At the forum (Photo: moh.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – A virtual forum
focusing on treatment for (NCDs) in the new normal took
place on September 22.
Titled “Digital Remedies for Healthcare in
the New Normal –Strengthening NCD care”, the event was held by the Ministry of
Health together with the , the UK-ASEAN Business
Council and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of
Health Nguyen Truong Son said that Vietnam has been able to bring COVID-19
under control as the country has no locally-transmitted cases to report for the
past 20 days.
However, scientific evidence and reality in
Vietnam show that poses higher risks to the elderly and people with NCDs,
including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and end-stage renal failure.
The medical system is bearing the brunt of
both communicable and non communicable diseases, he pointed out.
Vietnam has rolled out some measures to
battle the pandemic and NCDs at the same time, such as building recommendations
for the elderly and people suffering from chronic diseases, as well as
providing remote health checkups and treatment, among others.
Medical experts at the forum discussed
digital remedies for healthcare in the new normal, impact of COVID-19 on NCD
treatment in the region, along with solutions to respond to such diseases and
the role of digital technologies in healthcare.
NCDs have been on the rise as they are the
cause for 71 percent of deaths across the globe. The burden of health and costs
has been more severe to the vulnerable in the context of COVID-19./.
Source: VietnamPlus
