At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health’s Medical Services
Administration (MSA) and have signed a on
stroke prevention for the community in Vietnam in the 2021-23 period.
The cooperation programme aims to improve the community’s awareness about
disease prevention in general and and control in particular.
As part of the programme, MSA and Bayer Vietnam will develop an electronic
communication portal that will provide accurate information and useful medical
knowledge about stroke prevention and treatment.
The electronic information channel will provide important information on
strokes to the community such as causes, symptoms, treatments and
recommendations for general stroke prevention through lifestyle changes and
treatment compliance.
The portal, which is linked to the current website of the MSA, will regularly
update information on building a healthy lifestyle, stroke prevention and
health improvement and raise public awareness about strokes. The reliable
source of information will be a useful tool to help doctors in advising
patients about disease prevention in general and strokes in particular.
MSA Director Luong Ngoc Khue said that implementing the National Strategy on
Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases for 2013-20 and developing
a strategy for the next period was one of the important focuses of the health
sector in the coming years.
Health experts said that strokes are the leading cause of disability and the
third most common cause of death in Vietnam. Each year, there are about 200,000
stroke cases, of which about 50 percent of patients died. Although many people
are fortunate to survive the stroke, they still suffer severe sequels, even
losing working ability, creating burdens on families and society. Normally,
strokes are common in people 50 years of age and older, but the age of people
suffering strokes is getting younger. Specifically, the rate of young and
middle-aged people makes up about one-third of all stroke cases.
According to statistics in hospitals, the average rate of strokes among young people
increases by about 2 percent per year, of which the number of men is four times
higher than that of women. That is why it is essential and important to
increase access to information on stroke prevention and treatment./.
Source: VietnamPlus
