Director of My Duc District Health Center Nguyen Van Nam said that as of September 17, the entire district still had 12 communes (43 locations) flooded due to rising water with about 3,421 households having their houses flooded; 1,979 households in low-lying areas and flooded houses had been evacuated to safe places. The Health Center has mobile emergency teams on standby 24/7, and the Center's Command Board for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue is ready to carry out tasks.
At the same time, assign medical staff to be on duty at flooded areas, conduct home examinations and provide medicine for cases with chronic and common diseases, and support referrals for cases beyond capacity. Distribute Cloramin B to communes and towns, send medical staff to the places of distribution, instruct people on water source disinfection, environmental sanitation, and disease prevention.
In Ung Hoa district, Director of Ung Hoa District Health Center Dang Anh Tuan said that for the flooded Phu Luu Commune Health Station, the Health Center coordinated with local authorities to arrange a location for medical examination and treatment for people at the Phu Luu Ha village cultural house, ensuring the admission and emergency treatment of patients.
For the flooded Hong Quang Commune Health Station, all assets and equipment were moved to the 2nd floor for safekeeping. The health station was moved to Hong Quang Commune Kindergarten to continue emergency care, medical examination and treatment for local people. Health station staff were assigned to perform medical examination and treatment at the cultural houses of villages isolated by flooding such as Phu Du, Bai Ha and Huu Vinh village cultural houses.
In addition, Ung Hoa District Health Center ensures adequate equipment, chemicals, and medical supplies for emergency care, epidemic prevention, and food safety in the area. Distributes Cloramin B to commune and town health stations and instructs people on disinfection and environmental pollution treatment in flooded areas.
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Hung requested that health centers arrange permanent staff and support people in flooded areas; continue to proactively ensure conditions for medical examination and treatment, first aid for patients; instruct people on measures to prevent common diseases after floods, provide guidance on environmental sanitation, and treat water sources to prevent diseases.
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Hung noted that units must ensure environmental sanitation and disinfection when the water recedes, ensuring that environmental sanitation is carried out as the water recedes.
On behalf of the Hanoi health sector, Dr. Nguyen Dinh Hung donated 2,500 bottles of saline, 1,000 bottles of hydrogen peroxide, 500 bottles of Cloramin B, 500 packs of Vitamin C... and some essential medicines for treating eye diseases, skin diseases, and digestive diseases to serve the prevention and treatment needs of common diseases of people in flooded areas. All of these medicines and medical supplies were donated by FPT Long Chau Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company to support the health sector in overcoming storm No. 3.
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