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After working with the authorities of the two provinces, Mr. Dam visited affected families in Tung Loc and Lien Minh communes in Ha Tinh.
The VFF chairman underlined the efforts of local authorities and Vietnamese and international organisations and individuals to help victim overcome this disaster.
He also called on people across the country to continue their assistance for the central flood victims.
By October 22, the VFF had received more than VND13 billion from 260 donors and all the money has been allocated to flood-hit regions.
In addition, VND22 billion has been sent to the region by 24 provinces and cities across, said a VFF report.
Call for clean up at hospitals to cut infection rate
Healthcare centres should set up infection-control systems to reduce the rate of hospital-caused diseases, a health expert told a seminar held in HCM City on Thursday. Prof. Dr Le Hoang Ninh, head of the Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, said stopping infections from spreading through the environment was highly important.
Hospitals should build facilities based on ISO 9000 and ISO1400 standards and have isolation wards to limit contact between patients.
While all tools and even floors have to be cleaned with antiseptics, the chemicals should be used based on the seriousness of the infection threat, he said.
Dr Le Thi Anh Thu, head of Cho Ray General Hospital's Hospital-Acquired Infection Control Ward, said failure to scrupulously follow disinfection regulations is one of the main causes of infection.
Some hospitals do not pay much attention to disinfecting tools, especially endo-scopes, she added.
Ninh also said the air circulation system in hospitals, especially surgery rooms, should be designed and operated carefully to minimise infection.
Water and food distributed at hospitals had to meet the national standards, he said.
To achieve this, streng-thening health workers' awareness of infection was a key requirement.
About 600,000 of the 7.5 million people hospitalised in Viet Nam every year contract infections at hospitals, he said, adding they can be classified in three categories: incision, respiration, and digestion.
A HCM City-based obstetrics hospital reported that 111 of 129 patients contracted post-natal infection between May and July this year.
The leading causes of infection are E. coli (42.5 per cent), enterococci (16.4 per cent), enterobacteria (10.3), staphylococci (10.3 per cent), and streptococci (7.5 per cent).
Surgeon removes woman's healthy ovary
A surgeon at HCM City-based Phu Tho Hospital wrongly removed a woman's ovary without consulting the patient or an obstetrician, the scientific council at the municipal Health Department concluded yesterday.
Pham Thi Xuan, 24, from Hiep Thanh Ward in District 12, had earlier been diagnosed with a cyst in her right ovary.
However, Dr Nguyen Thanh Son, deputy director of the private hospital, wrongly removed her other ovary in July. Xuan filed a law suit against the hospital in early August after the hospital denied negligence.
Jetstar Airlines staff suspected of stealing
Four Jetstar Pacific Airlines baggage handlers at Tan Son Nhat Airport have been suspended after being accused of stealing a passenger's belongings, a company representative said yesterday.
A passenger on flight No BL 513 from Hai Phong to HCM City said her checked-in luggage had been slashed. She said VND3 million ($150) and 6 tenths of a tael of gold were missing.
Staff at the airlines' ground service centre found money and the gold in the possession of four porters and returned them to the passenger.
Da Nang-Hong Kong flights started
Vietnam Airlines will operate 46 flights from Da Nang to Hongkong (China) using its 184-seat Airbus 321 from November 26, 2010 to May 3, 2011.
Nguyen Quoc Tuan, head of Vietnam Airlines in Hongkong said the flights will promote Da Nang as an attractive destination for people in Hong Kong and other international friends.
Da Nang, surrounded by the UNESCO-recognized World Heritage sites in Hue, Hoi An, and My Son, will be linked to the famous financial centre of Hong Kong by these flights, he said.
Vietnam Airlines currently operates flights from Hanoi and HCM City to Hong Kong.
Youngsters ready for SSEAYP 2010
The Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Programme (SSEAYP) is a big regional event with young people from 10 ASEAN and Japan taking part in.
The Vietnamese party will leave for Japan on October 24 to join the ship.
On leaving Japan, the ship Fuji Maru will be at sea from October 27 to December 16, stopping in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam.
The Vietnamese party will hold a “Vietnamese Day” on board on December 5 with traditional music and dancing. They will also promote Vietnam’s traditional culture, such as making ceramic rings, organising a Miss Ao Dai contest, teaching martial arts (Vovinam) and instructing other international friends how to play Vietnamese games. They will hold a photography exhibition to present the country’s traditional cultural values.
They will also attend other activities, such as the Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Summit, and discuss issues of concern to young people.
Japanese government donates to school
The Japanese government has donated US$195,000 to Dong Nai and Ninh Thuan provinces to build school classrooms and buy equipment for educational institutions.
Yesterday, the Japanese acting consul general in HCM City announced that it would donate machinery valued at $91,000 to a vocational training centre in southern Dong Nai Province's Dinh Quan District.
The Hoa Thanh Primary School, located in coastal Ninh Phuoc District in central Ninh Thuan Province, plans to use $105,000 to build a six-classroom school, and several other rooms and facilities for 138 students.
Highways to be linked by 4.3km road
The Ha Noi People's Committee has approved a plan to build a link road between National Highways 32 and 21A in Phuc Tho District.
The 4.3 kilometre road, which will receive VND160 billion (US$8.2 million) in funds from the district People's Committee, will be built during the 2011-14 period.
The new road will begin at Km38+345 on national highway 32 in Tho Loc commune and will feed into the intersection with the national highway 21 at Km5+050 in Son Dong commune.
Russian Academy of Sciences opens branch in Vietnam
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on October 23 opened a branch in the campus of Binh Duong University located in the Vietnamese southern province of the same name.
The sub-institute is expected to open up new opportunities for Binh Duong and other provinces in the region in training high-quality human resources in science-technology.
Earlier, Doctor of Science Cao Van Phuong, who is also rector of Binh Duong University, was honoured as an academician of the RSA for his great contributions to bolstering traditional friendship between the two nations.
He was also awarded with noble Keldysh Golden Medal by the RAS for his achievements in mathematics and mechanics.
Establish in 1991 with 12 centres and 520 academicians, the RAS functions in compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and the Academy Charter. Its principal aim consists of organization and performance of fundamental researches for the purpose of obtaining further knowledge of the natural, social and human development principles that promote technological, economic, social and cultural development in Russia.
World news agencies’ congress wraps up
The third World Congress of News Agencies (WCNA) concluded in Bariloche city, Argentina, on October 22.
The Vietnam News Agency delegation led by General Director Tran Mai Huong joined the five-day event.
The congress held four discussions focusing on prominent issues in information work in the new age.
Representatives of around 70 news agencies throughout the globe and related organisations discussed clients’ demands in the age of information booming and put forth several initiatives on new communication products and services.
At the congress, the World Council of News Agencies agreed to elect Sergio Fernandez Novoa, Vice Chairman of the National News Agency of Argentina, Telam, as the Chair of the Council in the new tenure.
A number of bilateral and multilateral meetings also took place on the sidelines of the 3 rd WCNA.
The fourth World Congress of News Agencies is expected to be held in Saudi Arabia in 2013.
Thai magazine praises President Ho Chi Minh
The Thai magazine of Public Opinion in its latest issue ran an article praising the Vietnamese late President Ho Chi Minh’s contribution to his nation.
It said the stories of Ho Chi Minh, also called “Uncle Ho” by the Vietnamese people, are associated with the country’s heroic traditions in the past two generations. It provides readers with information about the president’s life and activities during his journeys around the world to find the path to national salvation.
The paper recalled the 1928-1929 period when Ho Chi Minh was in Thailand to foster cooperation between the two countries during the time of Prime Minister Pridi Phanomyyong.
In its earlier issue the paper had published a poem about Hanoi by Navarad, a famous Thai poet, after attending the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi.
Statues of former State leaders on display in HCM City
An exhibition featuring 25 miniature statues of President Ho Chi Minh and Vice President Ton Duc Thang opened at the Ton Duc Thang Museum in HCM City on Oct. 20.
In addition sculptors from the HCM City Fine Arts Association sent in 26 entries for a contest to create a giant copper statue of the two leaders for installation in Hanoi for the millennium anniversary.
Lam Quang Noi's creation won the contest and a 5.4m copper statue of President Ho shaking hands with Ton Duc Thang to congratulate him for becoming vice president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1960 now adorns Thong Nhat Park in the capital's Thong Nhat Island .
The other 25 entries are on show at the exhibition where they will remain until February 20 next year.
The museum is located at 5 Ton Duc Thang street , District 1.
Vietnam listed among nations hardest hit by climate change
Vietnam is listed among 16 nations in Asia which will suffer the most serious consequences of climate change in the next 30 years.
The news was released by the France’s Daily World newspaper recently and is based on a report assessing the impact of climate change on the region.
According to a report by the UK’s Maplecroft Climate Change Risk, Bangladesh, India, Madagascar and Nepal top the list, followed by Mozambique, the Philippines, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malawi.
This is the first time researchers have considered climate change on a large scale looking at such factors as population, agriculture, health systems, infrastructure, as well as economic and social issues.
The report said also stated that if the poor nations were hardest hit by climate change, some of the world’s economic powers have to cope with big risks in terms of ecology and business environment.
Vietnam is now suffering from historic floods in the central region while Cambodia has also been seriously affected by flooding with damages totaling millions of dollars.
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