Social News
9/4
Robotics, high-tech treatment improves medical care in VN
High-tech
treatments have become an efficient coworker for doctors in diagnosis and
treatment in Việt
Speaking
at the opening ceremony of the hospital’s annual scientific conference, Hưng
said that progress in treating disease had had a significant improvement on
the survival rates and the quality of patients’ life.
The
hospital has been a pioneer in Việt
Through
a magnified 3D high-definition vision system, surgeons can direct the robot’s
hands to bend and rotate 540 degrees, far more than a human hand can.
Dr
Vũ Lê Chuyên, chairman of the Việt Nam Urology and Nephrology Association,
said that 87 patients with prostrate cancer have had surgery with robots
assisting since 2016, the year the hospital began using robots for
surgery.
Within
one year after implementation, nearly 300 patients had benefited from robotic
surgery.
Moreover,
many advanced techniques in endovascular intervention, plastic surgery, and
endoscopy have been applied in many hospitals nationwide, including
“Applying
advanced techniques to improve diagnosis and treatment should be done now and
in the future,” Hưng said.
Hưng
said that scientific and technological progress had helped doctors and
experts in the health sector exchange the latest medical knowledge with local
and overseas medical staff.
As
many as 106 presentations were given at the conference, including topics
related to urological problems, men’s diseases, emergency aid, cancer, and
the latest techniques in imaging diagnosis, anaesthetics and recovery.
Co-operatives, clean farming methods help farmers raise the
bar
A dragon
fruit farm in
More
and more farmers in Việt
In
places like Tiền Giang and Đồng Tháp provinces there are many agricultural
co-operatives that comply with VietGap standards and sell their produce to
exporters like Vina T&T.
For
example, all 28 large dragon fruit farmers in Tiền Giang are members of
co-operatives on whose instructions they use clean farming methods and avoid
certain chemicals.
They
sell their entire output to export companies and not to traders. They thus
have a reliable buyer whereas selling to traders often leaves them at their
mercy.
The
co-operatives schedule the cultivation and harvest of its members to ensure
the harvest is spread throughout the year to ensure supply and thus prices do
not fluctuate.
Huỳnh
Văn Quyền, a dragon fruit farmer said: “I have been working with the local
co-operative and Vina T&T for around five years. I have been learning a
lot from other farmers and the co-operative staff, who are very helpful and
clear in their instructions. My fruit output, quality and income also saw
great improvements.”
Vina
T&T and the co-operatives it works with assign area codes for each farmer
as required by the
The
dragon fruits are also exported to markets like
Since
the co-operatives work closely with their farmers, the product quality is
consistent throughout the entire province, making it easier to export.
Longan
farmers in Đồng Tháp are also instructed by their co-operative and Vina T&T
not to use chemicals to match international standards, which greatly boosts
the quality of their fruit.
Lê
Thành Lộc, a longan farmer in Đồng Tháp’s Châu Thành District, said: “Earlier
Châu Thành farmers would use their own individual methods without caring much
for clean farming, so our output was not that high and some were even
affected by plant diseases. After working with a farming expert, Dr Nguyễn
Đăng Nghĩa, locals have realised the importance of clean farming and changed
their ways.”
Overall,
farmers improve quality and output when they join co-operatives and adopt
clean farming practices, according to insiders.
In
the past they would follow their instincts or simply copy from others, some
switching between crops regularly depending on what is popular at the time.
Now
more and more farmers around the country have greater awareness and are
seeing the big picture, realising the benefits of organised work, clean
farming and export.
New health insurance appraising system to be operated
A new health
insurance appraisal system will be operated on a pilot basis in five cities
and two provinces from May to September this year.- Photo tapchitaichinh.vn
A
new health insurance appraisal system will be operated on a pilot basis in
five cities and two provinces from May to September this year.
The
information was revealed by deputy director of the Vietnam Social Security
(VSS) Phạm Lương Sơn in a conference on health insurance held in Hà Nội.
The
cities and provinces are Hà Nội, HCM City, Hải Phòng, Đà Nẵng, Cần Thơ, Nghệ
An and Thanh Hóa.
Sơn
said that the Law on Health Insurance regulated that social security agencies
are responsible for appraising work and for appraisal results.
The
appraisal results are the legal foundation for social security agencies to
pay for medical examination and treatment expenses with health insurance. It
is also the foundation to assess medical services’ quality and protect residents’
rights.
However,
said Sơn, the number of people buying health insurance had greatly increased
and their rights were growing larger, making appraisal work more difficult.
"A
change in appraisal work is needed to inspect the health insurance
fund," he said.
Since
2011, to meet changes in health insurance policies, which were regulated in
the Law on Health Insurance 2008 and the amended Law on Health Insurance
2014, the Vietnam Social Security issued procedures to appraise health
insurance in 2011 and 2015.
The
problem, Sơn said, was while the number of health insurance documents waiting
for payment had increased sharply, the VSS had not hired enough new workers
to keep up.
For
instance, about 130 million documents were awaiting payment in 2015 to the
tune of of VNĐ50 trillion (US$2.2 billion). The number reached nearly 170
million documents and nearly VNĐ90 trillion ($3.9 billion) last year.
The
VS estimated that to appraise 30 per cent of the total documents, each worker
would have to work on about 63,000 documents per year.
To
improve the difficulties, since the end of 2016, the VSS connected the data
of all health insurance agencies and conducted electronic appraising nationwide,
with some success.
With
more than 80 million people buying health insurance and hundreds of millions
of documents needing appraising every year, a safe, scientific and effective
management system was really needed, said Sơn.
Thus
after collecting ideas from experts from different localities, the new system
was completed and would run as a trial from May to September.
Modified-release paracetamol products to be suspended
The Drug
Management Administration under Ministry of Health has asked provincial
health departments to provide information on the safety of modified-release
paracetamol products. - Photo baotintuc.vn
The
Drug Management Administration under Ministry of Health has asked provincial
health departments to provide information on the safety of modified-release
paracetamol products.
According
to MoH, Tylenol 8 hour produced by the firm Janssen Cilag is the only modified-release
paracetamol product granted a circulation permit in Việt
In
March, the administration temporarily suspended modified-release paracetamol
products from circulation and asked medical facilities to monitor adverse
reactions to those products.
Salt prices hit 10-year high
The price
of salt in
The
price of salt in
In
recent years, the price of salt was just VNĐ500-700 per kilo, and only VNĐ300
in 2015, according to Nguyễn Thị Diễm, a salt maker in Bảo Thuận Commune in
Ba Tri District.
Diễm
and 1,500 other salt farming households are mostly located in Ba Tri and Bình
Đại districts.
“Although
this year’s weather hasn’t been good, I’ve earned a big profit,” said Diễm,
who sold more than 50 tonnes of salt from her one-hectare field.
Trần
Quốc Khánh, head of Ba Tri District’s Agriculture and Rural Development
Sub-department, said that for the last few months, unseasonable rain had
reduced the supply of salt and increased prices.
More
than 20,000 tonnes of salt in the storehouse had sold out, Khánh said.
However,
he said that he was worried that salt making would not bring a stable life
for farmers because it would depend on the weather and the needs of fish
farmers and dried-fish makers.
“Salt
farming in the province in the future could become worse because farmers are
not applying modern technology,” he said.
Provincial
authorities want to reduce salt farming and develop wind electronic projects,
and have encouraged salt farmers to turn to aquaculture. But many farmers
have not listened.
Total
salt cultivation area in the province for the 2017-2018 crop is 1,500
hectares, down 110 ha compared to the previous crop, with a production of
70,000 tonnes, according to
By
2020, the area is expected to comprise only 200 hectares, which will likely
be used for aquaculture cultivation.
Nghệ An fishing boat and crew rescued
After eight
hours drifting at sea, at 5am yesterday a fishing boat and its seven crew
members were rescued by Nghệ An Province Border Guard.– Photo antt.vn
After
eight hours drifting at sea, at 5am yesterday a fishing boat and its seven crew
members were rescued by Nghệ An Province Border Guard.
The
boat, captained by Nghệ An-based Lê Văn Hoà, experienced engine failure on
Saturday, after which a northeast monsoon hit, bringing heavy rains and high
winds. Captain Hoà then sent out a distress signal.
Receiving
the signal a ship was mobilised to rescue the fishing boat and its crew.
Kiên Giang tourism sees numbers improve in first quarter
Tourists
explores the beauty of
Of
the figure, there were 173,000 international tourists, a rise of 5.9 per cent
year-on-year.
Tourism
is expected to become the province’s key sector, according to Mai Văn Huỳnh,
deputy chairman of the province’s People’s Committee.
Authorities
are pouring more money into investment, infrastructure and human resource
training for the tourism sector.
Thanks
to favourable conditions for investors, the province has the largest number
of tourism projects in the Mekong Delta.
Phú
Quốc is the top place in attracting investment, Huỳnh said.
The
province has called for investment in entertainment centres, shopping malls,
transport services and sea-going trips for this area.
Nam
Du Archipelago,
This
recognition will help build the area’s brand, attract more investment and
open new ecotourism sites.
Võ
Văn Sáu, deputy director of the province’s Department of Tourism, said the
province was calling for investment in 14 projects in the tourism sector with
a total cost of VNĐ4.2 trillion (US$183 million).
Paediatric assn to provide guidance on infant skincare
The
Việt Nam Paediatric Association plans to issue a guidebook to parents and
health staff on skincare and proper sleep habits for babies.
Dr
Nguyễn Gia Khánh, chairman of the association, said that pediatric experts
had consulted staff at the Asia-Pacific Paediatric Sleep Alliance and
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, a nonprofit
group that promotes the health of women and newborns.
Based
on the consultations, the book will describe the importance of proper
skincare in protecting babies from disease and developing their sense and
nerve systems.
In
tropical countries like Việt
Protection
from the sun is needed, but limited exposure to the sun can also stimulate
the production of vitamin D, which can prevent rickets and other illnesses.
“It
is very important to take care of babies’ skin in their first months,
especially premature babies. Their skin needs careful care, just as an adult
does,” Khánh said, adding that healthy skin can promote good sleep as well.
Cần Thơ, Hà Giang province promote tourism cooperation
A
performance featuring the culture of the northeastern
Officials
from Hà Giang Province met with their counterparts in Cần Thơ City in the Cửu
Long (
Speaking
at the conference, Nguyễn Văn Sơn, chairman of the Hà Giang Province’s
People’s Committee, said that most tourists in Hà Giang are interested in
natural landscapes, cuisine, festivals and the diverse cultures of its 19
ethnic groups.
The
“Colours of Hà Giang Province” conference was attended by representatives of
the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism, Việt Nam Tourism
Association, and the Mekong Delta Tourism Association, as well as many
officials of delta provinces.
In
the first quarter of this year, the province welcomed 270,000 tourists,
including 60,000 international tourists.
Total
revenue from tourism was more than VNĐ226 billion (US$9.9 million), an
increase of 17 per cent year-on-year.
By
2020, Hà Giang targets having tourism as one of its key economic sectors. In
recent years, the province has created favourable conditions to attract
investment, and has reformed administrative procedures in the tourism sector.
The
number of tourists from the Mekong Delta region to Hà Giang has increased
significantly in recent years. More than 400,000 tourists from the southern
region visited the province last year.
However,
Sơn said that Hà Giang had yet to meet its tourism potential.
Lê
Văn Tâm, vice chairman of the Cần Thơ City’s People’s Committee, said the
city would be willing to work with Hà Giang Province to promote tourism in
the mountainous province.
Free X-rays
for people at high risk of contracting TB are provided by a project
administered by the HCM City Public Health Association withIMPACT
The
HCM City Department of Health has instructed health officials in all
districts to visit households with patients who are at a high risk of
contracting TB and offer testing and treatment, Nguyễn Hữu Hưng, deputy head
of the department, said at a conference held on Friday in the city.
As
part of the national strategy on TB prevention, the conference reviewed the
last two years of TB prevention and detection activities in
The
city aims to have only 20 patients with TB per 100,000 people by 2030,
according to Hưng.
Over
the last two years, 16,500 new incidences of TB were detected each year in
More
public-private partnerships on TB detection should be established, he said,
adding that private health clinics should be assisted in obtaining vital
equipment for TB patients.
To
reduce the number of patients who give up on treatment and to avoid drug
resistance, more private health clinics should be given assistance in
obtaining equipment and medicine, Hưng said.
Dr
Nguyễn Hữu Lân, head of
The
city now has 14 Gene X-Pert machines which can rapidly diagnose TB at a 90
per cent accuracy rate.
Lân
said that investment, however, was still low for TB research and prevention
as well as treatment.
He
said the government should spend more money, and that co-operation between
the TB prevention programme and one on HIV/AIDS prevention should be
strengthened.
1 killed, another injured in coal mine accident
Rescue
officials at a coal mine. Photo for illustrative purpose only. - Photo
tienphong.vn
One
worker was killed and another was injured in an accident at a coal mine in
the northern coastal
The
deceased was identified as Đoàn Văn Sỹ, 26, from
The
accident occurred at a mining workshop of the VINCOMIN-Hạ Long Coal Company.
Initial investigations reveal that the accident was caused by a landslide of
coal and rocks, which buried both the workers.
A
group of workers found the two victims, administered first-aids and took them
to
Sỹ
died at the hospital, and Chương is undergoing treatment.
The
Quảng Ninh People’s Committee compensated Sỹ’s family with VNĐ6 million
(US$263) and Chương’s with VNĐ3 million ($132).
Further
investigation is underway.
WB offers VN recommendations on social insurance reform
The World
Bank (WB)’s experts have suggested Việt Nam promptly reform its social
insurance sector to ensure the stable balance between collection and spending
in the mid-to long-term future.
The
World Bank (WB)’s experts have suggested Việt Nam promptly reform its social
insurance sector to ensure the stable balance between collection and spending
in the mid-to long-term future.
WB
Country Director for Việt Nam Ousmane Dione and other WB experts had a
working session with Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ, who is also head
of the central steering committee for reform of wage, social insurance and
allowances for people with meritorious services, in Hà Nội on Thursday.
According
to the experts, Việt
They
explained that the imbalance between collection and spending in Việt Nam’s
social insurance sector is expected to increase from 1.7 per cent of the
gross domestic product (GDP) to 3 per cent in the future, since there will be
more beneficiaries.
The
total asset of the Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) now accounts for 12 per
cent of GDP.
However,
the value is forecast to drop to zero from 2036-42.
At
the same time, Việt
With
this in mind, experts proposed strengthening the State retirement system
managed by VSS They also encouraged increasing the involvement of the
unofficial sector, as well as developing a fundamental social retirement
pension fund for poverty reduction and gradually expanding the private
retirement system.
Việt
The
retirement age should be increased and should also be equal between men and
women, the experts said, emphasising the need for Việt
The
experts also gave recommendations to Việt
In
reply, Deputy Prime Minister Huệ said the WB’s assessments would help the
Vietnamese Government complete a project on social insurance reform which
will be submitted to the Politburo during the upcoming seventh plenum of the
Party Central Committee.
Huệ
called on the WB to assist Việt
Pulley system is deemed a bridge too far
Cable and
pulley is used to carry people and vehicles crossing Pô Kô River in Ngọc Hồi
and Đắk Tô districts.
Residents
are putting their safety at risk every day crossing a river using a cable and
pulley, even though there are two bridges nearby.
The
banks of the Pô Kô River in Central Highland
Many
say it’s because they have to travel between five and 10 kilometres to use
the constructed bridges, wasting valuable time and causing inconvenience.
But
there are many risks associated with this type of crossing.
If
overloaded, the iron cage stoops dangerously close to the water leaving
commuters needing to pull ropes to get to the other side.
Local
resident Đặng Trung Tá in Hamlet 3,
Tá
said many families live in Ngọc Hồi District but their farming land was in
Đắk Tô District on the other side of the river.
“For
nearly a decade, local residents in Hamlet 3 use the cable to cross Pô Kô
River,” Tá said. "They also used the cable to transport vehicles and
farming products.”
Another
resident in Hamlet 3, Lương Tám said his family had more than 4ha of farmland
in Ngọc Tụ Commune, Đắk Tô District.
Despite
being aware of the risks, he said he uses the system because it is a far more
convenient way to travel to the field.
Trần
Dương Chấn of the Đắk Rơ Nga Commune, Ngọc Hồi District said for a long time,
people transported farm products and fertiliser by boats.
But
he said during rainy season, boats could not cross the river because of
strong water flow.
“If
we don’t use the cable, we have to go about five kilometers to use a
suspension bridge or even ten kilometers to use a concrete bridge,” Chấn said.
“After
crossing the bridges, we drive on a rugged path which costs time and is very
inconvenient,” Chấn said.
Locals
say although no one has died because of the cable, two people did fall into
the water last year after a cable snapped.
Chairman
of Plei Kần Commune People’s Committee Nguyễn Xuân Phượng said residents built
and used the river-crossing cable by themselves.
Phượng
said the commune was asking local businesses to help by building a wooden
bridge.
Using
cable and pulley to cross river is not rare in Central Highland provinces in
Việt
In
northern Điện
Tòng
Thị Minh, a kindergarten teacher from the village, filmed a scene showing
teachers waiting by the side of the swift-flowing stream. They then take it
in turns to climb into a bag until it covers them from head to toe. Male
swimmers then haul the "baggage" through the turbulent waters.
The
residents, of course, try to stay calm during the trip because if the bags
are torn on rocks, they face being swept away. Parents also use the bags to
take their children to school.
Residents
dream of a suspension bridge, but construction could be costly because of the
difficult terrain and muddy roads.
According
for Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam under Transport Ministry, this year,
Việt Nam plans to build 776 new small bridges and complete the construction
of nearly 1,000 bridges in disadvantaged remote areas with total investment
of VNĐ 9.2 trillion (US$ 402 million ).
Cà Mau reports first dengue death in 2018
A health
official fumigates to kill mosquitoes to prevent dengue fever. One person has
been confirmed dead from dengue fever in Cà Mau Province.
The
Mekong Delta
The
Health Centre in Trần Văn Thời District confirmed the death of a 15-year-old
student, who lived in
Trần
Thị Huyền Như was hospitalised on March 29 and diagnosed with an unknown
virus.
On
March 31, doctors confirmed she was suffering from dengue fever. By then, her
health had deteriorated.
At
9 am the same day, she was transferred to the provincial
She
developed a blood infection and suffered from respiratory failure and
coagulopathy. She died at 5pm.
The
provincial People’s Committee has directed the local health sector to
strengthen measures to prevent the disease, particularly providing
information on the epidemic to locals and guiding them on ways to prevent the
disease. In 2017, the province reported three deaths from dengue fever.
Last
year dengue fever flourished across the country, especially in Hà Nội and
More
than 148,260 cases of dengue fever have been reported across the country
since the outbreak began in 2017. Thirty people have lost their lives.
Hà
Dengue
is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. There
is no specific vaccine or treatment for dengue.
Minister says fisheries sector needs restructuring to be
sustainable
Fish being bred in cages in the central
The
fisheries sector needs to be restructured to develop sustainably and adapt to
climate change and the country’s global integration, Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường has said.
Speaking
at a seminar in
To
ensure sustainable development, the sector should establish closed chains for
catching fish up to permitted limits and increase processing and diversify
products to add value, he said.
The
sector should develop aquaculture using advanced techniques and adapt to
climate change, he said.
He
instructed the Directorate of Fisheries to review and adopt new preservation
and processing technologies and instruct companies in their use.
The
sector faces post-catch losses of 15 – 25 per cent, according to the
directorate.
Most
fishing boats use ice or salt or dry their catch to preserve their catch.
More than 90 per cent of catches are preserved using ice.
Most
boats have small wooden holds, which affect the quality of
preservation.
Cường
urged local governments to restructure their fishing to suit local conditions
and ensure the safety of fishermen.
They
should identify fisheries products that are popular in the domestic and
foreign markets to make plans for fishing and processing based on such
demand, he said.
Deputy
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vũ Văn Tám said the country may
not be able to increase its catch in future but has to ensure preservation to
reduce post-catch losses to about 10 per cent.
Seminar
participants said the fish catches should be suitable for each region, adding
that the northen gulf area and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region should
focus on small open-sea fishes while the central and south-eastern regions
should focus on large fishes.
The
country had 109,622 fishing boats at the end of last year, according to the
directorate.
In
the first three months of this year they caught about 740,000 tonnes of fish,
up 7 per cent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development.
Fishermen
have had bumper catches this year because of favourable weather conditions.
The
country targets total catches of around 3.3 million tonnes this year and
exports of US$3.3 billion worth of marine fisheries this year, mostly made up
of tuna, cuttlefish and octopus.
Quang Ninh: land subsidence drills hole in residential area
A
hole, as a result of land subsidence, suddenly formed in front of a house in
the northern coastal
Located
in Cam Son ward, the hole is 3 – 4 metres deep and 200 square metres in
diameter. Its sudden formation dragged down a man and two scooters from the
surface. The victim was rescued with minor injuries.
Local
authorities have directed agencies to pour earth and cement into the hole to
ensure safety for nearby traffic and residents.
Chairman
of the Cam Pha People’s Committee Nguyen Hong Duong said experts will be
invited to examine the scene.
Similar
incidents took place in Cam Pha’s roads and residential areas in 2013, 2014,
2016 and 2017. Local authorities invited experts from the
In
September 2016, experts reported the cause of the event was natural
subsurface movement of earth materials. Cam Son was said to have enough
geographic features to make it highly vulnerable to land subsidence.
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