Pollution 

Now a day, pollution is a hot topic in every newspaper and receives much attention 
from the residents. Throughout the media, we can easily tell that Vietnam is a 
polluted country with tons of trash. The people who live here don’t have awareness 
of what’s going to happen if they throw trash into the water or just by driving their 
transportation. That’s why in the rural area, some people cannot access to clean 
water, and in the urban area, we inhale the smoke from transportations. In 2016, 
60,000 deaths were linked to air pollution. The area of forests has increased 40%, 
but still not covered enough. Motorbikes consume only 56% petro of 
transportations, but ​discharged ​94% Hydrocarbon (HC); 87% Carbon Monoxide
(CO); 57% Nitrogen Oxide (NOx). For water pollution, 9000 people died every year
because of the dirty water, 100,000 cases of cancer caused by polluted water and
30% of Vietnamese people can’t access to clean water. 
 
According to ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (1) 
According to vea.gov.vn (2) 
According to vietnammoi.vn (3)  
According to petrotimes.vn (4) 
According to Environment​ Administration (​vea.gov.vn​) (5)  
According to Hanoi Department of Health (soyte.hanoi.gov.vn) (6) 
 
 
Healthcare 
Vietnam has many hospitals, but most of them don’t have enough modern 
technology to heal people, sometimes the hospitals are overcrowded, so the 
patients have to share the same bed. Luckily, now there are a few hospitals that 
have foreign doctors and high-quality machines. The government also helps to 
solve the problem. Ministry of Health (MOH) estimates, 40,000 Vietnamese people 
spend approximately $2 billion to travel abroad for better services every year. 
BMI’s report shows that 90% of medical equipment in Vietnam is imported 
 
According to ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (7) 
According to export.vn (8) 
 
Security 
In Vietnam, there are several crimes and accidents. Some kids are kidnapped, 
people murder others. The reasons are drugs using, or they weren’t able to pay the 
debt,.... these leads to uncontrollable activities. Even though the Vietnamese are 
very careful when they go outside, the thieves, murderers always action when there 
is a chance. Also, there are some small actions, such as petty theft, purse snatching, 
or pickpocketing. In 2017, there were 30 cases of children murdering and 32 victims; 
31 cases of ‘buy&sell’ children and kidnapping with 81 victims. The children in 
Vietnam is the number 1 victim for security. 
 
According to gov.uk (9) 
According to plo.vn (10) 
Accrding to osac.gov (11) 
 
 
Food safety 
Currently, you can see a lot of news about Cysticercosis. That’s why now people 
really care about the food they eat. They only buy meat and vegetables from the 
supermarket, which clearly the source. And they wash and cook them well to 
prevent disease. World Bank report (2017) showed that 80% pork and 85% 
vegetables are sold in wet markets, 76% pork are killed in small and dirty places. 
Vietnamese are using a lot of chemicals in agriculture and sometimes, meat are 
soaked in dangerous chemicals. In first half year 2018, 53 cases of food poisoning 
are found, more than 1300 people suffered food poisoning and more than 1000 
people had to go to the hospitals. Sadly, 11 cases of fatality. 
 
According to ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (12) 
According to nifc.gov.vn (13) 
According to tapchibaohiemxahoi.gov.vn (14) 
 
Education 
Education is a very important thing for the children’s future. The parents always care 
about their children’s grading and education. Usually, the parents talk to the teacher 
and school if there is an issue with their child, and sometimes, when there is an 
exam, they’ll ask the child how was the test and how many did he/she get. 
 
According to files.eric.ed.gov (15) 
 
References 
(1) Kristofer Lasko, 
Thanh Thi Nhat Nguyen.  
(2018, May 8).  
Analysis of air pollution over Hanoi, Vietnam using multi-satellite and MERRA reanalysis 
datasets. Retrieved from ​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5940215/ 
 
(2) Le Mai 
(2013, June 10).  
The current situation of environmental pollution in Viet Nam. Retrieved from 
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(3) Hơn 60.000 người tử vong mỗi năm ở Việt Nam liên quan tới ô nhiễm không khí. (2018). 
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https://petrotimes.vn/o-nhiem-khong-khi-vi-xe-may-492556.html 

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Koji Wada 
Derek R. Smith 
Ton Thanh Tra. 
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(11) Vietnam 2018 Crime & Safety Report: Hanoi. (2018). Retrieved from 
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=24498 

 
(12) Hung Nguyen-Viet 
Tran Thi Tuyet-Hanh 
Fred Unger 
Sinh Dang-Xuan 
 Delia Grace 
(2017, February 16) 
Food safety in Vietnam: where we are at and what we can learn from international 
experiences. Retrieved from ​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5314466/ 
 
 
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(14) Nửa đầu năm 2018: Ghi nhận 53 vụ ngộ độc thực phẩm, hơn 1.300 người bị ngộ độc | Tin 
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(15) Tony McAleavy 
Tran Thai Ha 
Rachael Fitzpatrick. 
Promising practice: government schools in Vietnam. Retrieved from 
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