Ministry of Health urgently requests to minimize deaths due to hand, foot and mouth disease

SGGPO 06/12/2023 18:50

On June 12, the Ministry of Health sent an urgent dispatch to health departments of provinces, cities and hospitals nationwide regarding strengthening the treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease.

Accordingly, to minimize the number of deaths due to hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), the Ministry of Health requires units and localities to urgently inspect and evaluate human resources, facilities, medical equipment, drugs, chemicals and medical supplies at medical examination and treatment facilities to ensure readiness to receive and treat HFMD patients; strengthen the monitoring of HFMD patients who are hospitalized at medical examination and treatment facilities, especially during holidays and weekends to promptly detect and treat when the disease worsens; detect early, organize consultations and promptly transfer when the patient has unusual developments.

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Ministry of Health requires hospitals to be ready to receive and treat TCM patients

The Ministry of Health also requires hospitals to strengthen measures to prevent infection in hospitals, classify treatment routes, organize screening, classify outpatients and inpatients according to the TCM treatment flowchart and strengthen resources for TCM resuscitation units.

For hospitals such as: Central Tropical Diseases, Central Children's Hospital, Hue Central General Hospital, Children's Hospital 1, Children's Hospital 2, Children's Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City, Tropical Diseases Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City... review the conditions of human resources, facilities, medical equipment, drugs, chemicals and medical supplies at TCM treatment units to receive severe cases transferred from medical examination and treatment facilities in the province and other provinces; strengthen direction, training and organize emergency teams to be ready to provide professional support to the provinces according to the assigned areas and when support is requested.

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Deaths from TCM epidemic are increasing

According to the infectious disease surveillance system, as of June 2023, the country recorded about 9,000 cases of HFMD, including 3 deaths in Dak Lak, Kien Giang and Long An. Compared to the same period in 2022, the number of cases decreased by 28%, and the number of deaths increased by 2 cases. Of which, the South recorded more than 6,200 cases and 2 deaths.

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