Medical specialists and doctors from Laos , Cambodia , Thailand , the US and Vietnam are gathering in Hanoi to discuss measures to prevent and control infectious diseases in the countries in the lower Mekong River basin.
When addressing the two-day conference, Deputy Health Minister Trinh Quan Huan said that infectious diseases have a great impact on people’s lives and that a number of diseases, such as cholera, which had earlier been brought under control in many countries across the region, now have recurred.
The fight against infectious diseases is a task for not only one nation but for every nations in the world, he said.
The conference, which ends on June 18, is focusing on countries in the region cooperating on infectious diseases, the challenges and successes when implementing international health regulations (IHR) and fake and poor-quality medicines used in the treatment of infectious diseases./.
When addressing the two-day conference, Deputy Health Minister Trinh Quan Huan said that infectious diseases have a great impact on people’s lives and that a number of diseases, such as cholera, which had earlier been brought under control in many countries across the region, now have recurred.
The fight against infectious diseases is a task for not only one nation but for every nations in the world, he said.
The conference, which ends on June 18, is focusing on countries in the region cooperating on infectious diseases, the challenges and successes when implementing international health regulations (IHR) and fake and poor-quality medicines used in the treatment of infectious diseases./.
