Only 43.1 percent of high blood pressure patients were diagnosed. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – , treatment and of
non-communicable diseases like and diabetes at communal medical
stations were updated at a training course workshop for lecturers major in the
field held in Hanoi on June 11.
The event, the second of its kind organised by the Ministry of Health in
collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), aimed to strengthen
health care at the grassroots level, and reduce workload at central hospitals.
According
to Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan, statistics in 2015 showed that in Vietnam, only 43.1 percent of high blood pressure patients were diagnosed
and 13.6 percent were treated in medical stations. Meanwhile, 31.1 percent of
diabetes patients and 28.9 percent were diagnosed and treated, respectively.
The Health Ministry issued Decision No.2559/QD-BYT dated April 20, 2018 on the
management of hypertension and diabetes in line with the family medicine
principle at communal health stations for 2018-2020. Accordingly, the
organisaiton of training courses for regional lectures in the field is put at
the first line of the plan.
However, Tuan said that local authorities and health departments must involve
in the model so that it can be carried out in 11,000 communal infirmaries nationwide.
WHO chief representative in Vietnam Kidong Park said that better management of
must be accompanied with enhancing capacity of hospitals
at grassroots level.
High blood pressure
and diabetes could be easily diagnosed and treated at grassroots medical
stations, which helps prevent the risks of cardiovascular in the country, he
added.
Under Resolution No.20-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 by the Party Central
Committee on the protection, care and improvement of public health in the new
situation, 95 percent of medical stations in wards, communes and townships will
prevent, manage and treat several non-communicable diseases by 2025 and the rate
will reach 100 percent by 2030. -VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
