Ho Chi Minh City: checking the prevention of avian influenza

In the two days of November 12 and 13, all six inspection teams of Ho Chi Minh City came to districts, markets and hot spots to check the compliance with the City People's Committee's instructions on ending breeding and management. poultry trading . The two vice chairmen of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan and Nguyen Thanh Tai went on a tour with the delegations.

  Head of the Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza, Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thien Nhan is examining the source of chicken at Nguyen Van Troi Market, District 3 November 13, the inspection team is led by Mr. Nguyen Van Chien - Deputy Director Department of Natural Resources and Environment, head of the team checked the situation of meat and poultry trading in Xom Chieu (District 4), Rach Ong (District 8) and concentrated slaughtering places in alley 399 Provincial road 50 (Ward 5, District 8).

Many slaughter households in alley 399 said that they must comply with the policy of the city but the change of trades is very difficult because this is a traditional 'trade village'. Households all suggested that the City should support.

Before that (November 12), the inspection team led by Mr. Tran Trieu Duong - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police - checked the situation of buying and selling poultry products at the markets: Nguyen Van Troi (Q .3), Hoa Binh, Tran Chanh Chieu (District 5) and a bird breeding household in District 3.

Through inspection, it showed that the majority of poultry product households have well implemented the regulations on selling origin and quarantined.

Some markets have veterinary forces close to check supplies . However, at the market Tran Chanh Chieu, there is still a situation of people from other localities to sneakily buy and sell live poultry.

Vice Chairman Nguyen Thien Nhan said that after this survey, TP will study and supplement policies to create conditions for people to change their business.

Specifically, tax exemption in the first months for households who switch jobs;working with credit funds to consider for borrowers to extend the payback period .

The inspection team was led by Dr. Nguyen The Dung - Director of the Department of Health - head of the delegation to districts 2, 9, Binh Thanh and Thu Duc. In District 2, Mr. Nguyen Cu - Vice Chairman of District 2 People's Committee - said that the locality has mobilized a slaughtering business to transfer to other professions, established two groups of interceptors at Cat Lai ferry terminal - the area. bordering Nhon Trach and Dong Nai to prevent transporting and raising copper ducks.

Reported to the delegation, Suoi Tien tourist area said there are about 20 rare and precious bird species such as hornbill, high sand, sea oyster, eagle, Giang sen . with a total of about 300 heads. Every month rare and precious birds are collected by Q.9 veterinary station, the results are negative. However, the board of directors found this a sensitive issue and temporarily closed the area.

The inspection team led by Mr. Do Xuan Ha - Deputy Director of the Trade Department - checked in districts 6, 11, Binh Tan and Binh Chanh. Through inspection, the delegation noted the markets in Binh Chanh district, Binh Tan district no longer slaughtered and traded live poultry.

At Binh Chanh market, the delegation found a case of trading poultry products that have opened packaging, two cases of selling eggs without packaging at Vinh Loc A market, the delegation informed the district leaders to handle . At My Yen poultry market, adjacent to Long An, the sale of live poultry is no longer public, but there is still stealthy trade.

The inspection team led by Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Tai checked the districts of 12, Go Vap, Hoc Mon and Cu Chi. At Q.12, Do Luu Nghia, vice-chairman of the District People's Committee, said that most of the chickens in the area are gone, only 1,000 pigeons remain. Mr. Nghia promised that after November 12, the whole district would have no poultry. Particularly, concentrated poultry farms will be converted to crocodile and frog farming models .

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