Proactively prevent and fight epidemics

According to information from the Hanoi Department of Health, cumulatively from the beginning of the year until now, the city has recorded more than 600 cases of dengue fever, nearly 1,200 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, and 78 cases of whooping cough. recorded a case of meningococcal disease. The epidemic situation is still complicated, so the Hanoi Department of Health has asked units to proactively detect early and promptly handle the epidemic in the city.

To proactively prevent and fight epidemics, the Hanoi People's Committee has also requested the Department of Health to closely monitor the epidemic situation in the area, proactively detect suspected cases of the disease right at the border gate, during community and at medical facilities; Analyze the epidemic situation and assess risks, propose and implement appropriate and timely epidemic prevention and control measures. Communicate the benefits of vaccines, deploy solutions to promote vaccination, ensure that no target groups are missed, and mobilize families to get their children fully vaccinated, on schedule, with enough shots. Increase vaccine coverage rate for people.

Sharing about the vaccine situation, Mr. Khong Minh Tuan, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC), said that Hanoi's current number of vaccines is relatively complete for all types of infectious diseases. There is a vaccine and it is allowed to be imported into Vietnam by the Ministry of Health. CDC Hanoi's Vaccination Department has also reopened after a period of interruption to serve the vaccination needs of the people. The center currently has two vaccination lines, meeting about 200 injections; with existing vaccines including: Tuberculosis vaccine; adsorbed tetanus vaccine; “6 in 1” (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, hepatitis B, Hib); rotavirus diarrhea vaccine; measles, mumps, rubella vaccine; chickenpox vaccine; Japanese encephalitis B vaccine; flu vaccine; vaccines to prevent pneumococcal diseases; Vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B and diseases caused by HPV...

At the same time, the Hanoi People's Committee has also requested the Hanoi Department of Health to drastically implement measures to prevent, combat, and thoroughly handle outbreaks, preventing outbreaks or new outbreaks, especially diseases. Infectious diseases have high morbidity and mortality. Medical facilities in the Capital have performed well the work of admitting patients, promptly treating and resuscitating patients, minimizing serious cases, deaths and controlling infections, not allowing cross-infection in medical facilities, strengthening the protection of patients in high-risk groups such as: pregnant women, people with underlying diseases, the elderly, intensive care units, cardiovascular, and artificial kidneys , surgery. On the other hand, the health sector needs to proactively and coordinately provide and update information on the epidemic situation and disease prevention recommendations for people; Closely coordinate with media agencies, newspapers and grassroots media systems to recommend and guide people to take disease prevention measures, raise awareness and change behavior to protect their health. ...

* SOURCE: https://www.qdnd.vn/y-te/cac-van-de/chu-dong-phong-chong-dich-benh-777564