Not drastically preventing bird flu

Government regular meeting in October: Not fiercely prevent bird flu

An important content that the Government discussed at the October regular meeting (October 29) is an emergency action plan to prevent bird flu and human pandemic influenza.

Many members of the Government said that the prevention of avian influenza and human pandemic outbreaks of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Health have not been drastic and specific.

Many guidelines and measures just stop on official letters, directives and plans, and many specific tasks have not been handled yet. For example, the circulation, quarantine, slaughtering and poultry processing has not yet been strictly controlled, while people's awareness of epidemic prevention is not good.

The Prime Minister pointed out that it is necessary to widely deploy the epidemic detection network with the participation of the Fatherland Front, mass organizations, veterans, retired officials .

In order to avoid the risk of epidemic outbreaks, the circulation, trading, quarantine, vaccination, slaughtering and processing of poultry must be closely monitored and the responsibilities of each unit and individual must be clearly defined. these things.

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai

'For the time being, there should be some early work such as not raising poultry in cities, towns and large towns; advocate, ask people not to eat poultry meat; strictly control the stage of poultry quarantine, trade and slaughter - requested by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai.

Responding to the press at a press conference after the Government meeting, the Prime Minister's spokesman, Mr. Nguyen Kinh Quoc, said the responsibilities of the two ministries were clearly defined by the Prime Minister: Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development the village is responsible to the Government to refrain from spreading bird flu; The Ministry of Health is responsible for not spreading it to people. Also according to the spokesperson of the Prime Minister, the funding for the prevention of avian influenza is expected to reach about 2,000 billion VND (over 100 million USD).

Another important issue of long-term significance that Government members spend a lot of time discussing is the national target program on employment in the 2006-2010 period.

According to the report of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, in the five years from 2001 to 2005, the employment program created more jobs for 7.5 million people, the annual unemployment rate in urban areas decreased ( 2001: 6.28%, 2005 was 5.31%), the rate of labor use in rural areas increased gradually (2001: 74%, 80% in 2005), the labor structure has changed markedly. In a positive direction, the quality of labor is gradually raised.

To achieve the goal of the employment program for 2006-2010, to create jobs for 8 million people, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai said that it should be combined with the poverty reduction program, focusing on rural and mountainous areas. , ethnic minority areas, linking the implementation of the program with agricultural, fishery and forestry extension.

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