Vietnam is working on a universal health care system. The government says that this plan will cover all Vietnamese people, but will it be for the best. The National Health Security Office (NHSO) secretary-general Dr. Winai Swaasdivorn says that “Vietnam is going to send officials to Thailand to study how the health-insurance systems are working,” in order to create a secure … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Socialist Healthcare System
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Smoking & Khôi: A Parallel Story
Article written jointly by Phuong Vu and Brian Luong. Phuong Vu is a staff pharmacist at Walgreens Pharmacy in Sacramento, California. He plans on becoming involved in a medical mission to Vietnam in the near future. “Mind if I smoke?” asks Khôi to his girlfriend, who sits on the other side of the table in a Saigon cafe. Smoking condition in Vietnam is a serious public … [Read more...] about Smoking & Khôi: A Parallel Story
Young Vietnamese Doctor Battles Lymphoma
Viet Lam is a 37-year-old doctor from Michigan who is of Vietnamese and Chinese descent. She has B-cell lymphoma and is in urgent need of a bone marrow transplant. She is currently being treated at Stanford Hospital in the Bay Area, and without the transplant she will surely not survive. Here is her story: I would like to introduce myself and ask for help in search of a … [Read more...] about Young Vietnamese Doctor Battles Lymphoma
Update on Dr. Anh Reiss: Worsening Health
Dr. Anh Reiss is an OB/GYN based out of Houston. A while ago, we ran a story on Dr. Reiss' struggle to find a bone marrow match. Recently, I got back in touch with one of Dr. Reiss' friends and former patients, Dylan Russell, to see how Dr. Reiss is doing. Dylan wrote: Dr. Reiss is still working but struggling to keep up energy. She has to get blood transfusions often to … [Read more...] about Update on Dr. Anh Reiss: Worsening Health
Match Needed to Save Dr. Anh Reiss (Nguyen)
This letter was recently sent to us. It is regarding Dr. Anh Reiss (Nguyen). She has contracted a fatal bone marrow disease. A bone marrow transfer will likely save her life. The problem is that it is very hard to find Vietnamese donors (the ethnicity should match). Please consider testing to see if you're a match. The process: 1) Go to the website, sign up for the free … [Read more...] about Match Needed to Save Dr. Anh Reiss (Nguyen)