Vietnam has the highest rate of chronic lung disease in the region

Vietnam is the country with the highest rate of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Asia-Pacific with 6.7% of the population suffering from this disease.

The lowest patient rate of 3.5% belongs to Hong Kong and Singapore. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Every year, 3 million people worldwide die from this disease, 90% of deaths occur in middle and low-income countries.

Associate Prof. Dr. Le Thi Tuyet Lan - Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy - said that at the seminar ' Updating COPD - GOLD 2006 ' guidelines on December 16, according to Assoc. great destructive power, causing irreversible lung damage, causing more than a dozen other pathologies. However, the disease can be prevented and treated if the patient is diagnosed and diagnosed early.

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