2023-08-29 15:44:53
A doctor examines a pediatric patient undergoing inpatient dengue treatment at the Vietnam-CuBa Friendship Hospital (Hanoi). (Photo: Minh Quyet/VNA)
On August 29, the Ministry of Health sent an official dispatch to the People’s Committees of provinces and cities on ensuring sufficient drugs, chemicals, supplies and equipment for disease prevention.
According to the results of infectious disease surveillance and reports of localities, the situation of dengue fever and Hand, foot and mouth tends to increase in some provinces and cities, especially the disease situation dengue in Hanoi and the situation of hand, foot and mouth disease in the South.
[Cả nước đã có hơn 68.000 trường hợp mắc bệnh tay chân miệng]
To proactively implement epidemic prevention measures, do not let outbreakspreading, prolonging, the Ministry of Health proposed the People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities to continue directing localities to drastically implement measures to prevent and control the epidemic according to documents of the Ministry of Health. send the local.
Preventive medical facilities meet the demand for chemicals, biological products, supplies and equipment for disease prevention and control in the area, especially chemicals to prevent dengue fever, hand foot mouth and chemical spraying machine to carry out the treatment of outbreaks in the area thoroughly and effectively.
Currently, chemicals, insecticidal and germicidal preparations used in household and medical fields are on the market to meet the needs of epidemic prevention and control.
List of insecticidal and germicidal chemicals and preparations used in household and medical fields Ministry of Health Licenses have been posted, regularly updated on the website of the Health Environment Administration and can be downloaded from the link:
The provinces/cities shall direct the medical examination and treatment establishments, including both public and non-public medical examination and treatment establishments, to ensure the availability of equipment and drugs, especially high-molecular-weight infusion fluids. Treatment and emergency services for dengue patients in order to minimize the number of deaths.
For Dextran infusion solution which is a macromolecular solution, used in the treatment of shock in patients with severe Dengue hemorrhagic fever: The Drug Administration of Vietnam has licensed the application for import of Dextran infusion solution without a registration certificate for storage. comply with the provisions of Article 68 of Decree No. 54/2017/ND-CP to meet the special treatment needs of medical examination and treatment establishments with a total quantity of 17,010 bags licensed for import.
According to the report of the import establishment, up to the present time, the actual quantity of drugs imported is 12,550 bags, of which the quantity of drugs supplied to hospitals is 5,118 bags and the quantity of drugs still in existence. The import facility’s inventory is 7,432 bags.
Thus, the Vietnamese market now has a supply of Dextran infusion solutions. The core factor determining the supply of drugs is that the units actively place orders in advance of the importing enterprises.
The Ministry of Health requested the People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally run cities to pay attention and direct the implementation./.
Thuy Giang (Vietnam+)
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