The Provincial Centre of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology of Gia Lai
Address: 69 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Pleiku City Telephone: 059. 3824 387 Fax: 059. 3824 387 Email: congphangia@yahoo.com.vn I.MANAGEMENT AREA 1. 17 districts, 1 county town and 1 city 2. 14 districts in malaria-endemics areas. 3. 100 microscopic sites II. ORGANIZATION | Phan Gia Cong, MSc. Director |
1. 3 specialised departments and 2 functional departments. 2. Staff: 35 members - Post-graduates: 06 - Graduates:09 - Secondary trainings and others: 20 III. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES/ASSIGNMENTS - Provide counselling for the Director of the Provincial Health Department on the deployment of technical tasks of controlling malaria, parasitic and vector-borne diseases on the provincial scale. - Develop the implemention plan of technical and specialised duties concerning the control of malaria, parasitic and vector-borne diseases in the province. - Direct and monitor expertise activities; coordinate with the Provincial Health Communication and Education Centre and other mass media organisations to launch health information, education and communication on control activities of malaria, parasitic and vector-borne diseases. - Participate in training and re-training of expertise knowledge and skills of preventing malaria, other parasitic and vector-borne diseases for specialised staff and others in accordance with the central and provincial plans. - Conduct scientific research and apply the progress of science and technology to control malaria, parasitic and vector-borne diseases. - Manage and implement projects belonging to the National Health Target Program and other control projects of malaria, parasitic diseases and vector-borne diseases. - Carry out services of preventing malaria, parasitic and vector-borne diseases according to the regulations of the law. IV. MALARIA CONTROL RESULTS (2006-2010) 1. Malaria morbidity decreased by 57.87%. 2. Malaria deaths reduced by 100%. 3. Malaria parasite rate decreased by 63.27%. 4. No malaria outbreak. V. ACHIEVEMENTS Certificates of merit of Ministry of Health for excellent achievements in malaria control in 2005, 2007, 2009. | Propagandize local people to sleep under impregnated bednets for malaria control |
Educate local people to prevent malaria by buying and using impregnated betnets | |
| Launching ceremony on malaria control in the province |
Training course on strengthening management capacity of malaria control for medical staff at district level | |
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