Summary of 25 years of expanded immunization and implementation of health work in 2013

(Baonghean.vn) -This morning, January 18, the Department of Health held a conference to summarize 25 years of expanded immunization and implement health work in 2013. Attending were comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, representatives of relevant provincial departments, branches, and sectors, leaders of districts, cities, towns, and units under the Health sector.

The Expanded Immunization Program (EPI) has been implemented nationwide since 1985. After more than 25 years of implementation, EPI has made an important contribution to changing the disease structure in Vietnamese children. In Nghe An since 1995, after 100% of communes and wards across the province were covered by the EPI program, the rate of children under 1 year old vaccinated has continuously increased over the years. From 1995 to present, this rate has always been maintained above 90% at the provincial level, contributing to the successful implementation of the immunization program of the country and Vietnam, which was internationally recognized for polio eradication in 2000.

The rate of children under 1 year old taking OPV3 is over 90%, tetanus vaccination for pregnant women is over 80%, contributing to achieving and maintaining the results of eliminating neonatal tetanus, controlling and moving towards eliminating measles, reducing the rate of hepatitis B virus infection in children under 5 years old, significantly reducing the rate of diphtheria and whooping cough. Expanding the coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccines to 20/20 districts and cities has raised the rate of children receiving 3 doses to over 90%. In the period of 2013-2015, Nghe An strives to fully implement the EPI program in the whole province, minimizing the rate of morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases for which vaccines have been administered.

On behalf of the Provincial People's Committee, Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded the Second Class Labor Medal to the Provincial Center for Reproductive Health Care.



On behalf of the delegation, Comrade Dinh Viet Hong awarded the Third Class Labor Medal and Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister to individuals.

Also this morning, the Department of Health summarized the health work in 2012, and deployed the plan for 2013. In 2013, Nghe An health sector continued to promote disease prevention, develop a project to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, associated with improving medical ethics in medical examination and treatment facilities, well implement the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, reform administration, reduce inconvenience for patients, build hospitals that meet prescribed standards, improve population quality, reduce the birth rate of third children or more by 1.2%, well implement project 1816 "Strengthening doctors for grassroots health care", develop and establish new specialized hospitals at provincial level such as: Eye Hospital; Trauma-Orthopedic Hospital; Obstetrics - Pediatrics..., effectively implement national health target programs, projects...

At the summary conference, authorized by the President, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong awarded the Second Class Labor Medal to the Provincial Reproductive Health Care Center, and the Third Class Labor Medal to 6 individuals. 2 individuals were honored to receive Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister. On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 9 collectives and 10 individuals with outstanding achievements in the expanded immunization work over the past 25 years, and awarded the title of excellent worker to 21 collectives; 3 collectives and 31 individuals with outstanding achievements in applying high-tech science and technology in the health sector were also awarded Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee, 320 individuals were awarded the title of grassroots emulation fighter by the Director of the Department of Health./.

Tu Thanh