Strengthen prevention of seasonal flu, measles and respiratory diseases

In the face of the increasing trend of respiratory diseases, especially influenza and measles, on February 18, the People's Committee of Quang Tri province sent a document to provincial departments, branches, and organizations; People's Committees of districts, towns, and cities on strengthening and proactively implementing the prevention of seasonal influenza, measles, and respiratory diseases.

Accordingly, the Department of Health is required to closely monitor the situation of infectious diseases in the area, especially influenza, measles and acute respiratory diseases, severe viral pneumonia syndrome; proactively monitor, pay attention to monitoring, and early detect suspected cases of the disease at medical facilities,educational institutions, industrial parks and clusters...

Continue to maintain and increase the vaccination rate of vaccines in the Expanded Immunization Program to ensure disease prevention immunity for children. Ensure the work of admission, emergency care, treatment of patients and prepare plans in case of increased hospitalizations, minimize severe cases and deaths, especially for high-risk groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, children, patients in intensive care units, cardiovascular, artificial kidney, surgery...

Strictly implement infection control and prevention in medical examination and treatment facilities and ensure logistics, funding, drugs, vaccines, equipment, and human resources to meet the requirements for treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.

Coordinate with the Department of Education and Training to review vaccination subjects to organize catch-up vaccinations and catch-up vaccinations for subjects who have not been vaccinated or have not received enough doses of measles vaccine.

Coordinate with the Department of Information and Communications to provide and update information on the epidemic situation and disease prevention recommendations for people; develop documents, products, and communication messages on disease prevention and vaccination in accordance with the customs, practices, and languages of each locality.

Closely coordinate with media agencies, press and grassroots media systems to recommend and guide people to take disease prevention measures, raise awareness and change behavior to protect health.

For the Department of Education and Training, it is necessary to organize and implement disease prevention activities at educational institutions, especially kindergartens, preschools, and nurseries; carry out school communication on disease prevention and vaccination; perform well school health work, promptly detect suspected cases of infectious diseases and notify medical facilities for timely coordination and handling; effectively coordinate and implement vaccination campaigns at educational institutions.

The People's Committees of districts, towns and cities direct the management boards of clusters, industrial parks, tourist, entertainment and recreation sites, commercial centers, public places and the education sector, educational and training establishments to coordinate with the health sector to implement disease prevention activities; ensure environmental hygiene...

Minh Long

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/tang-cuong-phong-chong-benh-cum-mua-soi-va-cac-benh-lay-truyen-qua-duong-ho-hap-191783.htm