Hanoi 'goes to every alley, knocks on every door', implementing a vaccination campaign to prevent and fight measles

Hanoi encourages people to proactively vaccinate women of childbearing age with measles-rubella vaccine according to the recommendations of the health sector. (Source: People's Army)

The Hanoi People's Committee has just issued Official Dispatch No. 1024/UBND-KGVX on the implementation of Official Dispatch No. 23/CD-T of the Prime Minister and Official Dispatch No. 1572/BYT-PB dated March 19, 2025 of the Ministry of Health on the implementation of measles vaccination.

Accordingly, the Hanoi People's Committee requested units to urgently carry out a series of tasks.

Specifically, the Department of Health is assigned to continue directing and supporting medical units to speed up the implementation of the measles vaccination campaign.

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The goal is that by March 31, at least 95% of children from 6 months to under 9 months old in Hanoi must receive one dose of measles vaccine.

The Hanoi Department of Health ensures adequate vaccine supply and timely distribution to districts, towns, and cities, and directs hospitals to strictly implement infection prevention procedures, screening and isolating patients to avoid cross-infection.

In addition, the Department coordinated with the Department of Culture and Sports of Hanoi City to organize communication activities to raise public awareness about the importance of measles vaccination.

Strengthen inspection and supervision of the implementation of the vaccination campaign and weekly summarize and report the results of the vaccination campaign to the City's Steering Committee for Epidemic Prevention.

The Department of Culture and Sports of Hanoi City in coordination with the Department of Health of Hanoi City provides information and guides the city's press agencies, central and local press agencies to coordinate in communicating the benefits of proactive vaccination against measles so that people can take their children to be vaccinated fully and on schedule, ensuring that children from 6 months to under 9 months old are vaccinated with 1 dose of measles vaccine and children from 1 year to 10 years old are vaccinated with 2 doses of measles vaccine.

Encourage people to proactively vaccinate women of childbearing age with measles-rubella vaccine according to recommendations of the health sector.

Information work must be accurate and timely to prevent misinformation about measles epidemics.

The Hanoi People's Committee requested the Hanoi Department of Education and Training to step up propaganda work on measles prevention in schools.

Educational institutions need to monitor students' health status and promptly notify cases of measles or suspected measles to the Health Station for handling and isolation according to regulations.

Schools also need to coordinate with health agencies to review students' vaccination history and encourage parents to fully vaccinate their children.

In addition, closely monitor the measles epidemic situation in the management area; proactively develop plans to respond to epidemic situations in the area.

Direct relevant agencies and units to coordinate with the health sector to review and manage vaccination subjects, ensure that no subjects are missed and vaccination is carried out safely and effectively, with the motto "go to every alley, knock on every door, check every subject"...