This paper introduced the frequent cancers in Vietnam, the situation of the cancer prevention and control in Hanoi, especially the activities of the department of tumor of Hai Ba Trung hospital during past 10 years (1988-1999), concurrently establish the orientation, objectives of cancer prevention and control program in Hanoi from now to 2000.
neoplasms ; prevention & control

From 1994 up to now, active measures in the prevention of cholera have been implementing in Thua Thien Hue province, by the proper investment for safe water supplying, waste treatment, sewage treatment, sanitary-food safety examination and control of chloride content in safe water system, close supervise and soon discovery of patients with cholera, quick and strict responding to the epidemic so that limiting and decreasing significantly the mortality.
Cholera ; prevention & control

Some algorithms used in UV-Vis MCA spectrophotometry technique and some recent statistical approaches to the Advanced MCA technique were described. A number of pharmaceutical formulas containing 2-4 ingredients has been analyzed successfully using MCA technique. Basing on the basic algorithm of MCA and its statistical approaches, an applicable software for data processing had been established (running in Windows (environment - IBM compatible computer). This enables to use MCA technique for conventional spectrophotometers.
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; prevention & control

A cross-sectional study was carried out with 539 subjects at Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan provinces. The results: there was 180 occupational accident during the period from 1997 to 1999, with 31 deaths. Almost of them have not been appropriately trained in diving technique and safety measures. They have not enough protection equipment, diving clothes and oxygen-tubes when diving at 20m depth. Training courses on diving safety measures for fishermen were conducted and recommendations for treatments of diving-fishermen diseases were made. These recommendations have been applied in Ham Tan Hospital (Binh Thuan).
Accidents, Occupational ; prevention & control

The mortality rate due to rabies/100.000 inhabitants in Viet Nam was 0,43 during 1991-1995, was the highest mortality among 10 epidemic infectious diseases. From 1996-2000, some active interventive solutions had been implemented such as establishing the steering committee for rabies control; strengthening the role of the authority and co-ordination of ministries and sectors, promoting propaganda, education, training and building the special network; enhancing the quality of treatment and prevention for people who had been beaten by mad animals and suspected mad animals. As a result during 1996-2000 the mortality caused by bites of mad animals throughout the country reduced by more than 65% compared with 1991-1995. In some key provinces the mortality cause by bites of mad animals decreased 80-95%
Rabies ; Prevention & control

1,763,616 victims were bitten by mad suspected dogs in Southern provinces during 5 years had been vaccineated, in which 148 victims died (0.08%). Ben Tre province had the highest victims and the highest mortality rate, while Ca Mau province was at the lowest. Especially there was no death by rabies in Binh Duong and Soc Trang provinces. There was an insignificant difference between male and female victims. The age over 15 was 61%; 91.47% had vaccineated before 15 days of bites and 80.71% bitten by dogs; 78% were mild bites, far from nervous centre. The victims died due to rabies decreased 50% in 2000 compared with this in 1996
Rabies ; Prevention & control

Normothyroidic single-nodular goiter is a common disease. Now it can be detected and intervented early so that its prognosis is improving significantly. The effectiveness of preventive therapy for nodular goiter by TST releasing inhibition with levothyroxin was examined in 110 patients. The results showed that levothyroxin therapy to inhibit the release of TST is needed for solid lesions. In younger patients with less than 1cm goiter, the result of treatment is more likely to be maximized, the lesions regress completely and the thyroid functions are normalized. For more than 45-year patients with more than 2-cm goiter, the result of treatment is poor. Use levothyroxin with cautions in over 60-year patients who have cardiovascular diseases and multiple nodular goiter.
Goiter, Nodular ; Prevention & control

From 1991 to 2000 the plague in Viet Nam has remarkably controlled. The morbidity and mortality rate decreased from 439.6 patients/year during 1991-1995 to 161.2 patients/year during 1996-2000, the areas affected by plague had been narrowed, only in Gia Lai and Dac Lac provinces. The plague occours throughout the year but concerntrating in period from February to May every year. In the North, R.norvegicus is the main host and R.exulans is the common host at the other areas. The main vector of plague in Viet Nam is X.cheopis. Biological surveillance showed that: Y.pestis has been negative at the provinces and cities in the North for the past years. The possitive rate was different in the rest areas over the times
Plague ; Epidemiology ; Prevention & control

A study on the aedes lavae resource in 210 households in §èng §a district, Hµ Néi during 2-8/2001 showed that there were both two species of aedes aegypti (50.3%) and aedes albopictus (49.7%). 10 tools of water containment such as pool, can well, jar had lavae of aedes, vector of the dengue fever/ hemorrhagic dengue fever. The rate of population who had knowledge of dengue fever/ hemorrhagic dengue fever was high. However, the knowledge which disease transmission vector and proper measures for disease prevention a control was remaining limited. It should strengthen the education and communication.
Dengue ; prevention & control

For the past years, the health sector had many efforts to deploy the nutritional program, generally, and the program of micronutrient deficiency prevention and control. Ups to now, the clinical types of eye dry due to the vitamin A deficiency leading to the blind were mainly eliminated. The nutritional anemia in women and pregnant women was also reduced. The knowledge of health staffs and people in the micronutrient deficiency was significantly enhanced.
Malnutrition ; Micronutrients ; prevention & control