Health ministry launches “Healthy Lung” portal

Health ministry launches “Healthy Lung” portal hinh anh 1Source: VNA


Hanoi  (VNA) –
The Medical Examination and Treatment
Department under the , in coordination with the
AstraZeneca multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company,
launched the “” in Hanoi on August 16.

The website http://vilaphoikhoe.kcb.vn aims to provide health information on
respiratory diseases, especially asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD).

Director of the department Luong Ngoc Khue said the website will create a forum
for health experts in asthma and COPD departments nationwide and help people
access information about respiratory illnesses.

He added that the first asthma and COPD management unit was established at the
Khanh Hoa Hospital of TB & Lung Diseases in May 2018 under the “Healthy
Lung” programme. 

In the third quarter of 2018, the programme will continue establishing and
upgrading 30 similar units across the country.

Nitin Kapoor, a representative from AstraZeneca, said the portal will provide
all necessary information about the diseases for early detection and treatment.

The Ministry of Health
and AstraZeneca signed a cooperation pact to implement the “Healthy Lung”
programme in Vietnam last year.

Under the programme,
AstraZeneca will sponsor the building of 150 outpatient centres curing the
diseases to facilitate early detection and treatment. The outpatient treatment
network is expected to reduce economic and health care burdens for Vietnam.

A national survey showed that about 4.2 percent of the Vietnamese population
suffers from COPD, while many others are yet to be diagnosed and treated due to
poor infrastructure, limited public awareness and weak health sector
capacity.-VNA

VNA

Source: VietnamPlus

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