Ready to receive, provide emergency care and timely treatment to victims of storms and floods

(Chinhphu.vn) - The Ministry of Health requires localities affected by storm No. 10 to prioritize maintaining electricity, water, transportation, and information technology systems to serve regular medical examination and treatment without interruption.

Heavy rain due to the impact of storm No. 10 still occurs in many localities - Photo: VGP/HM

On the morning of September 29, storm No. 10 made landfall in the provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh with strong gusts of wind and heavy rain, causing serious damage. According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, storm No. 10 will continue to cause heavy rain until the end of September 30 in the North Central and Northern regions, especially from Thanh Hoa to Hue and the provinces of Phu Tho, Son La, Lao Cai...

There is a very high risk of flooding in low-lying areas, along rivers, streams, and coastal areas, especially flash floods, landslides in mountainous areas and the Northern Midlands and North Central regions.

Implementing the Prime Minister's Official Dispatch No. 175/CD-TTg dated September 28 on focusing on responding to and overcoming the consequences of storm No. 10 and post-storm floods, the Ministry of Health requests the Departments of Health of the provinces and cities of Hue, Quang Tri, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh, Hung Yen, Phu Tho, Son La, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Dien Bien and the provinces affected by storm No. 10; units under and directly under the Ministry of Health in the Northern and Central regions to urgently and strictly implement the proactive response and overcoming the consequences of storms and floods, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property.

Prepare plans to mobilize human resources, vehicles, and reserve drugs...

The Department of Health of provinces and cities in areas affected by storms and floods urgently directs medical facilities to be ready to admit, provide emergency aid, and promptly treat victims of storms and floods.

At the same time, there must be plans to mobilize human resources and means, promptly plan, order and purchase additional supplies, reserve, and ensure there are enough medicines, supplies, equipment, and spare hospital beds to avoid being passive in any situation.

Ensure that regular medical examination and treatment are not interrupted; prioritize maintaining electricity, water systems, means of transport, and information technology systems serving medical examination and treatment.

There is a plan to prepare backup generators and additional human resources for the intensive care unit, locations using ventilators and other essential equipment.

In addition, direct drug production, trading and import establishments in the area to have plans to reserve and supply adequate and timely drugs for treatment needs, especially ensuring the amount of drugs to serve the work of preventing epidemics that may arise during and after storms and floods according to the diagnosis and treatment guidelines and other guidelines of the Ministry of Health; avoid drug shortages and fluctuations in drug prices.

Prepare disinfectants and sterilizers; coordinate with local authorities to organize environmental sanitation, disinfection, domestic water treatment, waste collection, and ensure clean water for people.

Strengthen monitoring, early detection and thorough handling of infectious disease cases, preventing disease outbreaks after storms and floods.

Ready to provide professional support to lower levels

Units under the Ministry of Health located in areas affected by storms and floods need to be ready to provide professional support, increase staff, receive seriously ill patients transferred from lower levels; prepare mobile forces for epidemic prevention, support epidemiological surveillance, environmental treatment and vaccination when required.

Units under and directly under the Ministry of Health, according to their functions and tasks, also need to proactively coordinate and provide technical, professional and logistical support to localities.

Report on damage, medical examination and treatment, needs, local capacity and propose support when exceeding capacity, send to the Ministry of Health for synthesis, report to competent authorities for consideration and resolution.

Hien Minh

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