Young doctors are giving advice related to diabetes to people (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A festival to
raise public awareness of the importance of and
control was organised in Hanoi on November 11 as part of activities in response
to World Diabetes Day (November 14).
The event was jointly held by the
Ministry of Health, the Vietnam Young Doctors’ Association, the Vietnam Youth Union of
Hanoi, and AstraZeneca Vietnam.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation
chose November 14 as to promote coordinated and concerted actions
to control diabetes as a critical global health issue.
Themed “Family and Diabetes”, the aimed to raise
about the impacts of diabetes on families and supporting network for affected
people. At the same time, it promoted the role played by families in managing,
caring for and preventing the disease, focusing on early screening to minimize
the risk of complications, thereby lowering the mortality rate as well as the
cost for treatment.
Addressing the event, Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien highlighted
the significance of the event, and the need for early screening of the disease
– the third leading cause of death in Vietnam after cardiovascular diseases and
cancer.
She expected that the programme will receive great attention from society, and the
participation of families and the community, especially youths and young
doctors, thus joining hands in repelling the burden of the disease in Vietnam.
Within the programme, the Vietnam
Young Doctors’ Association presented 10
sphygmomanometers to the Young Doctors Association of Hanoi, conducted diabetes screening for 500
people, and gave advices related to nutrition and gifts to participants.
Vietnam has instituted many screening programmes
for diabetes and pre-diabetes as part of the efforts to reduce the rate of
undiagnosed diabetics and protect people from cardiometabolic disorders which
are intrinsically linked with diabetes and a major cause of morbidity and
mortality world-wide.
A report conducted by
the GDPM and the WHO in 2015 showed that one in five Vietnamese adults has high
blood pressure and one in 25 gets diabetes. However, only 14 percent of hypertension
patients, and 29 percent of diabetes patients were under treatment at medical
stations.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
