Training course on high blood pressure, diabetes management opens

The Vietnam National Administration of Medical Services and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam opened a training course in Hanoi on May 7 for lecturers major in high blood pressure.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Administration ofMedical Services and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam opened atraining course in Hanoi on May 7 for lecturers major in high blood pressureand diabetes management in communal medical stations.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Health Minister Assoc. Prof PhamLe Tuan said under Resolution No.20-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 by the PartyCentral Committee on the protection, care and improvement of public health inthe new situation, 95 percent of medical stations in wards, communes andtownships will prevent, manage and treat several non-communicable diseases by2025 and the rate will reach 100 percent by 2030.

Earlier, the Prime Minister approved Decision No.376/QD-TTgdated March 20, 2015 on the national strategy on preventing non-communicable diseasesfor the 2015-2025 period and Decision No.2348/QD-TTg dated December 5, 2016 onstrengthening health care at the grassroots level.

WHO chief representative in Vietnam Kidong Park said highblood pressure and diabetes, which could be easily diagnosed and treated atgrassroots medical stations, are the most important risks of cardiovascular andnon-communicable diseases in Vietnam and the world.

Participants discussed early diagnosis, treatment andmanagement of high blood pressure and diabetes, nutrition and physicalactivities in the field, family medicine principles in management, commonguidelines on prevention and management of non-communicable diseases at grassrootsmedical stations, among others.

Statistics in 2015 showed that only 43.1 percent of highblood pressure patients were diagnosed and 13.6 percent were treated in medicalstations. Meanwhile, 31.1 percent of diabetes patients and 28.9 percent werediagnosed and treated, respectively.-VNA
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