Health Deputy Minister Le Quang Cuong delivers speech at a meeting with the municipal Department of Health (Photo: Ministry of Health)– The central city of has completed preparations for medical services
at the upcoming (APEC)
in early November, the municipal Department of Health reported on September 28.
In a meeting with Health Deputy
Minister Le Quang Cuong, Da Nang health department’s deputy director Nguyen Tan
Hai said the city already issued a comprehensive plan on medical preparations
for 2017.
Accordingly, 23 emergency
paramedics will be available for the event, of which 17 will be stationed at
the 17 hotels where the delegations will stay, another two each for the
business and the media centre, while the APEC staff and flight crews will also
have medics available for them.
The city’s health
department also plans to station nine medical teams at Da Nang C Hospital, Da
Nang Hospital and seven district health centres in case of emergencies.
Regarding food safety, the
city’s Food Hygiene and Safety Division will constantly carry out food and
drinks inspections throughout the city to ensure food quality during the week,
Hai said.
So far the food safety
division completed food inspections at 16 out of 17 hotels hosting APEC guests.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
