Telegrams sent to Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities; Ministers of the Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, Health, Public Security, National Defense, Finance, Industry and Trade, Information and Communications, stating:
According to reports from veterinary agencies and localities, from the beginning of 2024 to now, African Swine Fever (ASF) has appeared in 410 communes in 40 provinces and cities, forcing the destruction of over 17,400 pigs (an increase of 53.74% over the same period in 2023); 44 communes in 13 provinces and cities have had Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD); 34 provinces and cities have detected animals suspected of having Rabies; over 60 communes in 09 provinces have had Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD); 7 provinces have had Avian Influenza (AI) A/H5N1, forcing the destruction of over 12,000 poultry, especially 1 person died from A/H5N1 ASF virus infection and 1 person infected with A/H9N2 ASF virus. The risk of disease outbreaks will continue to increase sharply in the coming time, seriously affecting food supply, consumer price index (CPI), people's health and the environment.
In order to promptly and effectively prevent and control livestock and poultry diseases, minimizing negative impacts on production and the lives of livestock farmers, the Prime Minister requests:
1. Ministers, Heads of relevant agencies, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities focus on directing the synchronous, drastic and effective implementation of solutions to prevent and control livestock and poultry diseases in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Veterinary Medicine, directives of the Prime Minister, especially the National Programs and Plans for prevention and control of livestock and poultry diseases.
2. Chairman of People's Committee of provinces and centrally run cities
a) Directly direct and mobilize legal resources to thoroughly handle outbreaks, not allowing new outbreaks to arise; handle and destroy sick and suspected sick animals; proactively implement measures and policies to support livestock farmers suffering losses due to epidemics in accordance with the law; promptly detect, prevent and strictly handle cases of buying, selling, transporting sick animals, and dumping dead animals that spread epidemics and pollute the environment;
b) Organize the implementation of vaccination for livestock, ensuring that at least 80% of the total existing livestock are vaccinated as soon as possible;
c) Review and adjust the local livestock and poultry disease prevention and control plan in 2024 to suit the actual situation; direct specialized agencies and local authorities to promptly and effectively implement the vaccination plan for livestock, especially against ASF, rabies, DTLCP, FMD, VDNC, and blue ear disease;
d) Direct specialized agencies to guide livestock farmers to strengthen the application of disease prevention and hygiene measures for livestock; focus resources on organizing the construction of disease-free livestock facilities and areas; proactively handle and completely handle newly discovered epidemics; strictly handle cases of concealing epidemics and slow reporting that lead to the spread of epidemics.
d) Promote information and propaganda work extensively in many forms and with content suitable for each target group, raising people's awareness and responsibility about the risk of disease outbreaks and measures to prevent and control disease;
e) Urgently improve and enhance the capacity of the veterinary system at all levels to ensure resources for effective implementation of tasks of animal disease prevention and control, and prevention of smuggling and illegal transportation of animals and animal products;
g) Establish working groups to inspect and supervise animal disease prevention and control; build disease-free livestock farming chains and areas.
h) Be responsible to the Prime Minister if livestock and poultry epidemics occur on a large scale, causing great damage in the management area.
3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall preside over and coordinate with ministries, branches and localities to:
a) Focus on directing, guiding, urging and inspecting the prevention and control of animal diseases in localities; proactively and closely monitor the disease situation, ensure early detection, warning and direct thorough handling of outbreaks, and prevent widespread disease spread;
b) Coordinate with localities and relevant ministries and branches to promptly detect and strictly handle cases of illegal transportation of animals and animal products across the border into Vietnam;
c) Urge and inspect localities to effectively implement national programs and plans on animal disease prevention and control approved by the Prime Minister;
d) Coordinate with international organizations in supporting control and in-depth analysis in the prevention and control of livestock and poultry diseases, and expanding disease management through online systems.
4. The Ministry of Health provides professional and technical guidance, guidance, organization, implementation, inspection and supervision of the implementation of work to prevent and control infectious diseases between animals and humans.
5. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall strengthen market management, proactively detect and strictly handle cases of transporting and consuming animals and products of unknown origin in the market.
6. The Ministry of Public Security directs units and local police to coordinate with functional forces of the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and local authorities in preventing and strictly handling cases of smuggling and illegal transportation of animals and animal products in accordance with the law.
7. The Ministry of National Defense directs the Border Guard force to closely coordinate with functional units of ministries, branches and local authorities in preventing smuggling and illegal transportation of animals and animal products on the border; directs units to coordinate with localities to organize information and propaganda to raise awareness among people in border areas in disease prevention and control, the dangers of animal diseases and the harm caused by trading and transporting animals and animal products that are not quarantined or of unknown origin.
8. The Ministry of Information and Communications shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to direct and promote extensive propaganda activities on the epidemic situation, risk factors, and disease prevention measures so that people do not panic and proactively apply disease prevention measures according to the instructions of the health and veterinary sectors.
9. The Ministry of Finance shall promptly allocate funds for animal disease prevention and control at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and in accordance with legal regulations.
10. Assign Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang to directly monitor and direct the implementation of this Official Dispatch.
The Government Office monitors and urges relevant ministries, agencies and localities to implement this Official Dispatch, promptly reporting to the Prime Minister any problems and difficulties in the implementation process.
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