Health check-ups provided for locals in Hoang Van Thu commune, Chuong My district (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Citizens of Hoang Van Thu commune of Hanoi’s outlyingdistrict of Chuong My were provided with free health check-ups and medicine onAugust 16, as the area had been submerged by floodwater for three weeks.
According to Duong Viet Tai, Director ofChuong My district’s Health Centre, besides Hoang Van Thu commune, doctors fromHa Dong Ophthamology Hospital, the Hanoi Hospital of Dermatology andVenereology and Chuong My General Hospital plan to offer health check-ups toresidents in Nam Phuong Tien, Tan Tien, My Luong and Tot Dong communes, whichwere all hit by the recent flood.
Tai said the district authorities have takenmeasures to prevent diseases, especially pinkeye, dengue fever, measles andhand-foot-mouth, including cleaning the environment and spraying chemicals tokill mosquitoes and larvae to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
Vice Chairman of Hoang Van Thu communePeople’s Committee Le Hoai Thi said medical work has been implementedeffectively during and after the flood.
A house submerged in Chuong My (Source: VNA)Together with the commune’s medical station,the communal authorities also provided medicine and taught locals how toprevent diseases, he said, adding that no flood-related disease outbreaks havebeen reported in the locality.
According to Deputy Director of themunicipal Health Department Hoang Duc Hanh, due to the recent flood, 59 peoplein Chuong My district caught pinkeye and 150 others, skin diseases.
Located 30km from downtown Hanoi, Chuong My,Quoc Oai and My Duc districts were among the hardest hit by heavy downpourswhich began on July 21, and a large part of Chuong My district is still leftunder water.
As of August 14, the flood waters recededand locals are returning to normal life.-VNA
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