“25 years ago, Vietnam had nearly 600 cases of...
"25 years ago, Vietnam had nearly 600 cases of #tuberculosis for every 100,000 residents. Today, it has less than 200. But, Vietnamese officials and at the @worldhealthorganization fear that hard-won progress may soon be reversed and a remarkable success story may come apart, with deadly consequences. The biggest threat: The money is close to running out. To reach Vietnam's ambitious goal of essentially eliminating tuberculosis as a public health problem, its tuberculosis-control program will cost at least $66 million a year. The country now spends just $26 million a year, $19 million of which comes from foreign donors wit...
Source: Kidney Notes - March 28, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 117
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 117
Question 1
You have a patient with the Thinker’s Sign (or Dahl’s sign), what condition is your patient likely to have?
+ Reveal the Funtabulous Answer
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Thigh hyperpigmentation
This sign was described in 1963.
Hyperpigmentation on the thighs is caused by repeated pressure from sitting in a tripod position ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - September 18, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Niall Hamilton Tags: Frivolous Friday Five asthma Burholderia pseudomallei Curschmann's spiral Dahl's sign FFFF hyperpigmentation ms multiple sclerosis palliative care Rodin's thinker thinker's sign Uhthoff's phenomenon vietnam Source Type: blogs
How Will the TPP Impact Vietnam's "Nonmarket Economy" Designation?
K. William Watson
When deciding whether to impose antidumping duties on imports from Vietnam, the United States uses what’s known as nonmarket economy (NME) methodology. That is, instead of comparing a product’s U.S. price with the price for the same or similar product in Vietnam, U.S. authorities compare it with a fictitious price constructed using surrogate values from third countries.
The use of NME methodology is prohibited under the rules of the World Trade Organization. But when Vietnam and China joined the WTO, they each agreed that the use of NME methodology would be permitted against them for an additiona...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 31, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: K. William Watson Source Type: blogs
Health Affairs Web First: Vietnam’s Health Care System, Explained By Its Minister Of Health
In August, Vietnam’s Minister of Health, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, was interviewed for Health Affairs by Tsung-Mei Cheng, recently released as a Health Affairs Web First.
Among the topics discussed was an overview of the unique characteristics of Vietnam’s health system; its strengths and weaknesses; health financing reform aimed at reaching the goal of universal health coverage; the prevention and control of infectious diseases; and how Vietnam has performed in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Cheng is a health policy research analyst at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton U...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - October 30, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Chris Fleming Tags: All Categories Global Health Public Health Source Type: blogs
Myanmar and Vietnam Testing Patients for Ebola
Myanmar and Vietnam are holding several patients in isolation after testing them for the presence of the Ebola virus.
Reportedly, patients arrived from Nigeria and developed fevers. Myanmar has only the most rudimentary healthcare system and likely would have resources quickly depleted if there a significant number of patients developed the disease.
The post Myanmar and Vietnam Testing Patients for Ebola appeared first on InsideSurgery Medical Information Blog. (Source: Inside Surgery)
Source: Inside Surgery - August 20, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Editor Tags: Infectious Disease Medical News Wire Ebola myanmar patients testing vietnam Source Type: blogs
Memorial Day with Diabetes + Racing Weekend
It's Memorial Day, and in honor of those who have served our country, today we bring you the story of a Vietnam veteran from Indiana who's living with his own unusual diabetes challenges. Randall Brown says he developed type 2 diabetes as a result... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - May 27, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Amy Tenderich Source Type: blogs
Adapting “Our Bodies, Ourselves” for Iranian and Vietnamese Women and Girls
Committed friends of the Vietnamese OBOS project Susan Bailey (left) and Roslyn Feldberg and Nancy Hammett (right), join Project Director Khuat Thu Hong (center) and OBOS’s Judy Norsigian and Sally Whelan.
The Our Bodies Ourselves Global Network is a dynamic coalition of social change organizations, all of whom talk the talk and walk the walk when it comes to the health and human rights of women and girls.
This year, OBOS welcomes two new partners into its growing network.
The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, in collaboration with the Department of Women’s Studies at the University of Maryland, is adapting s...
Source: Our Bodies Our Blog - May 23, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Ayesha Tags: Activism & Resources Global News Our Bodies Ourselves Source Type: blogs
Vietnamese Tea Reduces A1c (?)
Ooh, I made a rhyme! So clever. And just about the kind of cutsey headline you'd expect for such an unlikely "news" announcement. I usually systematically ignore all the fuss about herbs and supplements that supposedly help control diabetes, eve... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - August 8, 2008 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Amy Tenderich Source Type: blogs
