Nearly 3,340 people received screening examinations for cardiovascular diseases during a humanitarian programme which took place in the northern province of Phu Tho on July 14-15 (Illustrative photo: VNA) Phu Tho (VNA) – Nearly 3,340 people received screening examinations forcardiovascular diseases during a humanitarian programme which took place in thenorthern province of Phu Tho on July 14-15.
Theprogramme was jointly held by the Phu Tho General Hospital, the Hanoi HeartHospital, and the Phu Tho branch of military telecom group Viettel. More than 100 medical personnelfrom the Phu Tho general hospital participated in the programme.
As aresult of the screenings, 257 people were diagnosed with cardiovasculardiseases, 41 underwent surgery, while 36 others were hospitalised.
DoctorNgo Huu Ha, Deputy Director of the Phu Tho General Hospital, said the freescreenings for cardiovascular diseases helped people in remote and mountainousareas gain access to the sector’s leading experts and modern equipment. Localresidents were provided with the necessary diagnoses for timely counselling andtreatment, he added.
A cardiovascularhealth screening programme for children under 16 years old will be organised inthe province during July 28-29.
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief representative in Vietnam KidongPark said high blood pressure and diabetes, which can easily be diagnosed andtreated at grassroots medical stations, are the most prevalent of cardiovascularand non-communicable diseases in Vietnam and across the world.
Statisticsin 2015 showed that in Vietnam alone, only 43.1 percent of high blood pressurepatients were diagnosed, and only 13.6 percent treated at medical stations. -VNA
