Strengthen prevention and control of infectious diseases in the province

The Provincial People's Committee has just issued the Plan to prevent and control infectious diseases (DBTN) in the province in 2024.

With the goal of minimizing morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases, ensuring timely, effective and sustainable control of infectious diseases, minimizing the risk of outbreaks and being proactive and prepared to respond. with pandemics or epidemic emergency situations to protect people's health and create conditions for socio-economic development.

Accordingly, implement general professional and technical targets such as: Maintaining achievements in eradicating polio and eliminating neonatal tetanus; The rate of full vaccination in the Expanded Program on Immunization for children under 1 year of age reached ≥ 90% at the commune level; 100% of new disease cases and epidemics are detected and handled promptly; 100% of border medical quarantine subjects are supervised, inspected and medically treated in accordance with regulations, early detection and timely handling of disease cases according to regulations, minimizing invasive diseases. enter and spread.

For infectious diseases Ebola, MERS-CoV, influenza A (H7N9), influenza A (H5N8), minimize the entry and spread of diseases; 100% of outbreaks of influenza A (H5N1, H5N6) and other emerging dangerous infectious diseases were detected and treated promptly, preventing outbreaks in communities and medical facilities; for whooping cough , diphtheria, Japanese B encephalitis and infectious diseases under the Expanded Program on Immunization, down 5% compared to the average period 2016 - 2020.

Assign the Department of Health to advise the Provincial People's Committee to direct localities and affiliated units to strictly implement the directions of the Government, the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health on the prevention and control of stroke. Direct affiliated units to actively monitor regularly, monitor based on events and respond to diseases and TBTN; proactively monitor and supervise at border gates, in communities and in medical facilities; Early detection, timely response and thorough handling of outbreaks, preventing widespread and prolonged outbreaks in the community. Maintain vaccination to ensure safety, science, and effectiveness.

Direct medical examination and treatment facilities in the province to perform well the work of admitting patients, providing timely treatment, minimizing serious cases, deaths and controlling infections, preventing infection from spreading. cross in medical facilities.

Consolidate, strengthen and organize training to improve the capacity and quality of activities of infectious disease prevention and control forces. Direct medical units to ensure that drugs, biological products, supplies, chemicals, and equipment meet the requirements for preventing and controlling infectious diseases. Coordinate the implementation of prevention and control of malaria in humans and diseases transmitted from animals to humans; Closely monitor subjects subject to quarantine at border gates. Direct health units in the province to continue promoting communication work on stroke prevention and control and vaccination work.

Organize inspection of anti-trafficking work of local units; Inspect, examine, and supervise the implementation of plans to prevent and control abuse and the implementation of legal regulations on prevention and control of abuse and vaccination.

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