The Department of health Steering Committee meeting of the Ebola epidemic prevention

GS. TS. Nguyen Thanh Long Health Deputy Minister spoke at the meeting.

Attending and chairing meetings of Ebola epidemic prevention Steering Committee have GS. TS. Nguyen Thanh Long Monday, Minister of health; Deputy Chairman of the Government Office Nguyen Khac; attendance has led the Service, Bureau, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Ministry of health; representatives from ministries, the press agency.

The Ministry of health identified Ebola virus disease is a disease that spreads rapidly and has a high mortality (up to 90%), the World Health Organization has declared a State of emergency for public health causes international concern. So far, Vietnam has not detected any case of Ebola virus infected by, however the risk of disease spread through the audience of tourists, who work, study and labor entry returned from Africa area is entirely possible.

At the meeting, ASSOC. TS. Tran Dac Phu, Director of preventive medicine reported avian hemorrhagic fever caused by Ebola virus and the activities developed for epidemic prevention by the Ebola virus:

-The Health Ministry has had many active deployment and dispatch the operating direction for disease prevention; in collaboration with the enquiry, the information on the mass media to the people.

-Detection monitoring work: enhance and maintain regular surveillance the health quarantine objects enter Vietnam through the gate, especially the countries of the disease; strengthening supervision in the community, at the medical facility for the case of unknown cause illness, those with Ebola-like symptoms and has a history going back from the region have room within 21 days; key monitoring organization for a number of diseases to timely detect the pathogens to be defense against the plan; activate emergency response activities disease prevention due to the Ebola virus of the emergency response Office (EOC).

PGS. TS. Tran Dac Phu, Director of preventive medicine reported.

Here, Director of preventive medicine Tran Dac Phu also reported: it is expected that the hospital will perform the work capacity, the treatment room; the work of the test; build issued guidance documents Ebola disease prevention expertise; against logistics; international cooperation and outlined the Ebola disease prevention activities in the coming period.

At the meeting, representatives of the ministries have reported Ebola epidemic prevention as:

The Ministry of public security: issued the documents and prevention Steering Committee, issued the plan of action for the prevention of Ebola epidemic; steer the implementing disease prevention; directing the medical forces of public security preparing base drugs, chemicals and many respond when room occurs.

The Ministry of labor, invalids and Social Affairs: don't put the Labor Department in room; provide regular information to the Department of labor in foreign countries; the Labour Department reminded the room itself, there are alternatives to the way li with the suspected case of the disease.

Speaking at the meeting, world health experts in Vietnam appreciated the Government of Vietnam has great action in the prevention of Ebola epidemic, has been actively monitoring the timeliness in the gate and use the WHO Guide to Vietnam, at the same time commit WHO will accompany Vietnam health sector in the fight against Ebola disease.

At the meeting, Mr. Naidu, Deputy Chairman of the Government Office appreciated the air out drastic military and high spirits of the Ministry of health in disease prevention, and insisted: this is not personal to the medical industry, all the ministries should work closely together , do anything to prevent not to disease on Vietnam; recommended levels of Industry and construction plan Steering Committee of disease prevention, clearly identify the unit would be the permanent unit; The work of the news media should objectively honestly avoid the do confusion people; When disease occurs, not to a lack of medicines, equipment, government offices will process immediately when the Prime Minister has asked about the level of funding for prevention.

The end of the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Long thanks the Ministry departments have expressed the determination of the same Ministry of health disease prevention of Ebola. Besides, the Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Long also clearly requested by the Prime Minister at the meeting on 9/8/2014 regarding the initiative, urgently, implement all necessary measures to prevent the spread of the disease, with the highest goal is not to spread the disease into Vietnam.

First proposal:

The ministries, provinces and cities to build action plans against the disease caused by Ebola virus; periodic reports on the Ministry of health;The Ministry of public security organs in the direction of the airport in collaboration with the Ministry of health has quarantined coercive approach to those subjects fail, the security of the password when necessary, deploy disease surveillance activities by the Ebola virus in the airports, ensuring security work as proposed by the Ministry of health;The State of emergency in the Ministry of defence set up hospital for quarantine, treatment of sick people at the gate and mobilized military forces to join the fight;Ministry of labor, invalids and Social Affairs: directed the unit administers the Vietnam labor in countries currently have the do good advocacy work, proactively prevent, restrict the Vietnam labor away in the country are translated as well as workers from the water taken in Vietnam;Foreign Ministry: there is the fire power speed to the Embassy of the country have the disease to disease prevention.…Deputy Minister expected that the local ministries, will work closely with the Ministry of health to Ebola epidemic prevention was the most effective.=