At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA)George’s Hospital of the United Kingdom on October 31 signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) on health service provision and stroke treatment.
Under the
agreement, the St George’s Hospital will support the
to operate a centre for stroke treatment of international standards. Doctors
and nurses of the Vietnamese hospital will be enabled to study and take
internships at the London-based St George’s Hospital.
During their ongoing
visit, experts of the St George’s Hospital also provided medical check-ups for
some stroke patients at the Phu Tho General Hospital.
After the MoU
signing ceremony, the two hospitals jointly organised an international workshop
on stroke, with the participation of leading experts of both Vietnam and the
UK. At the event, participants shared experiences in prevention, treatment and
recovery for stroke patients.
Prof. Anthony
Rudd of the said that stroke has been on the rise among
both men and women in Vietnam, the UK and many other countries.
In Vietnam,
there are about 230,000 new stroke cases reported per year, while up to 47,000
people in the working age in the UK suffer from the disease annually, he noted.
Director of the
Phu Tho General Hospital Dr. Nguyen Huy Ngoc said the centre for stroke
treatment and teams specialising in stroke treatment were established at the
hospital in a bid to help people access to new techniques and reduce time for treatment.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
