Overloads at Bạch Mai Hospital due to the dengue fever outbreak (Photo: VNA)
capital city of Hanoi has been taking efforts to stamp out the
which has plagued the city in recent months, with nearly
15,400 cases reported in 12 districts so far this year.
By August 15, 18 large-scale mosquito spraying machines had been
handed over to the city’s . Three other machines are
being repaired and will be brought to the city.
From now until the end of this month, Hanoi plans to conduct a
large-scale , focusing on crowded areas such as
markets, schools, construction sites, abandoned land and houses. Residents will
be informed before the spraying occurs.
In areas where cars and trucks can approach, large spraying
machines will be used at night while small sprayers will be used at households
during daytime. Hanoi has been supplied with more 30 small spraying machines
and 300 litres of chemicals to conduct the campaign.
Addressing an incident where many students at Quang Trung
Secondary School in Dong Da district suffered allergic reactions and painful
eyes after the school sprayed mosquito-killing chemicals, the city’s Preventive
Healthcare Centre Nguyen Nhat Cam said the reaction could happen to people with
allergic conditions, including children. However, it would cause no harm to
their health
Cam affirmed the chemical is licensed by the Ministry of Healthy.
Therefore, parents should not be worried.
Seven people have
so far died dengue fever this year, compared to only one or two in previous
years.
The outbreak has struck 12 districts, including Dong Da, Hoang Mai, Hai Ba Trung, Thanh Xuan, Ha Dong, Cau Giay,
Thanh Tri, Ba Dinh, Nam Tu Liem, Thanh Oai, Bac Tu Liem and Hoai Duc.
A representative from Ho Chi Minh City’s Center for Preventive
Medicine said that in the last seven weeks, has shown signs of
slowing down. In addition to measures from city leaders, many localities have
developed innovative and effective ways to fight the disease.
From the beginning of 2017, district 8 recorded 542 cases of
dengue fever, increasing 5 percent over the same period in 2016. However this
increase is much lower compared to the general increase of 27 percent of the
city.
Centre, said that to achieve this result, district leaders and people worked
hard. The head of the district People’s Committee regularly leads a team to
survey each risk point, devises plans and assigns the wards to handle these
risk points, she said.
To date, of a total 66 high risk areas in district 8, 59 have been
resolved.
For example, Ba Ro canal, which is located in ward 16, one of the
district’s worst spots for environmental and disease outbreaks including dengue
fever, is encroached by people who built houses on the canal. The district 8 Health
Centre has proposed for a canal cleaning project to be implemented and no
dengue fever has been reported from this area since early this year.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
