Speed ​​up vaccination to prevent measles

Speed ​​up the implementation of the measles vaccination campaign; complete the campaign no later than March 31, 2025.

Telegrams to the Ministers of Health, Education and Training, Culture, Sports and Tourism; General Directors of Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency; Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities.

The telegram stated: The measles epidemic continues to develop complicatedly, with a number of localities still recording a high number of cases. In order to quickly control the epidemic and prevent it from spreading and breaking out on a large scale, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Health, ministries, agencies and localities to continue to strictly implement the Prime Minister's telegram No. 116/CD-TTg dated November 14, 2024 on strengthening the prevention and control of measles; and at the same time, focus on implementing a number of contents:

1. Minister of Health:

a) Continue to direct and support localities to accelerate the implementation of the measles vaccination campaign; complete the campaign no later than March 31, 2025.

b) Ensure sufficient measles vaccines and timely distribution to localities to effectively implement the Expanded Immunization Program (no shortages or delays as in the past).

c) Direct medical facilities to strictly implement the admission and treatment of patients with measles and suspected measles rash fever, according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health.

d) Coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to ensure adequate and timely funding for the measles vaccination campaign before March 18, 2025.

2. Chairman of People's Committee of provinces and centrally-run cities:

a) Continue to urgently direct the assessment of the measles situation in the locality to plan a measles vaccination campaign according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health, to prevent measles outbreaks in the future.

b) Resolutely ensure sufficient human resources, funding, materials, equipment, and vaccines to accelerate vaccination progress, to be completed by March 2025 .

c) Effectively implement the expanded vaccination program, catch-up vaccination, and catch-up vaccination for subjects who have not been vaccinated or have not been fully vaccinated. Organize vaccination methods suitable to the actual conditions and characteristics of each locality to quickly vaccinate subjects.

d) Urgently direct authorities at all levels, relevant departments and branches to coordinate and support the health sector to strengthen screening and management of vaccination subjects to ensure close adherence to the actual situation in the area; not to miss any subjects, especially in areas at risk of outbreaks, with the spirit of "going to every alley, knocking on every door, screening every subject".

d) Strengthen information, communication, and propaganda to mobilize people, especially in remote, border, island, and ethnic minority areas, to proactively implement measures to prevent and control measles and vaccinate children fully and on schedule according to the instructions of the health sector.

3. The Minister of Education and Training directs educational institutions to implement measures to prevent and control measles according to the instructions of the health sector; monitor the health of children and students and immediately notify medical facilities when detecting suspected cases of measles for timely isolation and treatment; mobilize parents to take their children for full and timely vaccination.

4. The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, General Director of Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency and press agencies shall strengthen the dissemination of measures to prevent and control measles; provide regular, complete and accurate information on the epidemic situation; prevent and handle incorrect information about measles.

5. Assign Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long to directly monitor and direct the implementation of this Official Dispatch, handle problems within his authority, and report to the Prime Minister if they exceed his authority.

The Government Office, according to its assigned functions and tasks, shall coordinate with the Ministry of Health to monitor and urge relevant ministries, agencies and localities to implement this Official Dispatch; promptly report to the Prime Minister any problems and difficulties in the implementation process./.

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