Strengthen effective control of infectious diseases in the Winter-Spring season of 2023-2024

In the coming time, Tet 2024 and the festival season at the beginning of the year, the demand for trade and tourism will increase, along with unusual weather changes, creating favorable conditions for pathogens to spread, causing an increase in disease. The number of infected people, especially children and the elderly who have underlying medical conditions and are susceptible to infectious diseases, according to the Ministry of Health...

The Ministry of Health has just issued an official dispatch on effective control of infectious diseases in the Winter-Spring season of 2023-2024.

The Ministry of Health said that currently, in the Northern region, it is in the winter-spring period, the cold and dry monsoon weather is the cause of infectious diseases to appear and spread, especially diseases transmitted through water. respiratory tract, potentially increasing the risk of infectious diseases. Endemic diseases such as dengue fever, hand, foot and mouth disease... and some diseases with preventive vaccines have recorded an increase in cases in many places.

In the coming time, Tet 2024 and the festival season at the beginning of the year, the demand for trade and tourism will increase, along with unusual weather changes, creating favorable conditions for pathogens to spread, causing an increase in disease. number of infected people, especially children with weak resistance and the elderly with underlying medical conditions, susceptible to infectious diseases.

To continue proactively and effectively control infectious disease epidemics in the Winter-Spring season of 2023-2024, the Ministry of Health requests the Chairman of the People's Committees of provinces and cities to direct the People's Committees at all levels to enhance their role. , responsibility in the prevention and control of infectious diseases; Ensure funding, resources and mobilize the participation of departments, branches, unions, and socio-political organizations in disease prevention and control.

At the same time, regularly inspect, monitor, urge and direct localities and units to deploy disease prevention and control activities in the area.

Along with that, direct the Department of Health and health units in the area to regularly and continuously monitor and closely monitor the epidemic situation in the area, paying attention to monitoring the increase in disease cases. transmitted through the respiratory tract, severe cases of viral pneumonia; Prepare plans to ensure medical work in all possible epidemic situations.

At the same time, proactively monitor and continue to effectively deploy regular and event-based monitoring to early detect cases right at the border gate, in the community and at medical facilities. to promptly handle, control the spread, and limit cases of serious illness and death; Maintain good implementation of the expanded vaccination program.

Health units also need to coordinate closely with the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Pasteur and Hospitals under the Ministry of Health to take samples and sequence genes to early detect new variants and pathogens. especially pathogens transmitted through the respiratory tract.

In addition, continue to implement measures to prevent and control dengue fever, regularly organize to kill larvae and larvae; Propagandize and mobilize people to reduce unnecessary water containers, turn them over, and collect and eliminate waste. Mobilize the participation of the government, departments, branches, and organizations at the grassroots level to propagate, monitor, and guide the elimination of larvae and larvae at households with the message "spend 10 minutes every week." to kill larvae/larvae”.

Continue to organize well and prepare patient admission and treatment plans; Strictly implement infection control and coordinate to effectively deploy line management work, improve diagnosis and treatment capacity.

Units also continue to ensure logistics, funding, drugs, vaccines, biological products, supplies, chemicals, equipment, and human resources to be ready to serve disease prevention and control according to motto 4 at place.

For the Departments of Education and Training, Agriculture and Rural Development, it is necessary to coordinate closely with the Health sector to continue effectively implementing hygiene and disease prevention activities, ensuring food safety, providing Provide enough drinking water, clean water and regularly clean the environment at educational establishments and schools; Prevent and control epidemics in livestock and poultry herds, monitor and early detect outbreaks in animals to thoroughly handle outbreaks and prevent and control diseases transmitted from animals and food to humans.

The local Department of Finance ensures funding as proposed by the Health sector and related units to ensure meeting the needs of disease prevention and control...

* SOURCE: https://vneconomy.vn/tang-cuong-kiem-soat-hieu-qua-dich-benh-truyen-nhiem-trong-mua-dong-xuan-2023-2024.htm