Climate change will cause some 250,000 additional deaths from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat exposure per year between 2030 and 2050, warned Director of the Department of International Cooperation Tran Thi Giang Huong on October 19.
Vietnam is facing a high risk of summer-related diseases such as flu, diarrhea, dengue fever, chicken-pox, rubella and meningitis, due to poor hygiene and unfavourable weather conditions.
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