Mobilizing maximum medical force to overcome the consequences of storm No. 10

The dispatch stated that storm No. 10 had made landfall in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces with strong winds and heavy rain, causing serious damage. At the same time, the storm's circulation continued to cause heavy rain until September 30 in the North Central and Northern regions, especially from Thanh Hoa to Hue and the provinces of Phu Tho, Son La, Lao Cai... leading to a very high risk of flooding in low-lying areas, along rivers, streams, and coastal areas, especially the risk of flash floods, landslides in mountainous areas and the Northern Midlands and North Central regions.

The Ministry of Health requested the mobilization of medical forces to respond to and overcome the consequences of storm No. 10.

Faced with this situation, the Ministry of Health requests the health departments of the provinces and cities: Hue, Quang Tri, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh, Hung Yen, Phu Tho, Son La, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Dien Bien and localities affected by storm No. 10, units under and directly under the Ministry of Health in the Northern and Central regions to strictly implement the directives of the Prime Minister, the National Steering Committee for Civil Defense and the Ministry of Health on proactively responding to and overcoming the consequences of storms and floods, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property.

The above health departments urgently direct medical examination and treatment facilities to be ready to admit, provide emergency aid, and promptly treat victims of storms and floods. At the same time, have plans to mobilize human resources and means, promptly plan, order and purchase additional supplies, and reserve, ensuring that there are enough medicines, supplies, equipment, and spare hospital beds to avoid being passive in any situation.

Along with that, ensure that regular medical examination and treatment are not interrupted; prioritize maintaining electricity, water systems, means of transport, and information technology systems serving medical examination and treatment; have plans to prepare backup generators and additional human resources for the intensive care unit, locations using ventilators and other essential equipment.

Health departments focus on directing drug production, trading and import establishments in the area to provide adequate and timely drugs for treatment needs, especially ensuring the drug base for disease prevention, avoiding drug shortages and drug price fluctuations. At the same time, prepare disinfectants and sterilizers, coordinate with local authorities to organize environmental sanitation, disinfection, domestic water treatment, waste collection, ensure clean water for people; strengthen monitoring, early detection and thorough treatment of cases of infectious diseases, prevent disease outbreaks after storms and floods.

Units under the Ministry of Health located in areas affected by storms and floods are ready to provide professional support, increase staff, receive seriously ill patients transferred from lower levels; prepare mobile forces for epidemic prevention, support epidemiological surveillance, environmental treatment and vaccination when required.

NGUYEN QUOC

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/huy-dong-toi-da-luc-luong-y-te-khac-phuc-hau-qua-bao-so-10-post815415.html