The health sector will take drastic measures to prevent disease andensure food safety and access to healthcare during the lunar New Year(Tet) holiday, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said at ateleconference on February 5.
According to theminister, a measles outbreak is likely due to lower-than-expectedvaccination rates, and several cases of whooping cough, influenza, andrespiratory diseases are to be expected.
In January, the country recorded 28 measles cases in 13 localities and six whooping cough cases.
An increase in poultry smuggling across the border posed a high riskof avian flu A/H7N9 infections entering Vietnam from China, she said.
She asked hospitals to be prepared for diseases and major traffic accidents.
It is also essential for the health sector to take more drasticmeasures to increase the vaccination rate and intensify food safetyinspections, added the official.
Head of theFood Safety Department Nguyen Thanh Long said that six inspection groupsare set to carry out food safety inspections across 12 localities untilto March 30, 2015.-VNA
According to theminister, a measles outbreak is likely due to lower-than-expectedvaccination rates, and several cases of whooping cough, influenza, andrespiratory diseases are to be expected.
In January, the country recorded 28 measles cases in 13 localities and six whooping cough cases.
An increase in poultry smuggling across the border posed a high riskof avian flu A/H7N9 infections entering Vietnam from China, she said.
She asked hospitals to be prepared for diseases and major traffic accidents.
It is also essential for the health sector to take more drasticmeasures to increase the vaccination rate and intensify food safetyinspections, added the official.
Head of theFood Safety Department Nguyen Thanh Long said that six inspection groupsare set to carry out food safety inspections across 12 localities untilto March 30, 2015.-VNA
