Associate Professor, , head of the addresses the event (Photo: http://suckhoedoisong.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – A conference was held in Hanoi on September
12 to discuss the clinical management of acute respiratory infection and newly
emerging communicable diseases.
Addressing the event, Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, head of
the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, said that Vietnam is a hot
spot of newly emerging communicable diseases with high risks of becoming an
epidemic.
In recent years, Vietnam has countered SARS, influenza A virus subtypes
H1N1 and H5N1, foot-and-mount disease, and measles, and it is battling dengue
fever. The fatality ratio from the diseases was estimated at 30 percent in
2010.
Currently, patients have enjoyed easy and quick access to health care
services. However, health care facilities have been in frequent overload
conditions, especially central hospitals.
Khue said that the improvement of capacity in clinical management of infectious
diseases is a priority of the Ministry of Health. He also pointed to various
policies and projects in the field.
Since 2012, with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the
Department of Medical Examination and Treatment has evaluated the capacity and
demand for training in the clinical management of infection,
as well as in building training programmes and translating the guidelines of
the WHO.
At the event, participants also assessed the real situation and defined orientations
for the management of the clinical management of acute respiratory infection
and newly-emerging in Vietnam. They also shared their
real experience in the field. – VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
