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Social News 27/3
8,000 patients in need of kidney transplants
More than 8,000 patients in critical conditions nationwide are
in need of kidney transplants while thousands of others are waiting for
humanitarian organ donations.
The information was unveiled at the ceremony to posthumously
honor 403 organ donors and encourage people to register for donating organs
co-held on March 21 by
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Truong Son, director of
However, more than 8,000 patients in the final stage of
chronic kidney disease are in dire need of kidney transplants while 1,500
patients need new livers, 6,000 patients need new cornea and hundreds of
others can be saved with donated hearts, lungs and pancreases, Son said.
According to experts in the field, one organ donor can help
six to seven people but in Vietnam, the campaign of encouraging organ
donation faces a lot of difficulties as many people are still of the opinion
to keep their bodies and their relatives’ bodies untouched after death.
Nearly 400 volunteers ready for IPU-132
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) officially
presented its teams of volunteers to support the upcoming 132nd
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) Assembly on March 25.
Selected by the Vietnam Volunteer Centre in January, 395
students from universities and academic institutes across
The teams have been equipped with communication and external
relation skills in line with updates on
The chosen students have been allocated to the IPU-132 Secretariat
and five working groups responsible for the event’s content, protocol,
information & communication, security & healthcare and finance &
logistics.
Nguyen Phi Long, HCYU Secretary and Vice President of the
Vietnam Youth Federation, expressed his belief that the volunteers will
contribute their youthful energy and strong enthusiasm to the success of this
year’s IPU.
The 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-132) to be
held in Hanoi between March 28 and April 1 is among the most historically and
diplomatically significant events in Vietnam this year.
Around 1,000 delegates, including high-ranking parliament
officials and members of regional inter-parliamentary unions and
international organisations worldwide, are scheduled to attend the event.
Over 300 journalists from local and international press and
news agencies will cover the meetings.-
Over 13,400 impoverished receive clean water in Mekong Delta
Save the Children, a humanitarian organisation, held a
conference in the Mekong Delta
Over 13,400 impoverished locals and children in 12 communes in
Dong Thap’s Cao Lanh and Thanh Binh districts have benefited from the
project.
Under the 5 billion VND (232,000 USD) project, solar-powered
water supply systems were installed in four local primary schools.
The project also provided households and kindergartens in the
two districts with 2,200 water treatment devices and 370 rainwater storing
systems.
Restrooms with hand-washing facilities were constructed at 12
schools.
The provision of clean water and hygienic sanitation
facilities has reduced children and their families’ vulnerability to many
diseases, particularly diarrhoea, pink eye and dengue fever.-
Works begins on
Work commenced on the Giao Thuy Bridge across the Thu Bon
river on March 25, which will connect the mountainous districts of central
Quang Nam province and central Da Nang city.
The bridge, which will span 1,002 metres in length and 12
metres in width, will cost over 823 billion VND (37.8 million USD). It is
scheduled to become operational in September, 2017.
Once completed, the bridge will connect Nong Son, Que Son, Duy
Xuyen, and Dai Loc districts of Quang
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister
Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked authorities, investors and contractors from the two
localities to work closely to ensure high quality and rapid progress of the
project.
On the occasion, Quang
The 125 metre-long bridge, built with a total investment of
over 92 billion VND (4.3 million USD), contributes to boosting socio-economic
development and minimising traffic jams in the west and surrounding areas of
Quang Nam.
Danang celebrates 40th anniversary of liberation
A series of activities are being held in the central city of
Danang to mark 40 years since its liberation (March 29, 1975-2015), according
to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The city has organised a number of events this month,
including an exhibition to mark 50 years since the
A grand ceremony to celebrate the 40 th anniversary will be
held on March 28 at the
A 15-minute firework show is to light up the Danang’s skyline
at 9 pm on March 28 at the Nguyen Van Troi Bridge and NguHanh Son Stadium in
Lien Chieu and HoaVang districts.
A special street music show, expected to provide an exciting
and intimate musical atmosphere, will take place at 7 pm on March 27 on
Localities across the city will also organise culture, sport,
and art performances to mark the special event.
Drought disrupts lives, kills crops in Dak Lak
The Central Highlands
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
estimates the damage at several million dollars, but is yet to release
specific figures.
Water levels in reservoirs have already dropped to alarmingly
low levels, rivers and streams are drying up and more than 220,000ha of
perennial industrial crops such as coffee, pepper and cacao are at risk.
Lam Quang Thang, a resident of Cu M'gar District, decided to
dig a bore-well in the middle of the Ea Drong Lake to try and save his 5ha
coffee garden.
"I know there isn't much chance of finding water here. But
I don't know what else to do," he said. It was the fourth bore-well he
was digging, and if he were to find some water, there is guarantee that it
would be sufficient to last until the end of the dry season, which usually
lasts from November to April in the Central Highlands.
The lack of water has not only affected agricultural
production but also the daily lives of thousands of households in the
province.
"I have to go to a nearby stream before sunrise to dig
for water. But it takes me hours to find some," said Y Krin Eban, a
resident of Krong Bong District.
The situation is not likely to improve anytime soon.
Tran Van Thieu, Director of the Dak Lak Water Supply and
Construction JSC, said the company's water reserves had dropped to 4,000
cubic metres, which can only meet 75-80 per cent of local demand for clean
water.
"If the drought continues, and farmers keep pumping
underground water, our reserves will drop even lower."
To deal with the prolonged water shortage, the province has
set up a drought control committee and deployed water trucks in residential
areas.
However, officials admit that such measures are unlikely to
provide lasting relief.
Dr. Le Ngoc Bau, head of the Western Highlands Agriculture and
Forestry Science Institute, noted drought was common in the
"A sound irrigation and water management system is
required as part of a permanent solution for the region's water shortage
problem, and we need to take other measures including planting forests to
conserve water both above and under the ground. Switching to crops that are
more drought resistant should also be considered."
Large investments were required for such large-scale projects,
said Trang Quang Thanh, head of the provincial Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development, adding that his office had requested the Dak Lak
administration for more funds.
Vietnamese students spotlighted in SVUK’s Got Talent 2015
Over 1,000 Vietnamese students in the
The event was a significant highlight to mark the 10 th
anniversary of the founding of the Vietnamese Students’ Association in the
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the
According to Chairman of the SVUK, Mai Lan Van, the
association has become a community bridge over the past decade with over
8,500 Vietnamese students.
Twelve outstanding contestants performed contemporary dances,
operas, mash-ups, magic tricks, dance covers, and martial arts.
The judges of the finale, prominent celebrities themselves,
performed as well, including including singer Ha Anh Tuan, dancer Linh Nga,
and leader of St.319 dance crew Aiden.
Contestant Vuong Gia Hieu from
Profits from the event will be used to help children with
birth defects at the National Hospital of Paediatric and Agent Orange/ Dioxin
victims in
Vietnamese and US army doctors commenced a professional
exchange programme operating at Military Hospital 175 in
During the programme, doctors from the US Air Force will share
their experience and skills with their Vietnamese colleagues from health
departments of southern localities and coast guard, naval, air and border
guard forces.
Apart from exchanging knowledge in providing first aid to burn
patients, controlling bleeding, and transporting patients by air, they will
also discuss cross-sector cooperation prospects in military medicine.
Doctors from Military Hospital 175 have offered medical and
emergency services and first aid at sea and to islands.
The programme will run through March 26.
Japanese-funded programme helps 200 eye patients
As many as 200 elderly patients in the central coastal
provinces of Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan on March 23 underwent cataract
surgeries under a charity programme.
The programme was carried out by
Besides, many visually impaired patients also received
check-ups and treatment.
The programme, one of several charity activities that the
Japanese firm is sponsoring, is now in its seventh year of operation.
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance has contributed 120,000 USD to the plan, helping
about 3,500 patients re-gain their eyesight.-
Lam Dong sets greenhouse gas goal
An action programme reducing emissions from deforestation and
forest degradation (REDD +) for the 2015-2020 period in Lam Dong set a target
to cut greenhouse gases by 27 percent by 2020, equalling 2,056,277 tonnes of
CO2 per year.
REDD+, which officially began in the Central Highlands
province on March 22, is worth some 1.75 trillion VND (81.5 million USD), and
is aiming to curb deforestation and forest degradation, devise sustainable
forest management and conservation initiatives and improve local livelihoods.
Lam Dong will focus on building its capacity and has planned a
series of measures to reduce its carbon dioxide volume.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved REDD+ as a national
action programme in July 2012 with the initial participation of eight provinces.
Another seven have since joined.
After the northwestern mountainous
A foreign affairs official in southern
The People’s Committee of Binh Phuoc Province on Sunday said
the director of the provincial Department of Foreign Affairs had issued a
decision to downgrade Bui Quoc Khanh, 40, to chief of the international
cooperation office.
Khanh was deputy director of the department before.
The demotion was made in accordance with a recent directive by
the People’s Committee to take disciplinary action against Khanh after he
struck a glass of beer on the head of Pham Thanh Chung, deputy director of
the local Department of Home Affairs, at a karaoke parlor in August 2014.
The People’s Committee has also issued another decision to
give a warning to Chung.
At 2:00 pm on August 12, 2014, Khanh, Chung, and other
provincial officials came to a karaoke bar in
During the party, Chung became upset as Khanh failed to clink
his glass of beer with his despite doing so to the guests.
After the guests left, Chung asked Khanh to stay on for a
“talk.”
A quarrel broke out and Khanh splashed beer on Chung and hit
him on the head with a glass, causing the official to be hospitalized for
emergency aid
A day later, the two men apologized to each other and made
reconciliation. But they were still punished for their misconduct.
Funds raised to support Vietnamese people in Kazan
The Vietnamese Embassy in
Although no casualties were reported, the fire caused
significant property damage impacting a number of Vietnamese nationals; many
of whom lost their stores in last year’s fire at Ba Coi market.
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Nguyen
Thanh Son called on Vietnamese expats to promote solidarity by joining
similar events to help Vietnamese overseas in distress in
On March 23, a fund worth US$1,000 was mobilised among
officials from the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese reporters in
The Admiral Trade Centre has 1,274 booths, 470 of which are
run by Vietnamese nationals.
One Vietnamese had a broken bone and was hospitalised on March
12 while two others suffered slight injuries during the fire.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis troubles doctors in
While there were few new cases of tuberculosis in
The March 23 conference was held to mark World Tuberculosis
Day, which fell on March 24.
Every year about 5,000 new cases of the disease are reported
in
However, Pham Huu Thuong, Director of the
Thuong said that resistance was caused by patients not obeying
doctors advice during treatment, low-quality medicine - and sudden changes in
TB genes.
"Most TB patients are poor and rarely access multimedia,
so they are not aware of how to prevent the disease from spreading,"
said Thuong.
The treatment period was often long, at least 19 months, so it
strongly affected patients' lives.
Since 2011,
"Initial results showed that multidrug-resistance TB
bacteria and treatment expenses decreased," said Thuong.
In future, the
People living with HIV must receive early health checks to
discover the disease in time.
More training will be given for medical workers, especially
those at commune medical stations.
National anti-tuberculosis programme builds on encouraging
outcomes
The National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) aims to
reduce the TB incidence rate to 187 per 100,000 people and the fatality rate
to below 18 per 100,000 in 2015, based on its encouraging outcomes in the
previous year.
This year, all TB patients are expected to have access to
standard treatment methods and receive sufficient and high-quality medicine,
Director of the
The programme also strives to control the rate of
multidrug-resistant TB patients to fewer than 5 percent of the total
newly-detected cases, while increasing the application of modern diagnosis
and treatment technology and improving the qualifications of health workers,
he said.
In 2014, the national campaign was carried out nationwide,
discovering over 102,000 TB sufferers.
The TB prevention network was developed in 36 underprivileged
districts of nine provinces, Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Hoa Binh, Bac Giang, Nam
Dinh, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Gia Lai.
Currently, 44 out of the 63 cities and provinces across the
country have established tuberculosis and lung hospitals.
The Vietnamese Government also approved the TB prevention
strategy through 2020, Nhung said.
As a result, 29 cities and provinces created steering
committees for implementing the national TB strategy in January 2015.
The Global Fund also pledged an aid package of 42 million USD
for the national TB prevention strategy between 2015 and 2017.
The broadened application of the GeneXpert technology has
helped
The Government and the Ministry of Health provided 75 billion
VND (3.5 million USD) to ensure TB medicine supply in 2014. The World Health
Organisation (WHO) will support this with medicine, including the
According to the WHO, tuberculosis is the second leading
infectious cause of death while multidrug-resistant TB is present in almost
all countries around the world.
Quang Binh,
Travel agencies operating in the central
Detailed information on tourism products and services in Quang
Binh, which boasts a large number of popular sites, were introduced at the
event.
Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s
Committee Tran Tien Dung revealed that Quang Binh plans to make tourism a
primary economic sector, adding that local authorities will create favourable
conditions for enterprises and tourism firms to invest in the locality.
He noted Quang Binh’s tourism sector is struggling to develop
infrastructure and train human resources.
While sharing
The city will support Quang Binh’s tourism promotion
activities as well as increase investment in the central province, he
affirmed.
In 2014, Quang Binh welcomed 2.8 million travellers, nearly
two times that of 2013.
The Vietnam Records Organisation recently listed four tourism
sites in Quang Binh among the top 50 must-see travel destinations in
With the opening of
The New York Times named Quang Binh as one of the most
attractive destinations in
Drunk drivers should be charged criminally
A criminal charge against drunk drivers or those steering
overloaded trucks should be added to the Vietnamese Penal Code, the
Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, under the Ministry of Transport, has
recommended.
The directorate has suggested that the ministry ask law-making
bodies to consider filing criminal charges against drunk drivers when their
alcohol level is over 100 mg per 100 ml of blood or over 0.5 mg per liter of
breath, local media reported, saying this suggestion is meant to improve road
safety.
These proposed levels are higher than those at which drivers
will be given the highest penalties in accordance with Government Decree
171/2013 on violations of traffic rules, said Nguyen Van Huyen, chief of the
directorate.
Under the decree, drivers with alcohol levels of over 80 mg
per 100 ml of blood or over 0.4 mg per liter of breath will be subject to the
heaviest punishment, Huyen said.
He elaborated that such drivers will be fined VND10-15 million
(US$465-697.5) if they are driving an automobile and VND2-3 million
($93-139.5) if they are driving a motorbike.
The lawbreakers will have their vehicles impounded for a week
and their driver’s licenses revoked for two months, the directorate chief
noted.
A criminal treatment of drunk drivers is a necessary measure
to lower the number of traffic accidents caused by drunk driving, Huyen said.
In many other countries, drunk drivers may be prosecuted and
face jail terms, in addition to pecuniary fines and revocation of driver’s
licenses, he added.
As for drivers of vehicles overloaded with goods, they should
be charged criminally when they repeat the act of carrying a load over 150
percent of the highest allowable volume after they have already been given an
administrative fine for the same behavior, the official said.
Driving vehicles that way has become common in
Earlier this month, the National Traffic Safety Committee
suggested that the government approve new and heavier penalties for drunk
drivers of both automobiles and motorbikes, and for drivers of overloaded
trucks.
Accordingly, drivers of automobiles with alcohol levels of
over 0.4 mg per liter of breath or over 80 mg per 100 ml of blood will have
the vehicles they have driven confiscated – not merely impounded as under
current regulations – and they must also take an exam on road traffic rules
if they want to get a driver’s license again.
Drivers of motorbikes with alcohol levels of over 80 mg per
100 ml of blood or over 0.4 mg per liter of breath will have the vehicles
they are driving confiscated – not merely impounded as under current
regulations.
These propositions have become a bone of contention among the
public and regulatory agencies that question the legal foundation of such confiscation
as well as the feasibility of this measure, as the violators may not be the
owners of the vehicles they are driving.
USAID opens video contest for students
The U.S. Agency for International Development - USAID Vietnam
has announced a Student Video Contest with the theme on development issues in
Participants are advised to send an original video
demonstrating a development issue in the community (health, education,
agriculture, climate change, pollution, women’s empowerment, small business
assistance, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and other
vulnerable groups among others) and propose a solution that could be applied
to improve it.
Videos can be no longer than three minutes. Submissions are
limited to one entry per person/group of only original content; group or
individual work is both accepted.
Submitted videos must be in HD format. Subtitles/captions are
encouraged (English subtitles/captions if the original language is Vietnamese
and vice-versa).
People should submit entries by uploading files through Vimeo.
Those who don’t have a Vimeo account should visit https://vimeo.com/join.
Deadline for submissions is by April 28.
Three winners of the first, second and third prizes will
respectively receive a MacBook Air, an iPhone 6 and an iPad mini with
certificates of appreciation.
The results will be announced on June 5. For further
information, visit https://www.facebook.com/USAIDVietnam or contact Ms. Hoang
Nghe Ha, USAID/Vietnam Partner Capacity, Development Program Officer, via
email pcdvietnam@gmail.com.
Irrigation benefits in Central Highlands
Central Highlands provinces have invested in 2,261 irrigation
initiatives with nearly 5,000 kilometres of canals to date, meeting the
socio-economic development demand in the localities.
The irrigational system includes 1,150 reservoirs, 942 dams
and 114 water-pumping stations, ensuring water for more than 202,100 hectares
of crops including rice, coffee and vegetables, according to the Steering
Committee for the Central Highlands Region.
A number of substantial irrigation works have served
socio-economic development and ensured security and defence such as Dak Uy,
Ayun Ha, Ea Sup Thuong, Ea Sup Ha and Ea Kao reservoirs.
More importantly, ethnic minority groups in the region have
sufficient water for daily use.
According to a master plan on irrigation in the region through
2020, the provinces are to invest in an additional 1,614 irrigation works and
upgrading 756 existing systems through a total capital of 58 trillion VND
(2.67 billion USD).
The
The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam will start to issue
international driving licences in August.
Nguyen Thang Quan, head of the directorate's Vehicles and
Drivers Management Department, told online newspaper VnExpress that the
directorate was compiling a circular with instructions on issuing
international driving licences.
The circular is expected to be completed by August. Under the
decision, drivers can obtain the licence by paying a fee of VND135,000
(US$6.5) by wire transfer, he said.
The international driving licences will look like passports
and will be available in various languages including English, French, Russian
and Spanish. This international driving licence will be valid in 73
countries.
The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is an international
treaty designed to facilitate international road traffic and increase road
safety by establishing standardised traffic rules amongst the participating
parties.
The Convention was ratified at the United Nations Economic and
Social Council's Conference on Road Traffic in
VTC-VOV merger to promote broadcasting development
The merger of VTC Digital Television and Radio and The Voice
of Vietnam (VOV) demonstrates the Government and the ministry’s focus on the
development of broadcasting and television in the country, Minister of
Information and Communication Nguyen Bac Son has said.
The merger is compatible with the plan on development and
management of national journalism by 2025, the minister added.
The merging plan must ensure the rights, sustainability and
development of the VOV, VTC and its parent company, the VTC Multimedia
Corporation, according to Minister Son.
The process of merging is carried out in different phases,
including the settlement of capital, estate and finance obligations, and
feedback on the plan from ministries and sectors, according to the ministry.
Source :
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Thứ Sáu, 27 tháng 3, 2015
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