Category: Medical

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently ordered efforts to be exerted to enhance the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control efforts. His recent dispatch in this regard said TB prevention and control activities have achieved commendable results in recent years. On an annual basis, over 100,000 TB patients are detected, with a treatment success rate exceeding 90% and the rate of detection quickly recovering after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the annual death toll remains high, at approximately 13,000, while many cases within the community remain undetected. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)'s 2023 report, the TB situation in Vietnam is still severe, ranking 11th out of the 30 countries burdened with the disease and the highest drug-resistant TB rate globally. The PM urged ministries, sectors, central and local authorities to thoroughly implement the national TB prevention and control strategy. Communications work is considered a long-term and important task for the entire political system from central to grassroots levels, with the healthcare sector being the cornerstone. Among the several tasks assigned by the leader, chairpersons of the People's Committees of centrally-run localities are instructed to strengthen the capacity of the healthcare system in diagnosing and treating the disease, while effectively implementing community-based TB prevention and control measures. Meanwhile, the Minister of Health is requested to finalise and issue guidelines for the detection of TB, latent TB, and some respiratory diseases in the community and healthcare facilities. Additionally, there is a need to enhance international cooperation and ensure domestic resources, especially medicine./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

HCM City: Three Vietnamese donors with a rare blood type have helped save the life of a 64-year-old British man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The man was taken to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment on March 17. Doctors said as he suffered the ITP and high blood pressure and was at risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, he needed an urgent platelet transfusion. The man has a rare blood type of O Rh(-) with just one in 1,000 Vietnamese people having a match while the hospital ran out the platelet at that time. It then called out for donors to roll up their sleeves. Six donors came, with three suitable identified. Getting the blood transfusion and suitable treatment, the man made a good recovery and was discharged from hospital on March 23. He thanked the donors and the medical team for their timely noble act./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

HCM City: Three Vietnamese donors with a rare blood type have helped save the life of a 64-year-old British man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The man was taken to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment on March 17. Doctors said as he suffered the ITP and high blood pressure and was at risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, he needed an urgent platelet transfusion. The man has a rare blood type of O Rh(-) with just one in 1,000 Vietnamese people having a match while the hospital ran out the platelet at that time. It then called out for donors to roll up their sleeves. Six donors came, with three suitable identified. Getting the blood transfusion and suitable treatment, the man made a good recovery and was discharged from hospital on March 23. He thanked the donors and the medical team for their timely noble act./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently ordered efforts to be exerted to enhance the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control efforts. His recent dispatch in this regard said TB prevention and control activities have achieved commendable results in recent years. On an annual basis, over 100,000 TB patients are detected, with a treatment success rate exceeding 90% and the rate of detection quickly recovering after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the annual death toll remains high, at approximately 13,000, while many cases within the community remain undetected. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)'s 2023 report, the TB situation in Vietnam is still severe, ranking 11th out of the 30 countries burdened with the disease and the highest drug-resistant TB rate globally. The PM urged ministries, sectors, central and local authorities to thoroughly implement the national TB prevention and control strategy. Communications work is considered a long-term and important task for the entire political system from central to grassroots levels, with the healthcare sector being the cornerstone. Among the several tasks assigned by the leader, chairpersons of the People's Committees of centrally-run localities are instructed to strengthen the capacity of the healthcare system in diagnosing and treating the disease, while effectively implementing community-based TB prevention and control measures. Meanwhile, the Minister of Health is requested to finalise and issue guidelines for the detection of TB, latent TB, and some respiratory diseases in the community and healthcare facilities. Additionally, there is a need to enhance international cooperation and ensure domestic resources, especially medicine./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Parents complain their daughter was staged to cause an accident. Was chased by a motorcycle and used a black bag to cover his head. Recently, I still haven't been able to sleep. The father is 35 years old, a contractor, and the mother is 31 years old. The father and mother of a 15-year-old girl request justice from Mr. Ekkapop. Noble yellow Advisor to the Minister of Interior and the founder of the Saimai page must survive Ask for fairness After my daughter had an accident But the family believes the murder was staged. The mother said that this incident happened on March 2 at around 1 a.m. near Lam Luk Ka Road, Khlong 16, Ongkharak Police Station, Nakhon Nayok Province. There was an accident. Now my daughter is in the hospital. More than 10 days have passed and she is still unconscious. The doctor said the condition was serious. Because the heart stopped beating 2 times but was pumped back up. There was a heavy wound around the head, the brain was swollen, and there was small scattered spots of bleeding in the brain. Unable to perform surgery Now the doctor gives blood pressure medicine and heart stimulant medicine. At first, my parents thought it was an accident. But the friend who went with him has now recovered. At first there was fear, paranoia, fear of being harmed. But when his condition improved, he told me that it was not an accident. On the day of the incident, two motorcycle riders were riding behind each other, turning on their high beams and forcing them to park. I tried to come in and ask where I was going so I could go with him. Then someone puts a black bag over his head and the picture cuts out. I realized I was already in the hospital. After the incident, he asked to see the CCTV camera. But there was no video recording of the incident at the point of occurrence. Because at some points there were no cameras. As for the points where there were, the police went to inspect and found that the cameras were broken in almost every point. Forensic officers have also gone to the area to inspect the sce ne. Initially it was said to be an accident. Mr. Ekkaphop stated that today the injured father and mother came to ask for justice for their daughter. Because there is suspicion that this case may have been staged to cause an accident. Initially, we will coordinate with Ongkharak Police Station to investigate this case to clarify. After the incident, the father and mother of the victim filed a report but the case did not progress. He and his team will also go to the area to follow up on this case. Source: Thai News Agency

Department of Employment with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Join in finding a solution to the case of illegal exploitation of Thai berry picking workers. along with explaining short-term and long-term solutions The goal of Thai workers is to earn income. protected Not being taken advantage of Mr. Somchai Morakotsriwan, Director-General of the Department of Employment, revealed that from the case of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Decided to suspend accepting visa applications from wild berry pickers in Thailand. It applies to all applicants for wild berry picking who apply for a visa at the Finnish Embassy in Bangkok. This covers applicants from Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar (Schengen visa) for the summer harvest season of 2024, but is only temporary. To find a long-term and comprehensive solution to the problem of entry of wild berry pickers into Finland from the harvest season of 2025 onwards, which the Ministry of Labor By the Department of Employment I'm not complacent. There were joint meet ings between relevant agencies such as the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare. Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Department of Consular Affairs and the Department of Europe to lay down guidelines for solving short-term and long-term problems as follows: In the short term, delay the delivery of workers to pick wild fruit in the Republic of Finland and Sweden. Until the legal regulations are adjusted Various regulations It is useful for Thai workers who will travel to collect wild fruits. Including the employer must accept the specified conditions. If it is a trip to collect wild fruits in the form of an employer taking employees to work. The employer is responsible for all expenses. The employee must not incur any expenses. In traveling to work abroad To confirm our determination to solve the problem of human trafficking. Protection and preservation of rights of Thai workers as well as transparency and fairness for Thai workers Long term, improve and amend laws regarding Thai workers who collect for est fruits in the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Finland. and clearly define the punishment for the employer/coordinator Both must be discussed between Thailand and the Republic of Finland. To find ways to prepare a cooperation agreement for sending Thai workers abroad in a state-to-state format. or an international memorandum of understanding (MOU), or even though it may take a long time So that the two countries can work together to solve the problem. Mr. Somchai added that Finnish government by a working group appointed by the Ministry of Economy and Employment and researchers from Pellervo Economic Research (PTT) will continue to assess the impact of various regulatory options in the interim. As for the Finnish Embassy in Bangkok, Still accepting applications and considering other types of visas. As usual. Source: Thai News Agency

Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai is still in trouble! dense smog The air is ranked 3rd worst in the world. PM2.5 pollution levels are at the red level. Affects health Forest fire smog still heavily covers the sky in Chiang Mai. If you look from high up, there's only smog floating in the air. And there is still the smell of smoke. Pollution values ??or PM2.5 are at the red level. Affects health Climate Change Information Center Chiang Mai University Report hourly PM2.5 dust values ??at 7:00 a.m. in the Ban Hua Tho area. Chiang Dao District reached 501 micrograms per cubic meter. While this morning, heat spots were found scattered in 14 districts, up to 92 spots, with the Doi Tao district having the most at 18 spots. The IQAir website reported at 9:00 a.m. that Chiang Mai's air quality is the third worst in the world, with an AQI value of 179 after rising to number 1. of the world for 2 days in a row. Source: Thai News Agency

Highway police in Lamphun Province arrested a methamphetamine smuggling ring in the central region, seizing more than 6 million methamphetamine tablets. Highway police in Lamphun Province intercepted a black pickup truck. Chiang Mai registration After receiving coordination from the Chiang Mai police that Mr. Jirayu was one of the methamphetamine smuggling rings. Driving away from Chiang Mai Police detected Mr. Jirayu's mobile phone signal and arrested him in the middle of the road in Lamphun Province along with two other Burmese people. Earlier, police at the Tha Ngam checkpoint in Wat Bot District intercepted a methamphetamine truck and arrested Mr. Uthen, the driver, and Mr. Atsadawut. Ready to seize 6,200,000 methamphetamine pills hidden in a pile of watermelons There was Mr. Jirayu's car leading the convoy, but Mr. Jirayu was alert and drove away across the province. Until he was arrested Mr. Jirayu confessed that he drove the car to see each police checkpoint. But saw a truck carrying amphetamines a nd was arrested. So he drove away and drove back to the north. As for the police, they will continue to expand their investigation into major methamphetamine agents. Source: Thai News Agency