The Department of Health requires units to speed up measles vaccination progress.

On the morning of March 26, Nghe An Department of Health issued Official Dispatch No. 1039/SYT-NVY on accelerating the measles vaccination campaign to the Provincial Center for Disease Control, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Medical Centers of districts, towns and Vinh city.

The document clearly states: Up to now, the whole province has had 20/20 districts, towns and cities implementing the vaccination campaign.measles vaccineHowever, some districts are still implementing the program at a very slow pace. The Department of Health requires units to speed up the vaccination schedule according to the plan to proactively prevent measles.

Nghe An Department of Health requests: Medical Centers of districts, towns and Vinh city to direct Commune Health Stations to urgently deploy the measles vaccination campaign for children from 6 months to 10 years old in the area and conduct catch-up vaccination for children who have postponed vaccination, completing as soon as possible according to the approved Plan of the Department of Health.

Promote regular and continuous communication activities with diverse forms, concise and easy-to-understand content about measles; at the same time, focus on mobilizing people to get their children vaccinated against measles in common and local languages. In particular, have specific solutions to mobilize people who are concerned about recent post-vaccination reactions not to get their children fully vaccinated.

Strengthen inspection, supervision, professional guidance, urging and supporting local units in implementing the measles vaccination campaign plan. Submit reports on vaccination progress and results to the Provincial Center for Disease Control before 3:00 p.m. on March 27, 2025.

The Provincial Center for Disease Control proactively contacted the Inspection Team of the Ministry of Health; coordinated with relevant units to prepare working conditions with the Inspection Team; participated in the working group at the Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital; prepared a report on disease prevention and control supervision and the results of the measles vaccination campaign in the province to serve the working session at the Department of Health.

Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital coordinated with the Provincial Center for Disease Control to prepare working conditions with the working delegation of the Department of Disease Prevention, Ministry of Health; prepared a report on "Treatment management and infection prevention and control at the unit" to serve the working session with the working delegation at the Department of Health./.