Ha Anh Duc, head of the Office of the Ministry of Health and chairman of the , delivers his speech at the event (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Hundreds of thousands of people will be
screened for cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases through
this year, and over 20,000 patients will be advised to undergo testing to
assess chronic kidney disease.
This is the aim of the “CAREME” – Cardiovascular,
Kidney, and Metabolic Health Care Programme, which was launched by the Vietnam
Young Physicians’ Association at the National Hospital of Endocrinology in Hanoi
on April 5, to commemorate World Health Day (April 7) and World Kidney Day (March
14).
Ha Anh Duc, head of the Office of the Ministry of Health and Chairman
of the Vietnam Young Physicians’ Association (VYPA), said: “Among
non-communicable diseases, chronic kidney disease is a progressive condition
with a high prevalence rate, often undiagnosed and insufficiently
addressed.”
According to Duc, this imposed a burden on patients, families,
society, as well as the national healthcare system.
However, the rate of missed diagnosis of chronic kidney disease
remained very high, especially in the early stages due to atypical symptoms,
with only about 4.5-15.5% of stage 3 chronic kidney disease patients being
diagnosed.
The missed diagnosis rate was particularly high among high-risk
groups such as those with hypertension and diabetes.
Thus, the “” programme aims to strengthen and
sustain the system of cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic health care through
early disease detection, improving quality standards in disease management,
enhancing clinical outcomes, and reducing healthcare burdens in Vietnam.
The programme supported screening platforms and organised health
check-ups and disease screening for 1,000 people at risk of cardiovascular and
chronic kidney diseases at the event.
Additionally, it provided healthcare software installation and
chronic disease management for hundreds of people.
The programme of the Young Vietnamese Physicians’ Association and
its partners will focus on mobilising community participation, specialised
units, and organisations to collectively enhance diagnostic capabilities,
improve treatment quality, and manage non-communicable chronic diseases through
the deployment of digital tools.
It is estimated that there are over 8.7 million adults suffering
from chronic kidney disease, accounting for 12.8% of the population in Vietnam.
Alongside this, the economic cost related to the treatment of
chronic kidney disease could amount to billions of dollars each year,
accounting for 2.4 – 7.5% of the nation’s annual healthcare expenditure, with particularly
high costs for dialysis.
In Vietnam, in 2019, the management costs of chronic kidney
disease exceeded the average GDP per capita, with dialysis costs being four
times the costs of treating early-stage chronic kidney disease. Early diagnosis
and treatment of chronic kidney disease, as well as slowing down the
progression of kidney function decline, will bring significant long-term
economic benefits while also reducing the burden on the healthcare sector.
Currently, there are over 400 artificial kidney units in the
country, providing dialysis services to around 30,000 end-stage kidney disease
patients each year, yet only meeting 30% of the nationwide demand for dialysis
services./.
Source: VietnamPlus
