Preventive controls

At the launching ceremony of the Award (Source: VNA)  Hanoi (VNA) – The first National Press Award for Disaster Prevention and Control 2019, themed “Mitigation of losses due to natural disasters - Proactive adaptation to climate change starting from the community”,  was launched in Hanoi on October 12. The launch ceremony was jointly held by the Central Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Journalists Association and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep, who is also head of the award organising committee, the organisation of the award shows the important role of information work as one of the effective solutions to raise the awareness of authorities at all levels and people of reducing disaster risks. The award aims to honour and reward collectives and individuals who make practical contributions to … [Read more...] about First national press award for disaster prevention launched

HFM patients are treated at the Tropical Medicine Department of Da Nang Hospital for Woman and Children. (Photo: vov.vn) Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - The central city of Da Nang is implementing preventive measures to control the spread of hand-foot-mouth (HFM) diseases as the number of HFM infections has increased steadily in the region. The Tropical Medicine Department of Da Nang Hospital for Woman and Children recently received between 70-80 HFM cases for treatment each day. However, Dr Nguyen Hai Thinh, Deputy Head of the Tropical Medicine Department, said there have been no serious cases with fatal complications. “Currently, the number of hospital beds in the department still ensures one child per bed," he said. Nguyen Tam Lam, Head of the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Centre under the city’s Department of Health, said anti-epidemic teams were set up with qualified human resources, equipment and chemicals. “District-level health centres are … [Read more...] about Da Nang tightens HFM disease prevention measures

Flood prevention works in HCM City between 2016 and 2020 are estimated to cost more than VNĐ96.3 trillion (US$4.2 billion), according to its Steering Centre of the Urban Flood Control Programme. Heavy rains cause flooding on Thanh Loan Road in District 8, HCM City on Sunday. Flood prevention in the city remains a difficult challenge At a meeting held to review the programme’s implementation on May 18, Nguyễn Hoàng Anh Dũng, the centre’s deputy director, said the amount included VNĐ21.9 trillion ($960.5 billion) from the private sector. The flood prevention projects include construction of three irrigation reservoirs, upgrades to the storm drain system and the Xuyên Tâm Canal, and construction of seven wastewater treatment plants. Two and a half years after starting the programme the centre has achieved the goal of preventing flooding in the city’s 550sq.km central area and five neighbouring areas, according to Dũng. … [Read more...] about HCM City reviews ongoing flood-prevention programme

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A national communication campaign named “undetectable equals untransmittable” (U=U, or Khong phat hien=Khong lay truyen K=K in Vietnamese) was launched in Hanoi on October 22 with the support of the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The U=U message is based on evidence which shows that HIV treatment is highly effective in reducing the transmission of HIV. People living with HIV on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy who have an undetectable level of HIV in their blood have a negligible risk of transmitting HIV sexually. The campaign aims to raise the awareness of the public, people living with HIV and suppliers of HIV/AIDS prevention and control services about the message. It encourages people living with HIV to access treatment services early, strictly follow treatment regiments and take regular tests for viral load, while easing discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients. Speaking at the launching … [Read more...] about National U=U campaign launched to control HIV/AIDS

A doctor examines a child suffering from measles at the Department of Infectious Diseases of Vietnam National Children’s Hospital Under a circular which took effect from September, infectious diseases subjected to isolation include chicken pox, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, rubella, anthrax, meningococcal meningitis, mumps and hand, foot and mouth diseases. The move aims to prevent and limit the spread of the infectious diseases. According to Tran Dac Phu, head of Preventive Health Department under the MoH, viruses, bacteria, hot and humid climate and poor environmental hygiene are the causes of many diseases and modes of disease transmission. “In the past, we could control diseases that occurred in a locality, but now they can spread to other places within two hours”, he was quoted by Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper as saying. Diseases have hit mountains areas where they have never appeared before, he said, adding that some common … [Read more...] about Controlling of infectious diseases to be tightened