People's awareness of respiratory health remains low and most do nottake nasal hygiene seriously, medical experts said at a press meetingheld in HCM City on Oct. 12 to unveil a programme titledRespiratory Health Care Month.
The programme will beorganised by the HCM City Respiratory Society, Community Health CareCentre, and Merap Group from November 7 to December 7.
It will provide check-ups and counselling for respiratory health at acamp held at Le Van Tam Park in district 1 and wholesale markets aroundthe city on November 7 as well at industrial and export processing zonesin the city and Hanoi .
Volunteers will hand out brochures on respiratory health care in apartments and office buildings.
Dr Nguyen Huu Dung of the HCM City University Medical Centre'sEar-Nose-Throat Ward said the programme would help improve awareness ofnasal hygiene and prevent respiratory tract infections like allergicrhinitis.
Speaking at the meeting, Dr Le Thi TuyetLan, chairwoman of the HCM City Respiratory Society, said "nasal hygieneand protection is very important to avoid respiratory diseases,especially allergic rhinitis."
The incidence ofallergic rhinitis has risen in Vietnam , especially in large cities,in recent years because of increasing environmental pollution due tourbanisation and industrialisation, she said.
"Manypeople with the condition do not care to get themselves treated becausethey do not realise it could lead to asthma," she said.
The HCM City University Medical Centre's studies show that a third of them will get asthma without timely treatment.
"Eighty percent of asthma patients, in turn, get allergic rhinitis," she added./.
The programme will beorganised by the HCM City Respiratory Society, Community Health CareCentre, and Merap Group from November 7 to December 7.
It will provide check-ups and counselling for respiratory health at acamp held at Le Van Tam Park in district 1 and wholesale markets aroundthe city on November 7 as well at industrial and export processing zonesin the city and Hanoi .
Volunteers will hand out brochures on respiratory health care in apartments and office buildings.
Dr Nguyen Huu Dung of the HCM City University Medical Centre'sEar-Nose-Throat Ward said the programme would help improve awareness ofnasal hygiene and prevent respiratory tract infections like allergicrhinitis.
Speaking at the meeting, Dr Le Thi TuyetLan, chairwoman of the HCM City Respiratory Society, said "nasal hygieneand protection is very important to avoid respiratory diseases,especially allergic rhinitis."
The incidence ofallergic rhinitis has risen in Vietnam , especially in large cities,in recent years because of increasing environmental pollution due tourbanisation and industrialisation, she said.
"Manypeople with the condition do not care to get themselves treated becausethey do not realise it could lead to asthma," she said.
The HCM City University Medical Centre's studies show that a third of them will get asthma without timely treatment.
"Eighty percent of asthma patients, in turn, get allergic rhinitis," she added./.
