Quang Nam strengthens prevention and control of mosquito-borne diseases because of El Niño

• The People's Committee of Quang Nam province requested the Department of Health to direct the provincial Center for Disease Control to strengthen monitoring, close supervision and thoroughly handle infectious disease outbreaks in the area. Ensure 100% of outbreaks are detected and promptly handled in accordance with the guidance of the Ministry of Health.

Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee has just issued a dispatch on strengthening the prevention and control of mosquito-borne diseases because of the El Nino phenomenon.

Accordingly, the Provincial People's Committee asked the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to direct functional sectors to coordinate with communes, wards and townships to drastically implement activities to kill larvae (larvae) in the area right away. July 2023 and maintain activity once a week in high-risk areas, once every two weeks in areas with high mosquito and larva index, and once a month in the remaining regions.

Mobilize socio-political departments, branches and organizations to coordinate with the Health sector to implement a campaign to eliminate larvae (larvae) to ensure that all households in epidemic-affected and at-risk areas must be checked. Inspect and monitor tanks, water containers, items, waste, breeding places of mosquitoes to conduct forms of killing larva.

The Provincial People's Committee also requested the Department of Health to direct the Provincial Center for Disease Control to strengthen monitoring, close supervision and thoroughly handle the outbreak of infectious diseases in the area. Ensure 100% of outbreaks are detected and promptly handled in accordance with the guidance of the Ministry of Health. Directing the review and organization of vaccination against Japanese encephalitis vaccine for children of vaccination age in the form of regular vaccination with a high rate, completeness, punctuality, safety and effectiveness.

In addition, directing medical examination and treatment facilities in the province to organize timely collection, emergency and treatment of patients, minimizing deaths, especially at medical examination and treatment facilities. , private treatment, avoiding the situation where the patient is not consulted, emergency, treated and referred in a timely manner. At the same time, there is a plan to delineate treatment, support lower levels, avoid hospital overload; ensure sufficient drugs, equipment and medical supplies to serve medical examination and treatment.

Organize delegations to inspect, guide and support localities in epidemic prevention and control in order to promptly overcome shortcomings and solve difficulties and problems; When an epidemic occurs, it is necessary to focus on prevention and control measures to promptly prevent and prevent dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases from spreading and prolonging.