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This year, only 49 years old, but this
woman has heart failure and 2 underlying 

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diseases, high blood pressure and
pneumonia, making treatment difficult. 

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Hospital fees are up to tens of millions
of dong per month, fortunately supported by family. 

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Her husband also has many underlying
diseases, but he puts aside work and 

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illness to take care of his wife. 

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My eyes are very thirsty for cotton,
then I don't know when 

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I will have surgery again. 

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Second, the remaining right eye is too
big, limiting vision. 

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So walking is also difficult. 

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Now my wife is sick like this, not sick. 

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But now I still have strength,
I can overcome. 

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When my wife was sick, I ignored
everything and took care of her first. 

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Then I calculated with the teacher to tell him my ladder. 

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According to geriatric experts, the
average life expectancy of Vietnamese 

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people is 73 years old but is not of
good quality, about 60% are in 

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poor to very poor health. 

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Thong Nhat Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City
specializes in geriatrics in the 

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Southern region. Every day, about 3,500
people come for examination and 

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treatment, and every week, about 15,000
patients are admitted for treatment. 

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According to doctors, each patient has
at least three types of diseases, 

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putting pressure on medical staff at the hospital. 

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In general, you should go for regular
checkups, but there are many underlying diseases. 

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Then add that it has acid reflux 

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So I had to take medicine,
very strong medicine. 

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Then it will stabilize that reflux. 

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Nowadays one nurse may have to take care
of 3 to 4 patients. 

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Lack of nurses to serve the
elderly is the current reality. 

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However, we must know how to find
solutions, we must train human 

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resources to support that. 

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In addition to nursing, I will
train in nursing expertise. 

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According to medical experts, it is
necessary to develop a training program 

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framework for geriatricians to develop
young human resources in Vietnam in the 

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context of increasing population aging.