At the conference (Photo: VNA)
Dak Lak (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 4,813 malaria
cases in 2018, down 70.16 percent from 2009, it was reported at a conference on
held in the Central Highlands of
Dak Lak on April 18.
Nearly two thirds of the cases (over 64.6 percent) were in the
three provinces of Binh Phuoc (southeastern
region) and Gia Lai and Dak Lak (both in the Central Highlands).
Vietnam is steadily working towards the strategic target of
completely eradicate malaria by 2030, Deputy Director of the National Institute
of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology (NIMPE) Nguyen
Quang Thieu said.
He stressed that the national strategy on malaria prevention
and elimination for 2011-2020 is designed to ensure that all people have access
to early diagnosis and prompt and effective treatment at public and private
health facilities, and full protection for people living in regions with risk
of malaria.
Delegates to the conference looked into outstanding problems
and challenges in malaria control work in border areas.
Among solutions put forth at the conference, local
authorities, organisations and communities are urged to allocate sufficient
funding and actively participate in prevention activities. The delegates also
recommended strict disease supervision of immigrants, especially those who regularly
stay in forests or return from malaria hot spots.
The conference agreed on the need to call for assistance
from foreign organisations to ensure constant funding for malaria control
work.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
