Lysovann from the Cambodian Health Ministry speak at the workshop (Source: VNA) Highlighting the complex developments of infectious diseases in the region andthe world at large, participants said comprehensive cooperation betweencountries sharing border lines is decisive in preventing the spread of the diseases,helping ensure health security between the nations as well as public health.
Dang Quang Tan, deputy head of the Preventive Medicine Department under the VietnameseHealth Ministry, said Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have carried out a project oncurbing infectious diseases funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), addingthat the workshop forms part of the project.
Lysovann from the Cambodian Health Ministry said the three countries haveconducted a range of exchanges and exercises to share information and increasepublic health.
Reporting a recent outbreak of H5N1 in Svay Rieng in Cambodia’s south-easternregion, he said after hearing about the incident, the local health sector promptlyzoned off the area to hinder the disease from spreading.
Cambodia appreciates the support and cooperation of Vietnamese agencies throughthe sharing of experience, information and professional skills, he noted,stressing that the three countries will continue to join hands with each other incontrolling the diseases and improving public health.
According to the Vietnamese Health Ministry, cases of dengue fever, malaria andhand-foot-mouth disease decreased in early 2017 with no deaths reported.
The number of fatalities caused by rabies contracted by 34 percent comparedwith the same period last year. Six outbreaks of A/H5N1 were recorded amongpoultry while no human cases were reported over the past time.-VNA
