Nghe An CDC inspects and guides disease prevention in flood-hit areas
(Baonghean.vn) - To prevent epidemics for people in flood-affected areas, Nghe An CDC has distributed Cloramin B and Aquatas to medical stations and emphasized the need to strengthen health education and promote environmental sanitation measures.
On November 1, a working delegation from the Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control led by Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh and staff from the Department of Environmental Health - YTTH and related departments inspected, monitored, and provided post-operative support.Floods in Thanh Chuong and Hung Nguyen districtsThe delegation worked directly in Thanh Long commune (Thanh Chuong) and Xuan Lam commune (Hung Nguyen).
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| The working group had to go by boat to the checkpoints. Photo: HN |
At the units, after monitoring the environmental sanitation situation and disease risk factors after the flood, the working group instructed the authorities and medical staff to strengthen health education, promote environmental sanitation measures; prevent epidemics, and ensure food safety.
At the same time, instructions on how to handle water sources after floods, general cleaning, waste collection after the water recedes, ensuring that dirty water does not stagnate, and handling dead animals. And especially diseases that often appear after floods such as: diseases of the digestive tract, respiratory tract, skin diseases, eye diseases, dengue fever...
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| In Thanh Long commune, as of this afternoon (November 1), the medical station and many households are still deeply flooded. Photo: HN |
At the destinations, the delegation distributed some chemicals such as Cloramin B and Aquatas to the medical stations to distribute to households and instructed people on how to treat drinking and domestic water sources. As the water receded, the environment and domestic water sources were treated./.
