Researching actual situation of people's health care activities at the two communes Tan Tien and Quan Binh of Bach Thong district, Bac Kan province showed that: both two communes had primary health care boards of which members were representatives of all agencies and line organizations. However, effectiveness of these boards was limited because they worked :seasonally" and formally. Finance for health was mainly from state budget. Health activities of the two communes was mainly depended on state and there had been some barriers. Health insurance for the poor was only 30% and treatment for health insurance hadn't implemented at commune health station. Broadcastting activities faced many obstacles.
Delivery of Health Care ; Epidemiology ; Health

The analysis of 1999-2000 year period related documents and reports from various ministries,governmental bodies and sectors, diverse regions and sites,as well as from the leaders of functional bodies and agencies responsible to food safety and hygiene inspection, and from the food fabricators and traders had showed that in the year 1999, in 53/61 provinces and cities, there were a considerable number of intoxicated events, almost at home meals and at the meals of large number of consumers. Because of the lacking of qualified personal staff, of proper equipment, there were many difficulties in management of food safety and hygiene. Intersectorial coordination was established in this field, but there were not a clear assignment and an appropriate equipment. Regulation system of inspection and treatment of violation was not adequate and synchronous
Food ; Data Collection ; Hygiene

Background: Bacteria are among the common pathogens in Vietnam and other developing countries. Antibiotics are effective in the treatment, but the antibiotics gradually become ineffective due to drug resistance of bacteria, especially in children. The study on influenza virus in 2001-2003 has resulted in preventative activities against the acute respiratory tract infections in children.\r\n', u'Objectives: Determine the root cause bacterial infections and often determine the extent of antibiotic resistance of common pathogenic bacteria isolated in Hai Phong pediatric Hospital.\r\n', u'Subjects and method: At Microorganism Department of Hai Phong pediatric Hospital from January 2003 to December 2004, 558 trains of common pathogenic microorganisms were isolated from 0 -15 year old children clinical samples such as: blood, pus, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, stool...These samples of isolated microorganisms were also tested on their sensitiveness to several antibiotics.\r\n', u'Results:Findings showed that the 3 most frequently recognized bacterier out of 11 antibiotic sensitive tested species were: streptococcus pneumoniae (20.61%), neisseria (18.1%), E.coli (15.95%); and the most resisted antibiotics included: Co-trimoxazole, Chloramphenicol and Ampiciline. The staph was resistant to general Chlora, phenicol, Co-trimoxazol, and also sensitive to cefotacim, Amikacin. In the bacillus bacteria tested were resistant blue latex all, only works with Amikacin.\r\n', u'Conclusion: Its also found that every kind of tested bacterium had got various levels of sensitivity to different of antibiotics.\r\n', u'
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ; Adenoviridae ; Influenza ; Human ;

System suitability tests are an integral part of liquid chromatographic technique. They are used to verify the resolution (R) and reproducibility of the analysis to be done. HPLC method for assaying the related substances test of Cefaclor in raw material as well as in pharmaceutical dosage forms introduced to some pharmacopoeia such as EP, USP need to use Delta- 3 cefaclor as the internal standard to verify the suitability of chromatographic system. In case of lacking it to use, Cephalexin can be used as the internal standard in place of Delta-3 cefaclor. cell
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Cefaclor

During the period from 1993 to 1997, 126 poliovirus positive cases from samples of 1.098 acute flaccid paralysis patients of all provinces in the Northern region and 5 others in the Central region of Viet Nam have been identified. Among them 97 cases were caused by poliovirus type 1, 5 by type 2, 10 by type 3, 11 were identified as a multitype infection and 3 cases were the combination of poliovirus and enteroviruses. The antigenic properties of the poliovirus strains isolated have been studied using monoclonal antibody and polymerase chain reaction. The results showed that, 53 strains of poliovirus type 1 were identified as the wild-type virus, the rest were of Sabin-type virus. The wild poliovirus strains were then classified in to 2 groups by polymerase chain reaction - restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing methods. No case of wild type virus was isolated since 1994.
Poliomyelitis ; Polioviruses ; Paralysis

During the period from 1999 to 2000, 12 poliovirus isolates were obtained from acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases and 2 from healthy children who have been vaccineated with Sabin's oral polio vaccine. These isolated have been examined by PCR-RFLP. The results showed that the isolates were genetically identical to the regional Sabin's poliovirus strains
Poliomyelitis ; Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral ; Polioviruses ; Paralysis ; Child

20 healthy male students from 20-25 years of age were studied on the changes of peripheral blood indexes after the exact Hegu laser He-Ne irradiation with intensity 130 mW/cm2 for 2 minutes/point. 10 (changed most clearly) of 20 these students were irradiated laser outside the Hegu (1cm far from the Hegu) as the control group. Before irradiating, after laser 10, 30 minutes, vein blood was taken to investigate the following indexes: RBC, WBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, PLT, NEUT/1, LYMPH/1, MDX/1, RDW-SD, MPV, P-LCR. The results showed that PLT, WBC, LYMPH/1 reduced markly after 10, 30 minutes (p<0.05); there were no differences of the other (RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, NEUT/1, RDW-SD, PDW, P-LCR) between before and after laser irradiation. There was no differences between before and after outside-Hegu laser He-Ne irradiation; the time when the peripheral blood indexes changed more clearly is at the 30th minute after irradiating.
Lasers ; Hematology

66 strains of heamophilus influenzae and 50 strains of streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from nasopharyngeal aspirates from 161 patients under 5 years old with ARI at the Viet Nam - Cu Ba Hospital, Ha Noi, during 9/1997 to 9/1998. 13 antibiotics were tested using the disk diffusion method. H.influenzae is still susceptible to cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, quinolones (95-100%). S.pneumoniae is also susceptible to cephalosporins (82-100%).
Respiratory Tract Infections ; child ; Helicobacter pylori

The aim of this study is to examine the antibody response in children who have been given oral poliomyelitis vaccine (OPV) produced by POLIOVAC Ha Noi. The study included 105 children under five years of age (32 in Ha Noi and 73 in Thanh Hoa). In Ha Noi children, the antibody response to each type and to all the three-poliovirus types was 100%. In Thanh Hoa children, the antibody response is poliovirus type 1 was 95.9%, to type 2: 93.1% to type 3: 93.1% and to all the 3 type 91.8%. Very high geometric mean titers against poliovirus type 1, 2 and 3 were evidenced
vaccines ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Poliomyelitis

Outline on the antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated during 1989-1995 in Viet Nam based on the data of antimicrobial susceptibility tests of NIHE and ASTS project. Comparing to the data from countries in South East Asis/India we found that: Str.pneumoniae is still susceptible to benzylpenicillin. B-lactams, macrolides, chloramphenicol. In many countries the reported incidence of drug-resistant Str.Pneumoniae has increased in the last year. The frequency and patterns of resistance vary in different geographic regions, countries and over different periods.
Drug Resistance ; Streptococcus pneumoniae