Hundreds of people in Yen Bai and Phu Tho were examined for skin diseases after the storm and flood.

The Command Department of the Central Dermatology Hospital recently contacted provinces affected by typhoon Yagi to survey the local skin disease situation.

The survey shows that skin diseases are becoming more and more complicated in some areas. In addition, the commune health stations of these two provinces have been severely affected. Necessary medical equipment such as computers, oxygen generators, and Spo2 measuring machines are broken and cannot be repaired.

The Central Dermatology Hospital has called on staff, as well as pharmaceutical companies to join hands in donating to help people. On October 17, after a period of preparation, the delegation implemented a plan to examine and distribute free dermatological medicine to people in Tan Huong commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province; Dan Thuong commune and Hien Luong commune, Ha Hoa district, Phu Tho province.

Associate Professor, Dr. Le Huu Doanh, Director of the Hospital, said that during the rainy season, people are susceptible to diseases related to acute infections such as impetigo, eczema, and skin abrasions that cause infection. In addition, patients have contact dermatitis reactions due to exposure to the environment after flooding.

Hundreds of people in Yen Bai and Phu Tho were examined for skin diseases after the storm and flood, photo 1

Doctors examine people in Yen Bai.

“This medical examination is very important for the locality, because contagious skin diseases such as fungus, scabies, impetigo, etc. can create a small epidemic at the facility, seriously affecting the quality of life of the people. In addition, many people with existing skin diseases who cannot go to higher levels for medical examination have the opportunity to be examined and given free medicine locally,” Associate Professor, Dr. Le Huu Doanh shared.

According to Master, Doctor Hoang Van Tam, Deputy Head of the Line Command Department, Central Dermatology Hospital, this morning, doctors examined nearly 200 people in Tan Huong commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province and found that the main skin diseases that people in this locality suffer from are hives, atopic dermatitis, fungus, scabies...

“As we initially predicted, after the flood, people were exposed to dirty water and soaked in flood water for too long, causing atopic dermatitis to develop strongly.

Some diseases that are contagious such as scabies and fungus are also developing. Most of the time, we see people with these diseases self-treating, which does not improve the condition and tends to spread to others. Therefore, we organize timely examinations to treat these diseases and prevent the transmission route from creating an epidemic in the locality," said Dr. Tam.

Hundreds of people in Yen Bai and Phu Tho were examined for skin diseases after the storm and flood, photo 2

Associate Professor, Dr. Le Huu Doanh, Director of the Central Dermatology Hospital donated some equipment to the medical station.

Regarding the use of leaves to treat skin diseases after floods, Dr. Doanh recommends that this must comply with the recommendations of medical facilities. People using leaves without cooking and applying them directly to wounds can cause side effects such as ulcers, making the condition worse.

On this occasion, the Central Dermatology Hospital donated an oxygen generator and a Spo2 meter to Tan Huong commune health station as well as 20 gifts of donated money to 20 severely affected households.

For the two communes of Dan Thuong and Hien Luong, the Hospital gave each commune's Health Station 2 sets of computers, and for Dan Thuong commune, an additional SpO2 measuring machine was given based on the needs of the health station.