The Ministry of Health has asked medical stations nationwide tointensify check-ups and treatment while preparing preventative measuresagainst summer diseases.
In a notice issued on May 15, theministry required health centres to actively raise public awareness ofcommon medical issues, as hot spells of weather may result inexhaustion, respiratory difficulty, strokes and food poisoning, amongother conditions.
Hospitals must ensure sufficient facilities, medicine and services, the ministry said.
The provincial and municipal health departments should also earnestlycarry out the directions of the Prime Minister and the ministry tocontain the spread of measles, dengue fever, and foot-hand-mouthdiseases, which were reported in most of the localities across thecountry.
According to the Ministry of Health, measles hitVietnam in late December 2013. By April 15 this year, the countryrecorded over 3,000 cases in 61 out of the 63 cities and provinces. Thedisease claimed 25 lives, while the number of fatalities from measlescomplications exceeded 100. Sufferers were mainly under-10 year oldchildren, 86.4 percent of whom had not received full vaccinations.
Meanwhile, the country has seen 17,410 hand-foot-mouth cases,including two deaths, and 7,931 dengue fever patients with fourfatalities, mainly due to poor public awareness about personal hygieneand environmental sanitation.-VNA
In a notice issued on May 15, theministry required health centres to actively raise public awareness ofcommon medical issues, as hot spells of weather may result inexhaustion, respiratory difficulty, strokes and food poisoning, amongother conditions.
Hospitals must ensure sufficient facilities, medicine and services, the ministry said.
The provincial and municipal health departments should also earnestlycarry out the directions of the Prime Minister and the ministry tocontain the spread of measles, dengue fever, and foot-hand-mouthdiseases, which were reported in most of the localities across thecountry.
According to the Ministry of Health, measles hitVietnam in late December 2013. By April 15 this year, the countryrecorded over 3,000 cases in 61 out of the 63 cities and provinces. Thedisease claimed 25 lives, while the number of fatalities from measlescomplications exceeded 100. Sufferers were mainly under-10 year oldchildren, 86.4 percent of whom had not received full vaccinations.
Meanwhile, the country has seen 17,410 hand-foot-mouth cases,including two deaths, and 7,931 dengue fever patients with fourfatalities, mainly due to poor public awareness about personal hygieneand environmental sanitation.-VNA
