Nghe An medical facilities organize full Tet duty at 4 levels

Recently, Nghe An Department of Health has issued 2 documents directing on ensuring medical work and assigning on-duty staff during the Lunar New Year 2025 to the units.medicalpublic and private sectors in Nghe An province.

Accordingly, the Director of the Department of Health requested directors of units to thoroughly grasp and seriously and effectively implement Directive No. 40-CT/TW dated December 11, 2024 of the Secretariat and Directive No. 45/CT-TTg dated December 18, 2024 of the Prime Minister on strengthening measures to ensure a joyful, healthy, safe and economical Lunar New Year 2025.

Develop and implement a plan to strengthen workmedicalEnsure a safe Lunar New Year celebration in 2025. Assign 24/7 duty to unit leaders and staff according to regulations. Absolutely do not be subjective, negligent, or lose vigilance against the epidemic. Organize forces and means to be on duty, monitor and supervise the epidemic's developments, and promptly handle arising situations.

Strictly implement the information regime, report fully, promptly, and on time as required by the Ministry of Health, Department of Health and competent authorities. Ensure network safety and security, and necessary conditions for the information system and medical database to operate stably.

Medical facilitiesOrganize medical examination and treatment well, be on duty 24/7; proactively develop plans to ensure adequate supplies of medicine, blood, infusion fluids, supplies, chemicals, medical equipment, and medical oxygen; prepare emergency plans for events with large crowds; arrange hospital beds and vehicles, be ready to respond and serve treatment and emergency work, especially emergency care for traffic accidents, fires, explosions, injuries, food poisoning, and treatment of patients with infectious diseases during Tet.

Thoroughly educate medical staff to strictly follow hospital rules and regulations, improve service awareness and cultural behavior towards patients and their families when coming for examination and treatment; Visit and wish Happy New Year to inpatients, especially those in difficult circumstances, the poor, and those under policy.

Private medical facilitiesDevelop a plan to coordinate with local public health facilities to participate in implementing health work to ensure the celebration of the Lunar New Year 2025; prepare necessary conditions to participate in coordinating activities when required. Mobilize and mobilize legal support resources; fully and promptly implement policies and regimes to encourage health workers during Tet, especially health workers participating in Tet duty.

Food Safety DepartmentStrengthen the implementation of risk monitoring, prevention and containment of food safety incidents; promptly inform and warn of food poisoning risks. Strengthen propaganda and dissemination of legal regulations and knowledge on food safety to raise public awareness and consciousness.

Strengthen inter-sectoral inspection and supervision to ensure food safety before, during and after Tet, focusing on product groups consumed a lot during Tet and festivals with high risk factors; promptly detect and strictly handle violations, and at the same time commend organizations, individuals, and addresses producing and trading safe food for the community.

Provincial Center for Disease Control and Medical Centers of districts, cities and townstStrengthen measures to prevent and control measles, dengue fever; infectious diseases that are at risk of breaking out in the winter-spring season and new dangerous infectious diseases that are likely to enter our country; prepare and be ready to respond to possible epidemic situations; strengthen monitoring and supervision at border gates and in the community, detect early, respond promptly and thoroughly handle infectious disease outbreaks, prevent spread and outbreaks; promote communication in disease prevention and control and vaccination.

Develop a plan to be ready to respond to epidemic situations according to the 4-on-the-spot principle; fully prepare chemicals, equipment, means and human resources to ensure meeting the requirements for disease prevention and control in the area. Ensure the necessary conditions to deploy a rapid response team and necessary means, equipment, chemicals and medical supplies to be ready to support localities in responding to epidemic situations.

Coordinate with relevant units to organize communication and disseminate knowledge to units and people in the area on disease prevention and control according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, especially infectious diseases, respiratory diseases, and high-risk groups such as children with weak resistance, the elderly, and people with underlying diseases.

Pharmaceutical Affairs Department(Health service)Ensure adequate supply of drugs, implement a full reserve plan, and avoid shortages of drugs for medical examination and treatment, especially drugs to treat diseases that commonly occur in the winter-spring season (dengue fever, influenza A, measles, etc.).

Inspectorate (Health service)Strengthen inspection and examination work, promptly detect counterfeit drugs, poor quality drugs, and drugs not permitted for circulation; review and post-inspection to promptly handle violations of regulations on drug price management, and prevent hoarding of goods to push drug prices up against regulations.

The Director of the Department of Health also requested hospitals to visit and celebrate Tet for patients still being treated during Tet; paying special attention to poor patients and policy beneficiaries./.