Vietnam has about 200,000 people suffering from cancer each year

According to the Ministry of Health, about 200,000 people get cancer every year (70,000 people die from cancer each year). Environmental quality is getting worse.

'Environmental quality is getting worse and is directly affecting human health .' . That is the message of scientists set out in the Southern environmental health forum by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, B

Environmental quality is getting worse
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Health Department and Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee held on October 19 in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to the Ministry of Health, about 200,000 people get cancer every year (70,000 people die from cancer each year). 44% of those who work 8 hours a day in the road front area have abnormal chest radiographic images compared to other areas of 11.7%. The number of miscarriages in the vicinity of industrial parks is 1.8 times higher than in other places.

Mr. Mai Ai Truc, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment said: Overall, the Vietnamese environment is good, but local is very bad. Whether the 'Cancer Village in Thach Son' is caused by the environment or not has to wait for scientific conclusions but it is certain that the people in Thach Son are living in serious pollution.

The fact that fish and plants die from toxic substances emitted from factories is easy to see; humans cannot die immediately but toxins permeate, accumulate more and more so it is difficult to identify.

Provinces and cities racing for economic development are good signs but also have huge consequences. People pollute the environment (such as littering) but the main ' culprit ' is leaders and businesses (businesses).

The leaders make unethical decisions such as garbage import and enterprises build factories but are afraid of rising costs so they do not build waste water treatment systems. In case of construction, the operation is flickering (even not operating) for fear of wasting electricity, increasing production costs.

Huy Thinh