Ministry of Health: Prepare major rehearsals

In the afternoon of November 2, the Ministry of Health held a meeting to continue implementing the action plan to prevent bird flu and human influenza virus in the coming time.

According to Mr. Trinh Quan Huan, Deputy Minister of Health, currently, when the H5N1 transmission mechanism from poultry to humans has not been determined, it is important to re-plan the entire poultry farming structure from now to the year. 2010.

Mr. Huan said that in theory, when pandemic flu happens in small and small areas, it can be controlled, but before the awareness of the people is not high, raising, transporting and using household products Holding unknown sources still grows, the control will be much more difficult when a pandemic occurs.

Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, has just returned from an international conference to prevent bird flu held in Canada, said Vietnam is highly appreciated in efforts to prevent epidemics. Avian influenza and human influenza viruses are caused by a good surveillance and diagnosis system for the community. However, the world health experts also warn, if a pandemic occurs, Vietnam is one of the 'hot spots'.

Facing the "hot" situation of bird flu, Mr. Trinh Quan Huan said that the Ministry of Health is developing a national rehearsal plan for avian influenza prevention and control, which will show the projections. Complex ants on surveillance and treatment . to minimize the spread of the community, minimize the death rate, and gain experience in epidemic prevention. First of all, the Ministry of Health will deploy three major rehearsals in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa).

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