Vice Chairman of the PPC asks localities to strengthen dengue fever prevention

ABO – On September 17, Vice Chairman of the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee (PPC) Tran Van Dung cheked the prevention and control of dengue fever epidemic in Tan Phuoc district and Cai Lay district.

Vice Chairman of the PPC Tran Van Dung speaks at the working session with Tan Phuoc district.

In Tan Phuoc district, Vice Chairman of the PPC worked with the district Steering Committee for disease prevention and control and suddenly checked the larvae index at 1 household in My Loi hamlet, Phuoc Lap commune. In Cai Lay district, he worked with the district Steering Committee on disease prevention and control and checked this task in Hiep Duc commune.

According to statistics, to September 16, in Tan Phuoc district, there were 76 cases of dengue fever, up 117% over the same period last year with 14 outbreaks; the number of cases per 100,000 people is 113.59. The disease occurred in all 13 communes and towns of the district, of which Tan Hoa Thanh commune had an increase of 400%; My Phuoc town, Tan Hoa Tay commune and Tan Lap 2 commune  had an increase of 200% in the number of cases; particularly in Tan Lap commune, some cases decreased compared to the previous year.

Vice Chairman of the PPC Tran Van Dung checks the index of larvae in water containers at household in Phuoc Lap commune

The district has organized the 3rd mosquito and mosquito larva eradication campaign from 9 to 11-9 in 54/60 hamlets in the district. According to the survey after the campaign, there were 4 hamlets in 4 communes of My Phuoc town, My Phuoc commune, Hung Thanh commune and Tan Lap 1 commune with the index of larvae in water reservoirs were not reached. The district Steering Committee for prevention and control epidemic has issued a document asking these communes and towns to re-organize the campaign.

Cai Lay district is one of the districts with the highest number of infected dengue cases. As of September 11, the district recorded 400 cases, up 168% from the previous year.

Vice Chairman of the PPC Tran Van Dung directed districts to mobilize the whole political system to participate in dengue prevention and control.

The disease prevention is the task of both the political system and the responsibility of each individual in the community so it is necessary to propagate and mobilize people to practice mosquitoes and mosquito larvae to prevent disease.

The health sector needs to perform well preventive and curative care, preventing a large-scale outbreak and minimizing deaths from dengue fever.

By staff-writer – Translated by HUU CHI