From "fasting to cure cancer", "drinking alkaline ionized water to cure all diseases" to "body detoxification", "rejuvenation", a series of models with healing colors are springing up around Hanoi.
The names sound very "peaceful" such as Ta Y Viet Nam, Duong Sinh Dong Y Thien Y, Bui Tram Eco Valley...
But behind those flowery advertisements are a series of big questions about scientificity, legality and level of safety for patients.
What is worrying is that many places that are not medical facilities, do not have doctors qualified to practice, but still receive patients for long-term stay.
They offer "treatment diagrams", advice on treating diabetes, blood pressure, and incurable diseases by fasting, drinking alkaline ionized water, or using "biological alkaline extract" of unknown composition.
Some places claim to have "professors", "specialized treatment experts", but professional information is not verified.
Some places sell products like panaceas, some places advocate abandoning modern medicine treatment to follow "healing practices".
For patients with cancer, cardiovascular disease or chronic disease, abandoning formal treatment to follow unscientific methods can make the disease progress more severely, losing "golden time" for treatment.
Many people turn to "healing centers" because of psychological confusion, despair or fear of the side effects of medical treatment. But they become the target of charlatans.
A social media clip, a few word spread, a few "miraculous recovery cases" are enough to make many people believe absolutely.
What is unacceptable is that these models are developing publicly on social networks with a large number of followers, widely promoted as a disguised treatment ecosystem, but management agencies seem to be reacting too slowly.
We cannot let patients be led by vague concepts such as "detoxification", "healing energy", "body alkalization", "cell regeneration" without scientific basis.
The health sector and functional agencies need to quickly intervene to comprehensively inspect these facilities.
It is necessary to clarify whether these "healing" facilities have operating licenses or not, whether they have illegal medical examination and treatment or not, what products are sold to patients, what are the ingredients, and who is responsible for professional matters?
The inspection results must be publicly announced so that people have official information and avoid being led by rumors and social networks.
If there are signs of violation, they must be strictly handled.
We cannot let people's health and lives become a test site for unverified methods.
Even, there may be facilities that are places to scam patients to get rich.
