Health care activity and occupational diseases in vietnam national INSTITUTE OF LABOR PROTECTION (NILP) HONG KONG 21-23 SEPTEMBER 2005

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Health care activity and occupational diseases
in vietnam
national INSTITUTE OF LABOR PROTECTION
(NILP)HONG KONG 21-23 SEPTEMBER 2005

• Anroav meeting 2005

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Chart 1. EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
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• OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE IN VIETNAM
• In Vietnam, there are 21 diseases having
  insurance
• 1st group Pulmonary and bronchial diseases
• (caused by dust exposure)
• 1.     Silicosis
• 2.     Asbestosis
• 3.     Byssinosis
• 4.     Chronic bronchitis

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-         2nd group Occupational poisoning
diseases (caused by chemicals exposure) 1.    
Lead and its compounds poisoning disease 2.    
Benzene and its compounds poisoning
disease 3.     Mercury and its compounds
poisoning disease 4.     Manganese and its
compounds poisoning disease 5.    
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) poisoning disease 6.    
Arsenic and its compounds poisoning
disease 7.     Nicotine poisoning disease 8.    
Pesticides poisoning disease
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3rd group OD by physical factors
exposure1.     Radiation disease2.     Noise
induced hearing loss (Occupational
deafness)3.     Occupational vibration 4.    
Occupational chronic decompression 4th group
Occupational dermatitis by chemicals
exposure5.     Occupational melanosis6.    
Occupational skin disease caused by chromium and
its compound dermal ulcers, nose partition
ulcers, dermatitis, contact eczema
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-         5th group Occupational bacterial
contamination diseases by pathogenic
microorganisms 1.     Occupational
tuberculosis 2.     Occupational viral
hepatitis 3.     Occupational leptospirosis
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1.1.           Occupational disease monitoring
data in 2004

• Among the confirmed OD, the followed diseases
  have the highest percentage
• Silicosis 67.5,
• Noise induced hearing loss-16.6,
• Byssinosis -7.03 and
• Melanosis 3.9.

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Table 2. OD examination data in 2004
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Occupational diseases data cumulative from 1976
to 2004
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Silicosis - In Vietnam, silicosis is
recognized as occupational disease for
compensation since 1976. - The number of
workers having high risk of silicosis is very
high. - 1998 National Action Plan on
silicosis prevention and control having the
objective to reduce the incidence silicosis until
year 2010 and to eliminate it thought out the
country until year 2030.
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- Silicosis statistic data from 1999 to
2003 76714 workers exposed to silica are
examined. 10526 are identified suffering
silicosis 4389 have compensation Situation
of confirmed silicosis cases from 1991 to 2004
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• Working condition in
• private sector

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• Very dirty and dark workplace

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• No personal protective equipment

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• Unsafe workshop

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• Painting process isolated by simple clothes

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High risk of burnt and poisoning of chemicals
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Air polluted by coal dust, heat and toxic gases
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High risk of fire by electric short-circuit
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• Air polluted by solvent and painting dust

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• Products and semi-products in bedroom

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• Incorrect posture, unsafe work, dusty air

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some technical measures provided by nilp
and oxfam belgium to improve working condition
and to protect environment
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Painting booth
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Air and wastewater treatment facility for a
mechanical craft village
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Thank you for attention