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Economic aspects of chronic diseases in Vietnam
Hoang Van Minh1, Dao Lan Huong, Kim Bao Giang
1Faculty of Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Introduction:
There remains a lack of information on economic aspects of chronic diseases. This paper, by gathering available and relevant research findings, aims to report and discuss current evidence on economic aspects of chronic diseases in Vietnam.
Methods:
DATA USED IN THIS PAPER WERE OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS INFORMATION SOURCES: international and national journal articles and studies, government documents and publications, web-based statistics and fact sheets.
Results:
In Vietnam, chronic diseases were shown to be leading causes of deaths, accounting for 66% of all deaths in 2002. The burdens caused by chronic disease morbidity and risk factors are also substantial. Poorer people in Vietnam are more vulnerable to chronic diseases and their risk factors, other than being overweight. The estimated economic loss caused by chronic diseases for Vietnam in 2005 was about US$20 million (0.033% of annual national GDP). Chronic diseases were also shown to cause economic losses for families and individuals in Vietnam. Both population-wide and high-risk individual interventions against chronic disease were shown to be cost-effective in Vietnam.
Conclusion:
Given the evidence from this study, actions to prevent chronic diseases in Vietnam are clearly urgent. Further research findings are required to give greater insights into economic aspects of chronic diseases in Vietnam.
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