To overcome the problem, from the beginning of the year, all administrative levels, sectors and localities provided difficult families with 18.6 thousand tons of grain food and 8.5 billion dongs.

Epidemic diseases and food poisoning: Generally, in eight months of this year, the country had 25.5 thousand cases of hand, foot, mouth disease; 22.9 thousand cases of hemorrhagic fever; 656 cases of virus encephalitis (20 died); 242 cases of typhoid; 72 cases of meningococcal disease (03 died). From the beginning of the year, there were no new cases of A (H5N1) flu and cholera recorded.

In the month, 1927 HIV-infected cases were found, total number of living HIV-infected persons over the country as of 17 August 2015 was 227.5 thousand persons, of which 78.4 thousand cases turned to AIDS. The number of persons died of AIDS over the country as of above time was 79.9 thousand persons.

From the beginning of the year, the country had 96 serious cases of food poisoning, infecting 2992 persons, of which 18 cases died.

Traffic accidents: Generally, in eight months, the country had 14622 cases of traffic accidents, including 6702 cases of traffic accidents and 7920 cases of traffic crashing, killing 5821 persons, injuring 3823 persons and injuring slightly 9411 others. In comparison with the same period last year, cases of the traffic accidents in eight months of this year decreased by 12.5% (cases of traffic accidents less serious and more reduced by 3.6%; cases of traffic collision by 18.8%); the death fell by 4%; the injured persons by 1.2%; slightly injured persons by 20.9%. On average, each day in eight months of 2015, the country had 61 cases of traffic accident, including 28 cases of traffic accidents and 33 cases of traffic crashing, killing 24 persons and injuring 16 persons and injuring somewhat 39 others.

Damage by natural calamity: Generally, in eight months, natural calamity made 113 persons died and lost, 127 persons injured; nearly 800 houses collapsed, swept away and over 23.4 thousand houses flooded, blown off, unroofed; 45.8 thousand hectares of rice and vegetables flooded and damaged. Total value of damage caused by the disaster from the beginning of the year was estimated 4.2 trillion dongs.

Environment protection, fire and explosion: From the beginning of the year, the country found about 7.3 thousand cases of violating regulations of environment protection, of which nearly 3000 cases were treated with total fine of over 114 billion dongs.

Generally, in eight months, the country had 2152 cases of fire and explosion, killing 64 persons and injuring 230 others, total value of damage was estimated 430.3 billion dongs.

Source: General statistics office