Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given a number of directions to authorities and relevant agencies, requesting them to stem the outbreak of dengue fever, which is on the rise in 50 localities.
Dengue fever is becoming more complicated in Dong Nai province with the monthly average of dengue infections requiring hospitalisation increasing to between 100 and 300 cases in July and August.
Around 1,537 cases of dengue fever have been recorded in Hanoi from early this year to September 6, more than three times the figure from the same period last year.
Vietnamese people spend a total of 1.4-1.6 trillion VND (62.2-71.1 million USD) each year on treatment of dengue fever, a recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health has revealed.
Over 3,500 cases of dengue fever, including three deaths, have been reported in the southern province of Dong Nai since early this year, doubling those in the same period last year.
The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28 held a conference on reviewing and sharing experiences in dengue fever prevention in the southern region.
The Ministry of Health will set up five inspection teams to monitor dengue fever conditions throughout the country because of the complicated situation caused by dengue outbreaks.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has asked the city’s departments and localities to intensify efforts to prevent dengue, which is developing complicatedly in the city and the southern region.
Some 3,000 people attended a meeting on June 14 in response to the
ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15) with the aim of calling for the entire
society’s engagement in fighting this popular disease.
Tran Dac Phu, head of the Preventive
Medicine Department, announced a range of activities in response to
ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15), at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on
June 12.
Eric NG, who was recently appointed general manager of Sanofi Indochina,
has announced to the press that a new dengue vaccine will be made
available in 2017, Nhan dan newspaper reported.
The Agency of Health Environment under the Ministry of Health on
May 30 held an event at Hung Loi 2 Primary School in Ninh Kieu district,
Can Tho City, to spread knowledge about dengue fever and how to void
it.
A communication campaign to raise awareness about dengue prevention was
launched yesterday by the Vietnam Health Environment Management Agency
(VIHEMA), in collaboration with the Enesis Group.
Dengue fever hospitalisations are on the rise nationwide, particularly in the
south, revealed the General Department of Preventative Medicine under
the Ministry of Health on May 14.
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