Proactively prevent dengue fever at medical facilities

Accordingly, the Department of Health requires hospitals and medical centers to review, supplement, and ensure enough hospital beds, human resources, medicines, supplies, chemicals, machinery, and equipment to serve the care, disease prevention, and admission and treatment of patients with dengue fever.

Medical facilities proactively carry out well the work of preventing and controlling dengue fever infection in the premises of medical examination and treatment facilities, especially environmental sanitation and mosquito larvae eradication.

Doctor examines patient with dengue fever.

Along with that, medical facilities need to spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever, guide and supervise mosquito bite prevention for patients and their families, and provide enough mosquito nets for inpatients at the unit...

At the same time, medical facilities regularly organize healtheducation sessions for patients at all levels, integrating and introducing dengue fever prevention content to patients and their families. In addition, updating guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and care of dengue fever patients, especially how to detect dengue fever patients early while they are being treated in the department for timely examination and treatment.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/chu-dong-phong-chong-benh-sot-xuat-huyet-tai-co-so-y-te.html