Updated date: 11/08/2023 03:41:01
On August 10, the Preventive Medicine Department, the Ministry of Health sent a document to the Directors of the Departments of Health of the provinces and cities across the country on strengthening the prevention and control of dengue fever.
A pediatric patient with dengue fever is treated at the National Children's Hospital.
According to reports from localities, from the beginning of the year to now, the country has recorded 57.295 cases of dengue fever, including 13 deaths. The number of cases and deaths, although decreasing compared to the same period in 2022, has tended to increase in recent weeks.
Currently, it is the time of the epidemic season, it is forecast that the number of weekly cases will tend to increase in the near future if no drastic measures are taken to prevent and control the epidemic.
In order to proactively implement measures to prevent and control the epidemic, prevent the epidemic from spreading, and minimize the number of cases and deaths, the Department of Preventive Medicine proposes that Directors of Health Services of provinces and cities focus on The center directs a number of the following contents, specifically:
Closely monitor the situation of patients in the area, firmly grasp the existing and newly arising dengue outbreaks, thoroughly handle the outbreaks as soon as they are detected, to prevent outbreaks, spread and prolongation. .
To organize stronger implementation of campaigns on environmental sanitation, kill larvae (larvae) to prevent and control dengue fever in the area and maintain activities once a week in high-risk areas. , once every 1 weeks in areas with high mosquito, larva/larva index and once a month in the remaining areas.
Closely coordinating with the Department of Information and Communications and mass media agencies in the area to deploy propaganda activities so that people can actively respond to individual and community disease prevention measures, take the initiative participate in the collection of waste items containing standing water, where larva and mosquitoes grow, close the lid and release fish into the tank, tools containing domestic water.
At the same time, the provinces and cities need to strengthen the system of officials in charge of insect prevention and control at the provincial and district levels. Well organize the proactive insect monitoring at all levels to detect early areas at risk for timely handling; organize training on patient monitoring, insect surveillance, outbreak treatment for preventive health workers. Training on treatment regimens, emergency treatment of patients for medical staff doing treatment at all levels.
The Department of Preventive Medicine suggested that the Department of Health of the provinces and cities direct the medical examination and treatment facilities to well organize the collection and treatment of patients, minimizing the number of deaths caused by dengue fever, especially especially at private medical examination and treatment facilities, avoiding the situation that patients are not consulted, given emergency treatment, treated and referred in a timely manner, and at the same time have a plan for treatment division and support at lower levels, avoiding hospital overload.
Departments of Health of provinces and cities organize working groups to inspect and supervise the prevention and control of dengue fever in hot spots and areas at risk of outbreaks in the area, to support lower levels. in epidemic prevention and control.
The Department of Health of the provinces and cities shall report to the Provincial People's Committee to arrange and supplement funds for the prevention and control of dengue fever to carry out dengue fever prevention and control activities in the province.
According to PHAM TUAN (NDO)
