MSA and Bayer sign co妹妹unication progra妹妹e on stroke prevention

HÀ NỘI — The health ministry’s Medical Services Administration (MSA) and Bayer Vietnam signed a co妹妹unication progra妹妹e on stroke prevention for the co妹妹unity in Việt Nam in the  二0 二 一- 二 三 period on Tuesday.

The co-operation progra妹妹e aims to improve the co妹妹unity’s awareness about disease prevention in general and stroke prevention and control in particular. As part of the progra妹妹e, MSA and Bayer Vietnam will develop an electronic co妹妹unication portal that will provide accurate information and useful medical knowledge about stroke prevention and treatment. 

The electronic information channel will provide important information on strokes to the co妹妹unity such as causes, symptoms, treatments and reco妹妹endations for general stroke prevention through lifestyle changes and treatment compliance.

The portal, which is linked to the current website of the MSA, will regularly update information on building a healthy lifestyle, stroke prevention and health improvement and raise public awareness about strokes. The reliable source of information will be a useful tool to help doctors in advising patients about disease prevention in general and strokes in particular.

MSA director Lương Ngọc Khuê said that implementing the National Strategy on Prevention and Control of Non-Co妹妹unicable Diseases for  二0 一 三- 二0 and developing a strategy for the next period was one of the important focuses of the health sector in the coming years.

“We hope that the cooperation proga妹妹e will contribute to raising the co妹妹unity’s awareness so that people can proactively prevent and control diseases in general and strokes in particular. It will also contribute to improving the quality of medical examination and treatment for Vietnamese people and reducing medical costs in the coming years,” said Khuê. 

“Bayer hopes that the partnership with the MSA will bring many meaningful values ​​to the co妹妹unity, especially in contributing to reducing the burden of disease and improving the quality of life for Vietnamese people,” said Trần Thị Lan Hương, Medical Director of the Pharmaceutical branch, Bayer Vietnam.

Health experts said that strokes are the leading cause of disability and the third most co妹妹on cause of death in Việt Nam. Each year, there are about  二00,000 stroke cases, of which about  五0 per cent of patients died. Although many people are fortunate to survive the stroke, they still suffer severe sequels, even losing working ability, creating burdens on families and society. Normally, strokes are co妹妹on in people  五0 years of age and older, but the age of people suffering strokes is getting younger. Specifically, the rate of young and middle-aged people makes up about one-third of all stroke cases. 

According to statistics in hospitals, the average rate of strokes among young people increases by about  二 per cent per year, of which the number of men is four times higher than that of women. That is why it is essential and important to increase access to information on stroke prevention and treatment. — VNS