Nghe An Health Sector urgently overcomes consequences, supports medicine and medical supplies for people in flood-affected areas
The Department of Health is actively coordinating with organizations, unions, businesses and the community to launch a program to donate and provide emergency support for food, clean water, medicine and medical supplies to affected households.
Information from Nghe An Department of Health: Floods caused by storm No. 3 have caused severe damage to many medical facilities in mountainous communes of Nghe An.
Specifically, the Medical CenterXiangyangThe first floor of the treatment area was completely flooded, the reserve area was isolated. The unit had 2 vehicles submerged in floodwaters that could not be moved to a safe point in time, including 1 ambulance and 1 specialized vehicle.
In the old Ky Son district, My Ly, Muong Tip, and Muong Ai Health Stations were isolated by floodwaters and could not conduct medical examination and treatment activities. Among them, My Ly Health Station was completely washed away.
In the old Tuong Duong district, the medical stations Thach Giam, Luu Kien, Tam Quang were completely flooded, all existing assets were damaged... In the old Con Cuong district, Chau Khe Medical Station was flooded 1.2 m deep; Bong Khe Medical Station was flooded deeply, the rain and flood damaged 3 desktop computers, 1 printer and working tables and chairs.
The flood waters are receding now.Nghe An Department of Healthdirected medical units in flood-affected areas to deploy solutions to ensure environmental sanitation; ensure safe drinking water sources; prevent epidemics; monitor, detect early, and handle epidemics; and strengthen communication about epidemics to the people.
The Department of Health has established a working group led by a Deputy Director of the Department to inspect, evaluate and provide support to medical facilities to overcome the consequences of the flood. The delegation includes leaders of the Provincial Center for Disease Control and functional departments of the Department.
Dr. Le Thi Hoai Chung, Specialist 2, Director of Nghe An Department of Health, said: The Department of Health is actively coordinating with organizations, unions, businesses and the community to launch a program to donate and provide emergency support (food, clean water, medicine, medical supplies) to affected households in Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Con Cuong districts, especially isolated communes such as Nhon Mai, Muong Xen, Huu Kiem...
Coordinate and organize medical volunteer groups to go to flooded and isolated areas to support medical examination and treatment, and provide free medicine, especially medicine to prevent skin diseases, diarrhea, dengue fever, and other essential health care items.
Coordinate with the police, military, departments and local authorities to carry out rescue, evacuate people, ensure health security, environmental sanitation; provide clean water, medicine and medical supplies... to people in flooded areas./.
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