Medical workers spray substances to prevent
diphtheria at a hospital. – VNA/VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI —
Cases of diphtheria, whooping cough, measles and Japanese encephalitis still
occur in several poor and remote localities and areas with ethnic minorities
because residents did not receive the vaccination.
This
information was revealed on Monday by the Ministry of Health, which has sent
out a document asking the people’s committees of the provinces and cities to
ensure better management of the vaccination programme.
Deputy
Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long said the provinces and cities should
identify all the people in their areas who need to be vaccinated and remind
them to get their injections.
Provinces
and cities should educate the residents on the importance of the vaccination.
Every
year, the health sector must prepare a detailed plan on the vaccination
programme and submit it to the local people’s committee to ensure funds are
provided, especially for maintenance and transportation of the vaccines.
Localities
should set up inspection teams to check and provide timely guidance to the
vaccination programme. The inspection should focus on areas with a high risk of
disease and a low rate of people that have already been vaccinated.
During
the past few years, some vaccination programmes have achieved significant
success, including eliminating paralysis in 2000 and newborn tetanus in 2005.
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