Local authorities are actively working to prevent and control disease outbreaks following the floods.

(Baonghean.vn) - The heavy rains and floods that have caused widespread inundation in Nghe An province in recent days have left many risks of disease outbreaks. Currently, localities in the province are actively implementing preventive measures.

Water is still flooding the roads leading to hamlets 6, 7, and 9 in Hung Lam commune, Hung Nguyen district, along the dike.

In the southern part of Nam Dan district, specifically hamlets 5, 6, and 7 in Nam Cuong commune and hamlets 12, 13, and 14 in Nam Trung commune, there is still flooding affecting roads, fields, gardens, and water supply facilities. Facing the risk of disease outbreaks, health officials at the stations are directing and guiding residents in treating and rinsing wells and empty tanks with chemicals; collecting, burying, and treating dead livestock and poultry washed ashore in the area with lime powder.

Health officials in Nam Trung commune instruct residents on how to clean their wells.

In the flood-affected communes of Hung Nguyen district, the water has receded considerably. The district and health sector are focusing their attention on Hung Linh, Hung Long, and Hung Loi communes – three communes that previously had dengue fever outbreaks with 53 cases last year. Authorities are urging residents to clear bushes, collect waste, spray insecticides, drain stagnant ponds, and especially clean livestock and poultry pens.

Residents of Hamlet 7, Hung Loi Commune, clean up after the flood.

Similarly, Dien Chau district has been monitoring dengue fever outbreaks in Dien Thinh commune (38 cases). To date, Dien Thinh has not reported any new cases for 5 days. With the storms receding, and facing the risk of the outbreak spreading, Dien Chau district has urged residents throughout the district to actively eliminate mosquito larvae.

Dien Chau district is focusing on spraying to prevent the spread of dengue fever outbreaks.

In Yen Thanh district, the two communes of Khanh Thanh and Long Thanh experienced the most severe flooding. However, the water has now largely receded. The entire district is currently directing residents to dredge mud and debris, clear drainage channels, and conduct a thorough environmental cleanup, with the motto of cleaning and addressing environmental issues as soon as the water recedes. The health sector continues to focus on raising public awareness of disease prevention, ensuring food safety and hygiene, and promoting the consumption of cooked food and boiled water.

Health officials in Con Cuong district are guiding local residents on environmental sanitation.

In Con Cuong district, the wells used by students at Mon Son Secondary School are currently turbid due to floodwater intrusion. Tomorrow morning (October 18th), officials from the district's Health Center and the commune's health station will clean the wells using Chloramine B and alum to ensure the students have access to clean water. Con Cuong district has requested that all levels and sectors strengthen monitoring efforts and ensure sufficient supplies of medicines for disease prevention and control.

Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hong, Deputy Director of the Nghe An Department of Health, said: "The Department of Health has requested all medical facilities in the province to be prepared in terms of human resources, supplies, medicines, and chemicals for flood and storm prevention and control, and to organize on-call duty and emergency services, ready to receive and treat victims affected by rain, storms, landslides, flash floods, and mudslides; and to continue guiding people to ensure food safety and hygiene, methods for treating polluted water sources, and to practice hygienic lifestyles to prevent infectious diseases and epidemics."

Thanh Son