Hanoi ensures enough measles vaccines

On March 21, the Hanoi People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 1024/UBND-KGVX requesting departments, branches, organizations, and unions of Hanoi and People's Committees of districts, towns, and cities to speed up vaccination to prevent and control measles.

Accordingly, the Hanoi People's Committee requested the Hanoi Department of Health to direct and support medical units to accelerate the implementation of the Measles Vaccination Campaign, ensuring that by March 31, 2025, at least 95% of children from 6 months to under 9 months old in the area receive 1 dose of measles vaccine.

Staff of Dong Ngac Ward Health Station, Bac Tu Liem District, vaccinate children from 6 to 9 months old against measles.

At the same time, the Hanoi Department of Health ensures sufficient measles vaccines and timely distribution to districts, towns and cities for effective implementation.

The Hanoi Department of Health directed public and non-public hospitals in the city to strictly implement procedures for screening, triage, isolation, ensuring infection prevention, preventing cross-infection and preventing outbreaks in medical facilities.

In addition, the Hanoi Department of Health promptly took samples for testing and early diagnosed the causative agent to promptly implement epidemic prevention measures; prepared medicines, supplies, medical equipment, facilities... to serve the work of admitting and treating patients with measles and suspected measles rash fever. Depending on the actual situation, units researched and proposed to deploy measles vaccination in hospitals.

The City People's Committee also requested departments, branches and sectors based on their assigned functions and tasks to coordinate with the health sector and related units to strengthen communication and implement measures to prevent and control measles.

For districts, towns and cities, accelerate the implementation of the Measles Vaccination Campaign, ensuring that by March 31, 2025, at least 95% of children aged 6 months to under 9 months in the area receive 1 dose of measles vaccine. Along with that, the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities closely monitor the measles epidemic situation in the management area; proactively develop plans to be ready to respond to epidemic situations...

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/ha-noi-dam-bao-du-vaccine-tiem-phong-benh-soi.html