Study on the prevalence of motorcycle-related injury and death in Vietnam. Results: 68% of total traffic-related injuries were in group of 15-29 years old, 71% in group of 30-49 years old. In the year 2002, at Hai Duong province and Hanoi city, there were almost 50% of drivers hadn’t driver’s license and 26-28% of drivers had drunk before driving. The rate of wearing helmet was low: 2% in 1997, 6% in 1999 and 8% in 2001. With heavy burden of motorcycle-related injury and death, the promotion of safe driving and applying interventions for reduce of traffic-related injury and death would be urgent. Policy-makers should focus on some problem such as drinking alcohol, drive’s speed, and wearing helmets, etc.
Wounds and Injuries ; Motorcycles

This article describes Viet Nam Ministry of Health’s (VMoH) activities to prepare for and respond to the threat Zika virus (ZIKV), including the adaptation of existing surveillance systems to encompass ZIKV surveillance.