A health worker checks water container (Source: VNA)
Binh Duong (VNA) – The Health
Department in the southern province of has stepped up measures to
prevent the spread of dengue fever in the locality.
Accordingly, the department required all
to provide appropriate for patients to minimise
fatalities caused by the disease.
Besides, the provincial health sector has provided
training courses on patient and insect monitoring, chemical spraying techniques
to kill mosquito larvae and communication skills for preventive health workers.
It has also worked to meet the demand for
medicine, commodities, chemicals and equipment to ensure efficient prevention
of the disease, while spraying chemicals in all outbreaks.
According to the provincial Preventive
Medicine Centre, Binh Duong has recorded 1,051 cases of dengue fever since the start
of 2017. The disease occurred in all districts and towns the province, especially
Thuan An, Di An, Thu Dau Mot and Ben Cat towns.
As many as 342 cases were reported in Thuan
An town, an increase of 83 cases year-on-year.
cases have been on the rise in
the paediatric department of the local general hospital, increasing from 33 cases
in March to 45 in April.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
