A press competition aiming to increase public engagement in eradicating tuberculosis (TB) in Vietnam has been launched in response to the upcoming World TB Day (March 24).
A health worker at Tuy Haa City Healthcare Centre in the central province of Phu Yen gives medicine to a man suffering from tuberculosis. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A press competition aiming toincrease public engagement in eradicating tuberculosis (TB) in Vietnam has beenlaunched in response to the upcoming World TB Day (March 24).
With a deadline set for January 1, 2019, submissions can be in form of text orvideo. A text entry must be under 1,500 words, be accompanied by at least onehigh resolution photo, and containing five related articles in maximum. A videosubmission must not be longer than 10 minutes and have associated title,narrative or subtitle.
Vietnamese citizens and Vietnamese living and working inVietnam as well as foreigners living in Vietnam are eligible to participate.
Recommended themes include examples of early diagnosis,patients’ efforts in fighting the disease, TB treatment and caring experiences,and public initiatives that work.
Writings about good examples of medical workers and socialactivists in the fight against TB are also welcomed.
The competition’s award ceremony is slated for March 24 nextyear, with lists of winner published on website of the National Lung Hospitaland several popular online newspapers such as dantri.com.vn, vnexpress.net andufabetindo.in, along with the fanpages of the national anti-TB programme at //www.facebook.com/CTCLQG/ andof the contest at //bit.ly/anti-TB-contest-Vietnam.
Vietnam recorded about 130,000 people diagnosed with TByearly, of whom about 7,000 had both TB and HIV, over 5,000 had multidrug-resistant TB, and about 300 patients had extensively drug-resistant TB. -VNA
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A health worker at Tuy Haa City Healthcare Centre in the central province of Phu Yen gives medicine to a man suffering from tuberculosis. (Photo: VNA) 
