Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, head of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment addresses the event (Photo: http://suckhoedoisong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – A conference was held in Hanoi on September 12 to discuss the clinical management of acute respiratory infection and newly emerging communicable diseases.
Addressing the event, Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, head of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, said that Vietnam is a hot spot of newly emerging communicable diseases with high risks of becoming an epidemic.
In recent years, Vietnam has countered SARS, influenza A virus subtypes H1N1 and H5N1, foot-and-mount disease, and measles, and it is battling dengue fever. The fatality ratio from the diseases was estimated at 30 percent in 2010.
Currently, patients have enjoyed easy and quick access to health care services. However, health care facilities have been in frequent overload conditions, especially central hospitals.
Khue said that the improvement of capacity in clinical management of infectious diseases is a priority of the Ministry of Health. He also pointed to various policies and projects in the field.
Since 2012, with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment has evaluated the capacity and demand for training in the clinical management of acute respiratory infection, as well as in building training programmes and translating the guidelines of the WHO.
At the event, participants also assessed the real situation and defined orientations for the management of the clinical management of acute respiratory infection and newly-emerging communicable diseases in Vietnam. They also shared their real experience in the field. - VNA
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