Ministry of Health launched a campaign to support people in flooded areas after storm No. 10

Officials, civil servants, public employees and workers of the Ministry of Health directly participated in donating and supporting people in flood-affected areas by putting envelopes in the donation box.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan said that natural disasters and floods not only cause severe damage to people's lives but also directly affect the activities of the health sector. However, the whole sector has been making efforts to maintain medical examination and treatment activities, while simultaneously implementing many synchronous measures to respond and overcome the consequences.

According to Minister Dao Hong Lan, in all situations of natural disasters, storms and floods, the care, treatment and protection of people's health must always be given top priority. Ensuring the health of patients is the number one priority, while the health sector must ensure the supply of essential medicines and timely replenishment of supplies and chemicals for prevention work.

“The health sector promptly replenished supplies and chemicals to serve the prevention work. After stabilizing medical examination and treatment for people before, during and after storms and floods, we need to strengthen monitoring, timely detection and treatment of epidemics. Along with that, we must focus on environmental treatment, ensuring food hygiene and safety and clean water sources for people,” the Minister directed.

According to the Minister, the Ministry of Health has directed its affiliated hospitals to organize on-call teams, ready to provide professional support and direct assistance to lower levels. Local health departments have strictly implemented the on-call regime, fully maintaining medical examination and treatment activities.

Quick statistics show that, up to now, many people have been injured and hospitalized due to the impact of storms and floods, many medical facilities, especially commune health stations in Nghe An and Ha Tinh have been damaged. In total, about 300 medical facilities across the country have been affected. However, medical examination and treatment work has not been interrupted, and no facility has had to stop operating.

The Minister emphasized that the direction of the Party and State leaders - from General Secretary To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien - requires all levels and sectors to effectively carry out propaganda work, promote the spirit of mutual love and support, "the strong help the weak".

“This is the time we need to mobilize the cooperation of philanthropists, the business community and the whole society to share and support people to overcome difficulties and losses. Whoever has something should help, whoever has money should help, whoever has merit should help merit. A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full,” said the Minister.

The Ministry of Health launched a campaign to support people in flooded areas after storm No. 10.

According to the Minister, the Ministry of Health has continuously issued telegrams directing storm and flood prevention, and at the same time continued to mobilize civil servants, public employees, and workers in the entire industry to participate in supporting compatriots.

“This is just the beginning. Not only storm No. 10, but also storm No. 11 and other natural disasters are coming. I believe that, with the spirit of solidarity and responsibility, the medical staff will actively respond and share with our compatriots,” the Minister expressed.

Minister Dao Hong Lan requested the Vietnam Medical Trade Union to coordinate in sending letters calling on grassroots units to join hands in supporting through the account of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and report the number of supporting union members to the Vietnam Medical Trade Union to report to the Ministry's leaders.

"I believe that, with the spirit of solidarity and mutual love, all civil servants, public employees and workers in the health sector will actively respond to this movement. Our contributions will be promptly transferred to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front to be sent to the right address, publicly and transparently to our compatriots in difficulty. This activity demonstrates the sharing and sense of responsibility of health sector staff in the face of the damage and loss of our compatriots in areas affected by natural disasters and floods," Minister Dao Hong Lan emphasized.

At the launching ceremony, Ms. Pham Thanh Binh, President of the Vietnam Health Trade Union, reported in detail on the damage caused by storm No. 10 as well as the direct impacts on union members and workers in the health sector.

According to a quick report, as of 12 noon on October 3, 116 union members and workers in the health sector were affected by storm No. 10, with a total expected support of more than 4.3 billion VND. The support is being disbursed according to Decision No. 1411/QD-TLĐ of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, with the payment ranging from 2-10 million VND depending on the extent of damage.

Regarding the health sector, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Binh said that, implementing the direction of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the Vietnam Health Trade Union promptly issued documents directing grassroots unions to deploy storm and flood prevention work, coordinate with localities and units to overcome the consequences, and at the same time visit and support affected union members.

At the launching ceremony, Minister Dao Hong Lan, Deputy Ministers of Health, leaders of departments, bureaus, units under the Ministry of Health and all officials, civil servants, public employees and workers directly participated in donating and supporting people in flood-affected areas by putting envelopes in the donation box.

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