Do not be subjective with malaria

In the first 6 months of 2023, Binh Thuan recorded 1 case of malaria in Binh Tan commune (Bac Binh), with no deaths. Compared to the same period in 2022, the number of malaria cases in the first 6 months of 2023 decreased by 50%. Accordingly, the rate of malaria/1,000 people also decreased to 0.0008.

The province has 7/10 districts, towns and cities in malaria-endemic areas. Of these, there are 3 malaria-endemic districts including Bac Binh, Ham Thuan Bac and Tanh Linh, with the risk of an epidemic at the commune and village levels. The population at risk of malaria accounts for more than 45% of the province's population.

According to the Center for Disease Control of Binh Thuan province, Binh Thuan is one of the provinces in the Central Highlands region, with a high risk of malaria. Although the malaria situation is stable, there are still many potential risk factors.

The lives of people in highland communes and ethnic minorities are still difficult, with uncontrolled migration and population movement from other provinces; between localities in the province from areas where malaria is no longer prevalent to areas where malaria is prevalent to exploit forest products.

In addition, local people who work for hire, work on the fields or have the habit of sleeping overnight in temporary camps in the forest and do not apply malaria prevention measures are the main causes of the risk of malaria outbreaks.

In addition, unusual weather changes cause malaria vectors to recover, appearing in many places with high density, so the risk of malaria is high.

Spraying and chemical treatment to kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes in key communes has not been implemented due to lack of chemicals. From 2022 to now, there has been no funding for disease prevention and control activities, and there is a lack of drugs, supplies, and chemicals. This makes it difficult to eliminate malaria according to the roadmap until 2026./.

Source: https://dangcongsan.vn/y-te/binh-thuan-khong-chu-quan-voi-benh-sot-ret-642901.html