Waste waters were collected from 6 provincial hospitals (Yen Bai, Viet Tri, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Can Tho, Dong Thap) and resident areas near by them. Basic chemical and physical enviromental parameters were analysed. Findings were as follows: In the hospitals without waste water treatment system: water was polluted severely, even in surrounding residential areas. In the hospital with waste water treatment system: after treatment, the water met B limit value, both for basic physical and chemical parameter. 58% of samples of living water collected at the hospitals without treatment does not met the hygiene standard. Further researches will have to be done to conclude firmly. 25.3% of samples of living water collected at the hospital sites having treatment system also do not meet the hygien standard.
Water Pollution ; Water ; Medical Waste ; Hospitals

Study of the situation of medicine use on 4004 patients including 1492 poor patients who examined and treated in 50 hospitals of 10 provinces and cities in Viet nam. The results showed that: There is no difference in the quantity of medicine used for treatment between poor patients and obligatory health insurance patients with patients paying hospital fees. However, in terms of quality, poor patients and obligatory health insurance patients used more domestic medicine. This was more obvious in district hospitals and in hospitals in the northern areas. The percentage of patients who had to buy additional medicine or all medicine outside of hospital is lower in district hospitals than in provincial hospitals. Poor in-patients received almost all drugs for treatment. Patients paying hospital fees had the highest percentage in buying medicine outside of hospital
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Hospitals ; Medical facilities