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Nghe An holds a rally in response to World Diabetes Day, the day the whole population buys and uses iodized salt

Thanh Chung DNUM_ABZBBZCACE 18:51

On the afternoon of November 1, Nghe An Department of Health and Endocrinology Hospital organized a rally to respond to World Diabetes Day (November 14) and the day for the whole population to buy and use iodized salt (November 2).

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Delegates attending the rally. Photo: Thanh Chung

Attending the ceremony were: Dr. Phan Hoang Hiep - Director of the Central Endocrinology Hospital; Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong - former Director of the Central Endocrinology Hospital; representatives of the leaders of the endocrinology hospitals of Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, Bac Giang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Son La and Quang Ngai provinces.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Le Thi Hoai Chung - Secretary of Yen Thanh District Party Committee; comrades of the leaders of Nghe An Department of Health, medical units in the province.

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Delegates attending the rally. Photo: Thanh Chung

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.

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Art program in response to World Diabetes Day (November 14) and the day for the whole population to buy and use iodized salt (November 2). Photo: Thanh Chung

In order to call public 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 plans to prevent, treat and care for people with diabetes.

No less dangerous than diseasediabetesis 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.

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Dr. Phan Hoang Hiep - Director of the Central Endocrinology Hospital highly appreciated the activities of preventing and controlling diabetes and iodine deficiency disorders in Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Chung

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.

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Dr. Nguyen Huu Le - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health issued a call for medical units in the province to participate in activities to prevent and control diabetes and iodine deficiency disorders. Photo: Thanh Chung

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 diabetes prevention and control activities, and iodine deficiency disorders prevention and control; 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 activities, and prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders in the coming time.

Promote propaganda work in many forms to raise public awareness of 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./.

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