Speaking at the medical seminar "Genetic health and anti-aging", organized by Bac Ha International General Hospital, Dr. Nguyen Ngo Quang - Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Training (Ministry of Health) - said that the strategy for developing science and technology of the Vietnamese health sector from now until 2030 is issues related to the development of personalized medicine, including genetic technology.
Mr. Quang affirmed that as a state management agency in the field of medical science and technology, the Department of Science, Technology and Training always encourages and creates the best conditions for focal cooperation units in Vietnam to coordinate and cooperate in implementing research and testing technology in Vietnam.
With a large number of decoded genes, it will help determine biological lifespan accurately, and at the same time, analyze in depth, detect early faulty genes, risks of serious and chronic diseases. The gene decoding results also clearly indicate, with the current health status, the time period when diseases that have been foreseen from genes will occur.
Instead of preventing diseases and risk factors early, most Vietnamese people only care about health issues and go to the doctor when they see clinical signs of disease. While proactive prevention, regular health check-ups for screening and early detection of diseases will help reduce the burden of disease, reduce the rate of out-of-pocket spending on health care, and increase treatment effectiveness.
Prof. Dr. Shigeo Horie, President of the Japan Anti-Aging Association, shared that diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke have a great impact on life, in which the main risk factor of these diseases is age. Most patients usually develop the disease after the age of 50 and the risk of disease increases rapidly with aging. Depending on the genetic code, people suffer from different diseases. Stroke is among the leading causes of death in Vietnam. Research shows that there are 32 types of genes related to this disease.
According to Professor Horie, people at high risk of stroke, if they do not pay attention to changing their lifestyle, will face the possibility of getting sick 3 times more than normal people. Therefore, the results of gene decoding will accurately determine biological lifespan, thereby predicting future diseases, reducing the risk of getting sick.
