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A sample of an electronic medical record. (Photo: laodong.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Health (MoH) is drafting a circular on a pilot programme for electronic medical records in a bid to save time and money for both doctors and patients. The draft circular is expected to be issued this year and take effect at the beginning of next year. The draft is now available on the government portal and Ministry of Health’s websites at chinhphu.vn and moh.gov.vn, where the Ministry is seeking to collect public opinion. The electronic medical records (EMR) system has been piloted at several hospitals including the National Children’s Hospital and the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Ha Tinh General Hospital. It would be applied at all health care facilities across the country by 2020. Under the draft circular, the electronic medical records (EMR) are a digitalised version of the old paper records and they have the same function as … [Read more...] about MoH plans to digitise all medical records

HIV positive people in the incident are at different ages; youngest people is a 18-month-old toddlers and oldest is 80 years old. Vice Director of the Department of Health in Phu Tho Province Dr. Le Quang Tho yesterday said that competent agencies will together educate inhabitants to understand how HIV and AIDS is spread and what they can do to protect themselves. Next, head of the resident quarters and local administrators will raise people’s awareness of the disease. Importantly, residents in the commune will be advised not to have negative and discriminatory attitudes towards HIV-infected people whereas people living with HIV should observe Law on HIV/AIDS prevention, said Mr. Tho. He added that infected people each will be counselled. The Government will guide them how to take anti-retrovirus ARV to have a healthy long life, said Dr. Tho. Reports said that from February to June, two in Thieng village in Kim Thuong commune died of AIDS at the province’s Tropical Disease … [Read more...] about Health sector supports those in HIV incident in Kim Thuong Commune

Children play along a road filled with rubbish and flood water in Nam Phương Tien commune (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Residents must work closely with medical workers to prevent and control epidemics in areas where flood waters had been lingering in Hanoi’s Chuong My district for more than 10 days, said Nguyen Khac Hien, Director of the municipal Department of Health. Located about 30km from downtown Hanoi, Chuong My, Quoc Oai and My Duc districts were among the hardest hit by heavy downpours which began on July 21, and a large part of Chuong My district was left under water. Water levels in the Bui River are slowly dropping, but more than 100 households in Nam Phuong Tien and Tan Tien communes remain flooded, along with  Phu Cat, Liep Tuyet, Phuc Lam, Le Thanh and Huong Son. The situation has improved in Quoc Oai and My Duc districts, but trash covers the sodden landscape. Nguyen Van Manh, Chairman of the Tan Tien Commune People’s Committee, said … [Read more...] about Hanoi ready to fight diseases in flood-hit areas

The National Children’s Hospital has received more than 300 measles infected patients since the beginning of 2018, most of them have not been vaccinated (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - An unexpected spike in the number of children catching measles in Hanoi this summer has left doctors worrying about a potential outbreak, given that 90 percent of the infected children reportedly had yet to receive a vaccination. Pham Thi Lanh from Bac Tu Liem district has spent the last few days in E Hospital, taking care of her nine-month-old baby, who is being treated for measles. She was supposed to take him to receive a vaccination 15 days ago as the doctors recommended, but a fever coming along with the baby’s first tooth delayed the plan. Shortly after that, he fell seriously sick and was diagnosed with measles, she told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Lanh’s son was one of hundreds of babies and children hospitalised due to measles in the capital since May, who caught … [Read more...] about Vaccination urged as measles spreads fast in Hanoi

A medical worker tends a patient (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh recorded its second death from A/H1N1 this year when an 82-year-old woman died of the swine flu virus on August 9. The provincial Department of Health said on August 14 that the patient in Hieu Tu commune of Tieu Can district began to show symptoms of high fever and urinary retention on July 27 and was hospitalised three days later with initial diagnosis of pneumonia and myocardial infarction. She died on August 9. Test results at the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City showed she was positive for the A/H1N1 virus. [A/H1N1 – one of three most common seasonal flu strains in Vietnam] Deputy Director of the Health Department Nguyen Huu Phuoc said Tra Vinh has recorded four A/H1N1 cases this year and both the deaths were in Tieu Can district. Facing complex developments of A/H1N1, the local health sector has been working with media outlets to spread information about the … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh province reports second death from swine flu virus

The satellite clinic aims to offer inhabitant access to high-quality medical care within easy reach and to reduce pressure on big hospitals. The three-story clinic located in an area of 754 square meters comprising of many specialized wards internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, odonto-stomatology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, obstetrics, dermatology, traditional medicine, medical test, X-ray. With the total investment of more than VND10 billion (about $430 000), the clinic is equipped with modern facilities like semi-auto biochemistry analyzer, automated hematology analyzer, ultrasound scanner, X-ray machine. Seventeen doctors, two technicians and four nurses are working in the clinic to satisfy the demand of inhabitants. Director of District 2 hospital Dr. Tran Van Khanh said after one-year preparation, the clinic can provide treatment as per the first phase. In the second phase, it will provide high-tech medical services . The district General Hospital admits nearly 3,000 … [Read more...] about Third satellite general clinic opens in district 2

(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health has asked rabies vaccine suppliers and importers to ensure stockpiles are built up to meet increasing demand. According to rabies vaccine importing facilities, the country needs about 1.2 million doses of the rabies vaccine until the end of this year to address the vaccine shortage. The administration has ordered vaccination facilities to keep enough of the vaccine in the stock to meet demand for at least one month. The health ministry has asked for detailed contracts between vaccine suppliers and vaccination facilities. The contract must mention quantity, price of each vaccine type and date of vaccine arrival and clarify the responsibilities of related sides. The ministry advised vaccination facilities to sign contracts with different suppliers, not only one, to avoid dependence on only one source. Vaccination facilities should contact with rabies vaccine importing … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs 1.2 million doses of rabies vaccine

Japanese doctors perform a cardiac surgery for a patient of the Military Hospital 175 (Source: www.qdnd.vn)   Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of Japanese medical doctors led by Director of Juntendo Hospital Atsushi Amano on August 9 worked with leading officials of the Military Hospital 175 under Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence to transfer surgical techniques. The two sides shared experience in medical cooperation, along with training and advanced technology transfer to treat communicable diseases, orthopaedics, cardiology, cancer and more.  The Japanese delegation lauded the efforts of the Military Hospital 175 in medical check and treatment. It also praised the hospital’s investment in scientific research and new medical technology, pledging to strengthen cooperation activities in the future.  After the meeting, the Japanese doctors performed a cardiac surgery on a patient of the hospital.-VNA … [Read more...] about Japan supports Vietnamese military hospital

So far, the capital city of Vietnam has reported 300 cases of measles, a year-on-year rise of 400 percent. Director of Hanoi’s Department of Health Nguyen Nhat Cam said that through surveillance in 30 districts all having measles patient; most of them are in inner districts including Dong Da, Hoang Mai, Ha Dong and Bac Tu Liem. Worse, 70 percent of measles patients are kids under five years old with high rate of toddlers below one. Most of measles kids are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated. Accordingly, medical experts warned of a possibility of an outbreak of measles in the capital city. The Central Tropical Disease Hospital admitted more measles patients from northern provinces of Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Thai Nguyen most of who are unvaccinated children. Professor Bui Vu Huy, head of Pediatric Division of the hospital, said that of three serious kids in the division, 11-month-old twins are in critical condition. They are unvaccinated. Upon the possible outbreak of measles, the … [Read more...] about Measles patients in Hanoi escalate rapidly

At the National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs’ working session on the grass-root clinic quality and efficiency yesterday, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said the development of grassroots-level healthcare establishments is the significant public health achievements The Ministry has set up private family doctor models in big cities in the form of public-private partnership to provide more medical personnel in commune medical centers. At present, over 600 infirmaries and medical centers in districts with more than 70,000 beds. Some 100,000 medical workers are working in district clinics while 70,000 others in commune centers. The medical grass-root network has greatly contributed to the preventive medicine. Notwithstanding, these facilities have failed to meet patients’ demand because of its low quality. Consequently, people usually go to big hospitals rather than commune institutions causing overload in big hospital and waste. The Health Minister said that the … [Read more...] about Health Ministry to adjust health insurance policy in grass-root clinics