Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – About 700 Vietnamese and foreign experts have gathered at a two-day seminar that commenced in Hanoi on November 4.
One of the topics of broad interest discussed on the first day of the seminar was a report about asthma in children, especially those under five years old.
According to the report, the rate of people with chronic asthma in countries ranges between 1 and 18 percent of their population. The average disease-contracting rate is 5 percent in adults and 10 percent in children.
Some studies in Vietnamese localities indicated that between 4 and 8 percent of local children suffer from the disease.
Dr Nguyen Cong Khanh, Chairman of the Vietnam Paediatrics Association, said Vietnam, is striving to reduce the among newborn babies and under-five children to below 10 deaths and 20.4 deaths per 1,000 live births, respectively.
A total of 110 reports will be discussed during the event, which aims to exchange experience and update on in the field among participating experts.
The seminar is co-organised by the Vietnam Paediatrics Association and the Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
