Nghe An held a rally to respond to World Diabetes Day, the day the whole population buys and uses iodized salt.

The results of the most recent national survey in 2020 showed that the rate of diabetes in Vietnam is 7.3%; The rate of pre-diabetes is 17.8%. In Nghe An, according to a report from Nghe An Endocrinology Hospital, in 2010, the rate of diabetes in the whole province was 5.36%, by 2020 it had increased to 7.2%. These are truly alarming numbers.

In order to call the community's attention to the increase in diabetes and its dangerous complications, on December 20, 2006, the United Nations unanimously passed Resolution No. 61/225 to designate November 14 as "World Diabetes Day" and to begin implementation in 2007.

"World Diabetes Day" is an opportunity to raise public awareness of diabetes risk factors; encourage and share good practices in diabetes prevention; and is a message requiring scientists and managers to develop specific solutions, policies and action programs to prevent, treat and care for people with diabetes.

No less dangerous than diseasediabetesIodine deficiency is a disorder caused by iodine deficiency. Iodine deficiency leads to many disorders, diseases, and defects in physical and intellectual development, learning and working ability, and is especially dangerous for women of childbearing age and young children.

To encourage the entire population to join hands in preventing and combating iodine deficiency disorders - an issue that greatly affects the health of the entire community, on September 8, 1994, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 481/TTg, mobilizing the entire population to buy and use iodized salt and taking November 2 every year as the day for the entire population to buy and use iodized salt.

Joining hands to prevent and combat iodine deficiency disorders, Nghe An is one of the provinces that has successfully completed the goals of the National Program on eliminating iodine deficiency disorders.

However, the worrying thing now is that according to the investigation results of the Central Endocrinology Hospital and other agencies and organizations such as the General Statistics Office, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization, iodine deficiency is showing signs of returning in Vietnam, which poses many requirements and challenges for us.

At the rally, on behalf of the leaders of the Steering Committee for Diabetes Prevention and Control of Nghe An province, Dr. Nguyen Huu Le - Deputy Director of the Department of Health called on medical units in the province to participate in activities to prevent and control diabetes, prevent and control disorders due to iodine deficiency; advise the People's Committees at all levels to direct departments, branches, unions, political and social organizations in the whole province to promote diabetes prevention and control in the area.

Strengthen training, education, and encourage staff in the unit to actively study to improve their knowledge, professional qualifications, and expertise, in order to meet the requirements of diabetes prevention and control, and iodine deficiency disorders prevention and control in the coming time.

Strengthen propaganda work in many forms to raise public awareness about the disease and consequences of diabetes with prevention and control methods, as well as the importance of iodine and the risks of iodine deficiency to human health./.