Treating dengue fever patient (Source: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam still sees weaknesses in dengue fever
treatment, although its fatality rate caused by the disease is lower than that
of many countries in the region.
The remark was made by Nguyen Trong Khoa, deputy head of the
Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health, at a
conference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27 to review
in the southern region.
According to Khoa, dengue fever boomed in in 2017,
especially in Hanoi and northern localities.
The nation recorded a total of 181,054 dengue cases this
year, with 152,659 patients hospitalised and 30 deaths reported.
The fatality rate stood at 0.03 percent, much lower than
that of Malaysia (0.23 percent), Cambodia (0.23 percent) and the Philippines
(0.24 percent).
However, several early-detected cases died due to
in treatment, he said.
To reduce the , doctor Pham Van Quang stressed
the need to improve the treatment capacity of local-level hospitals,
particularly district hospitals and private clinics.
Meanwhile, doctor Truong Ngoc Trung from Ho Chi Minh City’s
Hospital for Tropical Diseases said that it is necessary to intensify training
for nurses as they work directly with patients.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
