Nghe An province requests strengthened disease prevention and control measures during the transitional season.

On April 28th, the Department of HealthNghe AnOfficial document No. 1626/SYT-NVY regarding strengthening guidance on disease prevention and control during the transitional season was sent to the Provincial Center for Disease Control, the Health Centers of districts, towns and Vinh City, and medical examination and treatment facilities in the province.

To proactively control and prevent disease outbreaks, the Department of Health requests that all units seriously implement Plan No. 239/KH-UBND dated April 10, 2025, of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on the prevention and control of infectious diseases in Nghe An province in 2025; closely monitor the disease situation in the area, proactively detect suspected cases early at border gates, in the community, and at medical facilities; decisively implement preventive measures and thoroughly handle outbreaks, preventing the outbreak or emergence of new outbreaks, especially infectious diseases with high morbidity and mortality rates (rabies, H5N1 avian influenza, dengue fever, hand, foot and mouth disease, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, etc.); regularly analyze the situation and assess risks to propose and implement appropriate, timely, and effective disease prevention and control measures.

Implementing the plan for the vaccination campaign against diseases.measles outbreakIn Nghe An province in 2025, for the third phase, immediately after receiving the vaccines and ensuring the completion of the first vaccination before April 30, 2025, and the second vaccination before May 15, 2025; continue to effectively implement routine vaccination for beneficiaries of the Expanded Immunization Program; strengthen the management of vaccination recipients, organize catch-up and supplementary vaccinations for children who have not been vaccinated or have not received all the vaccines in the Expanded Immunization Program, and fully update children's vaccination information on the national immunization information system.

Review and ensure the availability of logistics, funding, medicines, vaccines, biological products, supplies, chemicals, equipment, and personnel to support preventive health activities, especially to meet the requirements of epidemic prevention and control according to the "four on-the-spot" principle; closely coordinate with media agencies, the press, and the grassroots communication system to advise and guide people to implement personal preventive measures and change behaviors to improve health, paying attention to communication targeting risk groups in disadvantaged areas and ethnic minority areas using various forms and languages ​​appropriate to each locality.

Healthcare facilities in the province need to effectively manage patient admission, provide timely treatment and emergency care, minimize cases of severe illness and death, and implement good infection control to prevent cross-infection within healthcare facilities; strengthen protection for high-risk patients (the elderly, children, pregnant women, people with underlying diseases, patients receiving treatment in intensive care units, cardiovascular units, hemodialysis units, and surgical units...).

Organize training and capacity building for health sector officials and related units in monitoring, detecting, and investigating infectious disease cases, causative agents, outbreak management measures, and guidance on diagnosis, treatment, emergency care, intensive care, and care for infectious disease patients; organize inspections and monitoring of the implementation of epidemic prevention and control work, focusing on areas with recorded cases, areas at risk of outbreaks, and localities that have not managed vaccination targets well or have low vaccination rates; and proactively direct and support lower-level units in epidemic prevention and control.

The Department of Health reminds healthcare facilities to ensure smooth operation and prevent disruptions that could affect disease prevention and control and expanded immunization programs after the merger and consolidation of healthcare units at all levels; before and during the reorganization of the organizational structure, documents and databases on infectious diseases, disease prevention and control, and expanded immunization programs must continue to be preserved and stored in accordance with regulations; and strictly implement the reporting regime on the infectious disease situation as stipulated in Circular 54/TT-BYT dated December 28, 2015, of the Ministry of Health.