WHO supports 1 million water disinfection tablets for flood victims

On September 13, a representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it had transported emergency relief of one million water disinfection tablets to protect the health of hundreds of thousands of people across the provinces of Northern Vietnam after the severe devastation caused by storm No. 3 (storm Yagi).

Representative of Ministry of Health received 1 million water disinfection tablets for people in flood areas

Dr Angela Pratt, WHO Representative in Viet Nam, said: “It is with great sadness that the death toll continues to rise and that many people in the region are at risk as a result of the storm and floods. As part of WHO’s efforts to support the Government’s response to the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi , WHO has urgently delivered and delivered 1 million water disinfection tablets and 500 water containers to the Ministry of Health for transport to the worst-hit areas.

This contribution will help provide approximately 15 million liters of clean water - ensuring safe drinking water for many weeks to households and health facilities in the eight most affected provinces: Bac Giang, Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen and Yen Bai.

“Clean water is essential to help prevent water-borne and food-borne diseases, to keep health facilities running safely and to maintain patient care, whether it is people injured in storms or floods, or those needing urgent health care every day,” Dr Pratt said, adding that WHO is working closely with the Government and is committed to continuing to support response and recovery efforts in any way possible.

Transporting water disinfectant tablets to flood victims

Mr. Duong Duc Thien, Chief of Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue, Ministry of Health, said that in the face of the serious damage and devastation caused by Typhoon Yagi, the Ministry of Health has officially requested international assistance. WHO and other UN agencies have participated in joint assessment teams, deployed in coordination with the Government to better understand the extent of damage, assess needs and ensure readiness to provide assistance.

WHO is also working closely with local and national authorities to monitor and prevent foodborne, waterborne and other infectious diseases in the coming weeks and months, and will continue to support the Government in mobilizing additional resources as needed.

THANH SON

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/who-ho-tro-1-trieu-vien-khu-trung-nuoc-cho-dong-bao-vung-lu-post758754.html