”. Who is an orthopedic surgeon? Orthopedic surgeons are specialised doctors who treat musculoskeletal (bones, joints, ligaments or muscles) problems in adults and children. All orthopedic surgeons must finish six to … [Read more...] about To your health: Orthopedic care for children