SOCIETY IN BRIEF 18/11

School healthcare improves, still faces problems: forum The number of medical workers in schools nationwide had doubled in the past five years, but students’ healthcare remains an issue to both public health and education sectors, heard a conference yesterday in Ha Noi. The conference, which reviewed the implementation of a prime ministerial instruction issued in 2006 on enhancing medical work in schools, showed that the rate of medical workers at pre-schools and high schools had increased from 17 per cent in 2006 to 37 per cent this year. The number of high schools facilitated with a medical room had also slightly increased from 47 per cent to 52 per cent, while vocational schools increased from 56 per cent to 70 per cent. Many healthcare campaigns addressing anti-infectious diseases and food safety were reported to be successful, helping raise the awareness of students in personal hygiene and disease prevention. However, healthcare work for nearly 25 million students studying at 36,000 schools at all levels nationwide remained problems, heard the conference. Statistics from the Ministry of Health indicated that up to one fourth of Vietnamese students were physically stunted and those in good health only accounted for 69 per cent. Other health…

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