Health and Health Care Transitions in Vietnam: Evidence From the CHILILAB Health and Demographic Surveillance System (CHILILAB HDSS)

Abstract

An important factor for monitoring health transition is the collection of valid and reliable population data over time. 1 However, given the weaknesses of the national health information systems in low-and middle-income countries such as Vietnam, especially in the area of generating highquality population-based information, health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSSs) have been shown to generate high-quality population-based data and scientific evidence on the levels, patterns, and trends in health and health care transitions in a country.

Is evidence-informed urban health planning a myth or reality? Lessons from a qualitative assessment in three Asian cities

“…We focus on three Asian cities, where the local governments have a clear mandate for primary health care: Dhaka, Hanoi (capitals of Bangladesh and Vietnam, respectively) and Pokhara (one of six metropolitan cities in Nepal). Their choice was driven by: our interest to compare and contrast contexts with different resource availability (Hanoi is more affluent),different degrees of political and financial autonomy (more fully devolved context of Nepal in early years of federalization with more centrally driven context of Vietnam),different organizations of health systems (publicly dominated Vietnamese system with pluralistic system in Bangladesh) anddifferent points in their epidemiological transition, with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounting for 77% of deaths in Vietnam, 67% in Bangladesh and 66% in Nepal (Van Minh et al , 2017; WHO, 2019). …”

“…different points in their epidemiological transition, with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounting for 77% of deaths in Vietnam, 67% in Bangladesh and 66% in Nepal (Van Minh et al , 2017; WHO, 2019).…”