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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the conference (Source: VNA)
Central highlands urged to tackle dengue fever

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged authorities in Central Highlands localities to keep a close watch o­n the development of dengue fever in the region.

 

Speaking at a conference held by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Dak Lak province o­n August 7, the Deputy PM asked for drastic measures to prevent the spread of dengue fever in the region.

Communication campaigns should be intensified to raise public awareness of disease prevention, including encouraging residents to use chemicals in their homes and high risk areas to kill mosquitoes and mosquito larva, he said.

People with dengue symptoms, such as high fever, headache and pain in muscles or joints, should go immediately to hospitals for examination and treatment, he stressed.

Regional localities were requested to provide information about dengue fever to relevant agencies so that measures to limit and control outbreaks of the disease can be implemented . Attention should also be paid to preparing medical materials and facilities for treating patients, with an aim to minimise fatalities.

He also stressed the need to arrange training courses for medical staff.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged authorities in Central Highlands localities
to keep a close watch o­n the development of dengue fever in the region.


          According to Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine under the MoH Tran Dac Phu, the Central Highlands region has recorded 7,411 dengue cases, including four deaths, so far this year. Gia Lai province recorded the highest number of infections with 3,081 cases, followed by Dak Lak, Kon Tum and Dak Nong with 1,865 cases, 1,387 cases, and 1,079 cases, respectively.

The rate of dengue-infected patient remains high, at about 168 cases/100,000 people. 48 out of 50 districts in the four provinces were hit by the disease.

The outbreak of the disease in the region was attributed to low awareness of disease prevention, and hot weather and poor water storage in many localities, which facilitated the development of mosquito larva.

Earlier the same day, Deputy PM Dam and Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien inspected dengue prevention measures in Ea Tul commune and the General Hospital in Buon Ma Thuot city of Dak Lak province.

The Ministry of Health has earlier established eight inspection teams to supervise and assist dengue-fever prevention activities in 18 localities suffering the most from dengue fever throughout the country.

The move came following a decision recently signed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Long after many new cases of dengue fever have been reported in localities including Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum, An Giang, Dong Thap, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and HCM City.

Statistics from the ministry's General Department of Preventive Medicine showed that the number of people that contracted dengue fever in the first six months of this year reached over 44,800, more than 2.5 times higher than the same period last year.

The department has blamed the outbreak o­n the rainy season in the Central Highlands region.

In the meantime, in other provinces, the El Nino phenomenon was believed to be o­ne of the reasons causing developments of dengue fever, the department said.

El Nino caused drought in many provinces and cities in the first few months of this year, therefore, many households used tanks to store water for daily life, giving mosquitoes more places to lay eggs.

Tran Dac Phu, head of the department, said a lot of jars, uncovered bottles, and old car tyres were found around houses of local residents, creating favourable conditions for mosquitoes to lay eggs.

Health workers are inspecting a water storage facility (Source:VNA)

In response to the situation, the ministry has sent a message to the chairmen of People's Committees from 10 localities with the highest cases of dengue fever, ordering them to mobilise forces to quickly bring the situation under control.

The ministry says currently, there is no vaccine to protect people against dengue fever. Thus, participation by each individual, managerial agencies and the health sector in each locality is imperative to control the dengue fever outbreak.

08/09/2016
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