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| The elderly population in Việt Nam. — VNS Infographic |
HÀ NỘI —According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Việt Nam is among the countries with the fastest aging rate in the world. This phenomenon has widespread and long-term impacts on the country, requiring comprehensive proactive policies for the elderly. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam prepares to support aging population”
Tiếp tục đọc “One man, 441 people, and a community for healthier hearts”
The elderly woman had just been involved in a road accident. But instead of getting help, the driver had abandoned the woman next to a rubbish dump by the road to fend for herself.
Daw Khin Ma Ma said her stomach churned at the sight of the battered old woman who was eventually conveyed to her nursing home. “Her rib bones were broken, some of which had pierced her lungs. We could see a hole in her back that had been gnawed on by the rats,” she said. Tiếp tục đọc “For old folks left to die at Myanmar’s roadsides and cemeteries, these homes are their last hope”
Updated : 04/07/2017 17:04 GMT + 7
A recent study published by the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital has revealed that nearly 100 people in Vietnam commit suicide due to depression on a daily basis, shedding light on the devastating role mental illness can play in local communities.
Depression is on the rise in Vietnam, accompanied by the many consequences the condition can have on suffering individuals, their families, and the community.
More and more young people are falling victim to depression in recent years, including a 21-year old senior university student currently being treated at the mental health institute of Bach Mai Hospital. Tiếp tục đọc “Nearly 100 Vietnamese depression sufferers commit suicide daily: study”
Volunteer Chu Thương Minh Trang, 22, talking to Nguyen, a 70-year-old homeless man.
The street is poorly lit and dirty, but it is this man’s only refuge and home on some nights.
Huddled against the wind chill, Mr Nguyen, who is wrapped up in three layers of clothes, grumbles about how his hands are sore, and his back painful from repairing bicycles. Without hesitation, Ms Chu reaches across and gently massages his knobby fingers.
Along with other volunteers of the Ấm Volunteering Club, the young woman has been providing free weekly health screenings and medical supplies for the homeless elderly. Tiếp tục đọc “These angels bring warmth into the lives of Hanoi’s homeless elderly”
82-year-old Tran Thi Huong does what she must to survive, like walk the city streets to sell lottery tickets.
But, with the sun approaching its noon peak, their day is barely halfway through. Now comes the even more arduous task: Hawking their snacks – a menu of red bean soup, mung bean dumplings, banana cake and an iced peanut drink – in the blazing heat.
Despite her slight hunch, 70-year-old Madam Chau Chung Muoi moves just as nimbly as her younger sister Dao Muoi who is 61, and she propels the heavy-laden pushcart with surprising speed down the busy streets. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s ticking time-bomb of elderly poverty”
NGÀY 09 THÁNG 03, 2016 | 13:44
Thói quen ăn uống và thiếu vận động khiến thể lực người Việt thua kém.
NDĐT– Sáng 2- 12, tại TP Vĩnh Yên, tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc, Bộ Y tế và Tổ chức Y tế thế giới tổ chức Đối thoại về chính sách y tế người cao tuổi. Tại đây các chuyên gia trong nước và các tổ chức quốc tế đều chỉ rõ, Việt Nam là một trong mười nước có tỷ lệ già hóa nhanh nhất thế giới. Việt Nam sẽ là quốc gia siêu già vào năm 2050.
Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam sẽ là quốc gia siêu già vào năm 2050”
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