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Social News 21/9
Swine
streptococcus kills one more man
One
more death because of swine streptococcus bacterium was reported in the
According
to the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, people
infected with swine streptococcus are at the risk of death but every year
medical clinics in the country admit hundreds cases.
Doctors
at the hospital said the 35 year old man from the Mekong delta
Before
being transferred to the
Doctors
of the city's hospital examined and confirmed the patient was shocked,
septicemia, meningitis and multiple organ failure because of swine
streptococcus bacterium; accordingly, despite doctors' concerted efforts to
save him, he died, said Dr. Nguyen Van Hao, head of the Intensive Unit of the
hospital.
According
to the patient's relative, the man might eat uncooked pig blood pudding. The
hospital announced this is the third deaths because of swine streptococcus
bacterium. Additionally, 7 others luckily escaped the death after receiving
treatment in the hospital.
The
The
To
avoid the swine bacterium, the Department of Preventive Medicine warned farms
to clean farms and wash hands and body with soap carefully after contact with
the animal. People should absolutely eat uncooked pig blood pudding or pig
products.
Cold
snap to bring heavy rains, flooding
A cold
snap will affect
Flash
floods and landslides are a possibility in ten mountainous provinces,
including Lang Son, Cao Bang,
Other
cities and provinces at risk of flooding are Ha Noi, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh and
Hai Phong.
Healthcare
receives $130 million injection
The
First Program Implementation Workshop in the framework of the EU-funded
Health Sector Policy Support Program Phase II (HSPSP 2) was held on September
18 by the EU Delegation to
The
workshop, co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Health, Associate Professor Pham
Le Tuan, and the Head of the Cooperation and Development Section of the EU
Delegation to
More
than 100 participants representing MoH, MoF, the State Treasury, Vietnam
Social Security, and the Ministry of Planning and Investment, as well as ten
targeted provinces and international development partners working in
The
major objectives were to familiarize stakeholders with the contents of the
Phase II Sector Reform Contract, disbursement criteria, and operational
modality. Based on the lessons learned from the implementation of the HSPSP
Phase I, provincial authorities were also advised on the priority actions and
programs for budgetary allocation under the Sector Reform Contract II.
HSPSP
2 will be funded by the EU with total capital of $130 million, of which $114
million will go directly to the budget of the MoH, $6.5 million will be in
complementary technical services provided through the European Union Health
Facility (EU-HF), and the remainder contributed by the “Health Professional
Education and Training Project (HPET)”, implemented by the World Bank. The
project focuses on ten provinces: Lai Chau, Son La, Dien Bien, Kon Tum, Gia
Lai, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Cao Bang, Yen Bai, and Dak Nong.
The
phase is expected to start from December and last for 78 months. It will be
divided into two periods. The first will be the implementation of the project
over 54 months and then a two-year period for evaluating and assessing
implementation.
The $114
million going to the MoH’s budget will be divided into $45.6 million in fixed
tranches and the remainder in variable tranches, the value of which will be
assessed by eight indicators. These indicators mostly focus on assistance to
the poor, infants, and pregnant women.
“After
evaluating the first phase, we will adapt most indicators due to the efforts
of the MoH, other ministries, and provincial authorities,” Deputy Minister
Tuan said. “The variable tranches will promote the initiatives of provincial authorities
in assigning specific staff for implementing the project.”
The EU
Health Facility was established by the EU Delegation to support stakeholders
in achieving targets defined in the HSPSP 2 in
Russian
Social Institute seeks enhanced ties with
The
President of the Russian Social Institute, Alexander Bretralov has expressed
wish to enhance cooperation with the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF).
At a
meeting with the VFF Vice President and Secretary General Vu Trong Kim in
The
VFF Vice President, who is in
He
suggested the first potential issue for cooperation should be the
re-organisation of Vietnamese workers in
The
Vietnamese delegation, led by Kim, joined representatives from civilian
organisations in 72 countries at the AICESIS General Assembly in Moscow from
September 17-18.
The
AICESIS was formed in 1999 with the aim of facilitating the sharing of
experience for peace, security, democracy and human rights. The organisation
also helps with the foundation of economic and social councils all over the
world.
Statue
of President Ho Chi Minh inaugurated in Mexico
A
statue of President Ho Chi Minh was inaugurated at the Vietnamese Embassy’s
headquarters in
Addressing
the inaugural ceremony, Ambassador Le Linh Lan described the construction of
the statue as a practical action to pay homage to the late President,
particularly in 2015 when the nation celebrates the 70th anniversary of the
August Revolution and National Day, and the 40th anniversary of diplomatic
ties with
The diplomat
called on the Vietnamese community in
Earlier,
a statue capturing President Ho Chi Minh working in the Presidential Palace
was placed in a park in
According
to Vice Director of the centre Tran Anh Tuan, the need for skilled workers
and staff accounts for 62.4 percent of the total demand.
Around
one quarter of the available jobs are in marketing-sale, while 17.35 percent
are in the service sector, he said, adding that transport, import-export, IT,
tourism-restaurant-hotel, and real estate sectors also have great demand.
Local
businesses are paying attention to perfecting their staff in preparation for
the accelerating integration process, particularly with the establishment of
the ASEAN Economic Community at the end of this year, according to the
centre.
National
employment programme reviewed
About
800 job fairs have been organised nationwide since 2011, through which
approximately 8 million job seekers were provided with consultation and job
vacancies and 3 million of them actually found employment as a result.
The
information was revealed at a conference to review the National Target
Programme on Employment and Vocational Training in the 2012-2015 period held
in the central
As of
2015, the programme has accomplished the goal of raising the ratio of workers
recruited via job placement centres to 37.89 percent, said Doan Mau Diep,
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs.
However,
the number of labourers benefiting from job-creating loans provided by the
National Employment Fund in the period only reached 57 percent of the plan’s
goal of 700,000-800,000, he added.
At the
conference, representatives also discussed issues related to the labour
market and employment that are likely to arise when
The
formation of the ASEAN Community is expected to create a free flow of skilled
labourers in the region, which will pose certain challenges to the Vietnamese
workforce which is lagging behind many regional countries in terms of
professional skills.
Orientations
for labour market development and unemployment insurance in the 2016-2020
period were also tabled for discussion.-
ASEAN
Youth Forum wraps up in HCM City
The
ASEAN Youth Forum 2015 concluded in the city on September 18 by an art
programme featuring cultural performances by participating ASEAN countries and
the announcement of the forum’s joint message.
A
series of in-depth discussions throughout the forum contributed to enhancing
solidarity and mutual understanding, particularly in terms of culture and
history, among ASEAN member states.
In the
joint message, the forum recognised ASEAN cultural identities as a foundation
for common interests of the Southeast Asian region and expressed an ambition
to achieve an integrated ASEAN community with “One vision, One identity, One
community”.
Youth
attendees affirmed their responsibility for fostering activities connecting
people and raising awareness of ASEAN cultural identities among young people.
They
also agreed to preserve and promote the values of ASEAN cultural heritages by
improving youth awareness of the region and its history, cultural diversity
and religions.
The
three-day forum, hosted by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s municipal
chapter, brought together 36 delegates from seven ASEAN member states,
including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Lao
Cai launches 7th bridge crossing Red River
The
People’s Committee of the northern mountainous Lao Cai province on September
18 held a ceremony to inaugurate the Giang Dong bridge connecting Nam Cuong
and Van Hoa communes of Lao Cai city, the seventh bridge crossing
The
bridge of six spans, 498 metres in length and 14 metres in width, was
constructed with a total investment of 360 billion VND (16.3 million USD).
The
project, completed three months ahead of schedule, is one of the seven
infrastructure projects to celebrate the 15th provincial Party Congress for
the 2015-2020 tenure.
Speaking
at the ceremony, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Vinh
praised joint efforts by Lao Cai city’s authority, investor, contractors and
involved parties in ensuring the project’s safety and progress.
He
hoped that the bridge will serve as a catalyst for the socio-economic
development of the city and the province.
Vice
President Doan meets Lao students
Vice
President Nguyen Thi Doan on September 18 met 40 Lao students representing
more than 9,000 Lao students studying at 150 universities and academies in
The
Vice President hailed the academic achievements by Lao students and hoped them
strive for even better results in order to serve the building of a strong and
prosperous
She
advised Lao students to improve their knowledge and foreign language skills
to be capable of competing in the international environment in the context of
the formation of the ASEAN Community at the end of 2015.
The
Vice President asked the Ministry of Education and Training as well as
universities and lecturers to create the best possible favourable conditions
for Lao students.
On the
occasion, the Vice President also presented 100 million VND (4,545 USD) to
the Lao Embassy’s Study Promotion Fund.
12
bodies recovered from fishing boat exploding off southern
The
bodies of 12 deceased fishermen along with three survivors have been taken to
the mainland after a fatal blast shattered a fishing boat off a province in
southern
The
Vung Tau Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (Vungtau MRCC) on September 19
afternoon brought ashore the bodies and the survivors of a fishing boat
explosion which happened on Septembr 16 off Con Dao Island of Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Province, some 120 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City.
Three
has remained missing so far.
According
to the survivors’ accounts, a fishing vessel numbered BV 9799TS was heading
toward the shore on September 15 when its engine failed.
At
midnight, the engine resumed operation.
The
boat captain ordered Tran Van Khoa, Nguyen Van Dien, and another man named
Doan, who made it through the ordeal, to raise the anchor so the boat could
continue its itinerary.
These
three survivors recounted they then heard the others on board yelling they
had smelled leaking gas.
Out of
a sudden, there was a deafening bang, followed by two others.
The
explosions tossed everyone aboard into the sea.
The
survivors added they then spotted a crew member named Linh, who was in flames
all over, jumping into the water before completely disappearing.
They
also pulled five others, who were critically injured, so that they could hang
onto a fishing net afloat.
These
five wounded crew members loosened their grip and gave up one by one out of
exhaustion by Wednesday morning.
At
6:00 pm the same day, Khoa – one of the survivors – saw a fishing vessel from
afar and summoned all his remaining might to swim toward it.
The
boat scooped him up to safety while another fishing boat also came to Dien
and Doan’s rescue.
Receiving
distress calls, the Vungtau MRCC immediately launched concerted search and
rescue efforts, which were joined by the owner of the distressed boat.
On
September 19, the bodies of the 12 deceased crew members were retrieved.
They
were handed to their grieving relatives on Saturday, except for one that is
on the way to shore today.
Search
is ongoing for the three missing crew members.
Luong
Truong Phi, vice director of the Vungtau MRCC, said the three survivors,
though remaining distraught, are in stable health conditions.
Khoa,
45, is still overwhelmed and grieving over the loss of his son and younger
brother in the blast.
Nguyen
Xuan Sang, head of the Vietnam Maritime Administration, affirmed that based
on the survivors’ accounts and preliminary investigation results, the
accident was triggered by a gas explosion aboard.
Around
the time of the accident, the sea was gusty, hampering search and rescue
efforts.
Le Thi
Beo, 62, who lives in the Mekong Delta
Her
62-year-old husband remains lost at sea.
She
added out of the 14 fishermen hailing from her commune who were on the boat,
nine are dead and another three are missing.
Its
youth traffic safety month in HCM City
More
than 2,000 young adults kicked off an action month to spread the safe driving
message on September 19— pledging to make this the safest month ever in
Throughout
the month, youth will be sponsoring activities to raise awareness about how
to keep young drivers and passengers safe on city streets and the importance
of wearing safety helmets.
At the
event, representatives of five Departments of Education and Training in the
southern region signed commitments with the Ministry of Education and Training
to implement goals to ensure traffic safety.
In
addition, Honda Vietnam distributed free of charge more than 2,000 helmets
for city youth at the ceremony.
According
to statistics of the Ministry of Health, each year 1,900 children are killed
in traffic accidents across the country, accounting for 24-26% of total
children deaths.
Fair
promotes
The
annual Vietnam International Fashion Fair is running in
The
five-day fair was organised by the Vietnam National Textile & Garment
Group and Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association in co-operation with the
Vietnam Leather & Footwear Association.
The
organisers hope the fair will help local garment companies develop new
partnerships and promote sales at home and abroad.
The
event has attracted 100 Vietnamese garment companies with 200 stalls
presenting their latest garments, footwear and accessories.
Leading
garment makers have presented high-quality products at seven fashion shows.
The
opening day saw the latest casual wear collections made of cotton, chiffon
and wool for Viet Tien brands VIETTIEN KIDs and T-UP for women.
The
Garment Company No 28 showed its luxury brand Belluni collection at the
nightly show on the catwalk. It offers suits for businessmen made of natural
fabrics like cotton, cottonspun and bamboo/silk.
Other
collections from Nguyen Dung, Phong Phu, Len Ha Noi and Tokuni will be shown
on following days. They will showcase pyjamas and casual clothes, using the
latest materials, techniques and design technologies.
Several
activities for young designers, including a design contest and fabric
painting designs, are scheduled as well.
Inspectors from
Ministry directs dengue fever prevention in Dong Nai Province
An
inspection team from the Ministry of Health led by Deputy Health Minister
Nguyen Thanh Long yesterday arrived in the southern
It is
reported 30,000 dengue fever infection cases in 50 cities and provinces
across the country in the middle of September. Amongst them, the southern
provinces of Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Long An and Ho Chi Minh
City are leading with most cases of infection and deaths. The disease killed
18 people. General hospitals in provinces are overloaded with more
hospitalized patients and the number of dengue fever spiraled every day.
Dr.
Huynh Minh Hoan, director of the Department of Health in Dong Nai said ath
since the beginning of the year, the province recorded over 4,500 cases of
infections, an increase of 1.6 times compared to the same period last year.
Currently, 9 out of 11 districts in province have reported outbreaks of
dengue fever.
Arriving
at residential blocks in No.4 in Trang Dai Ward of Bien Hoa City in Dong Nai,
Deputy health minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that inhabitants are negligent
in dengue fever prevention. People's awareness of preventing the disease is
poor as they do not cover water container and waster such as boxes and
bottles containing water thrown around the houses which offer good condition
for mosquitoes to lay eggs.
Mr.
Long said that all local governments and the health sector in Dong Nai must
be more determined in prevention. In September, Dong Nai must spray chemicals
to kill mosquitoes and organize movement to destroy water containers.
Hand,
foot and mouth disease possibly spread in schools
It is
likely that the hand-foot-and mouth disease spread in schools, the Department
of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health yesterday issued a
warning on the disease.
As per
the warning, to limit the risk of contracting the disease in schools, the
Department said that school management board should increase information of
prevention to teaching staffs, parents and students.
Parents
are advised to practice good hygiene, including hand washing, to lower the
risk of getting sick. Teachers should instruct pupils how to wash their hands
thoroughly with soaps before eating and after using toilets.
The
infections of hand-foot and mouth disease usually increase from March to May
and from September to December.
Eight
provinces collect health insurance for 15 months
Vietnam
Social Insurance said schools in only eight localities have so far collected
health insurance premiums from students for a 15-month period.
The
agency revealed the number after the public had voiced concern over an
increase in health insurance premiums for students in the 2015-2016 academic
year.
At a
conference on health insurance for students in
However,
the authorities of HCMC have told schools to collect health insurance
premiums from students every six months or every 12 months.
Son
said the 2015-2016 school year is the first year the revised law on health
insurance has come into force with two basic changes, including a premium
increase from 3% to 4.5% of the minimum wage for students.
He
said the insurance premium is VND51,000 (US$2.67) per month or VND612,000 per
year. With the Government covering 30% of it, each student will have to pay
over VND430,000 for such health insurance.
However,
the law regulates that the insurance is mandated to last one calendar year
and the new school year starts in September, so students have been asked to
buy insurance for the final three months of this year and the whole 2016 in
some localities.
Tran
Dinh Lieu, head of Vietnam Social Insurance Collection Board, said the agency
has suggested the ministries of health and finance regulate the health
insurance premium collection from students every three, six months or 12
months.
Nguyen
Thi Minh Thu, Deputy Minister of Finance and general director of Vietnam
Social Insurance, said the health insurance for students is essential.
In
other countries, students have to pay for health insurance when they start to
go to school and the premiums are very high.
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