Vietnam: Strengthening prevention of influenza A/H5N1 in the military

03.16.2012
QĐND - General Political Department has just sent Document No. 310/D-CT agencies and units under the Ministry of Defense on strengthening the leadership and direction in the prevention of influenza A/H5N1 in the military unit .

Accordingly, the current avian flu and influenza A/H5N1 is complicated, potentially causing an outbreak on a large scale. In the military, but has not happened yet but if disease prevention is not possible to have the ability to translate, especially transition season. To implement the prevention and control, ensuring the health of soldiers and increasing production, the General Political Department requirements committees, the Committee, the political commissar and commander of all levels to work effectively consistent extensive and thorough implementation of directives and instructions of their superiors on the prevention of avian influenza A/H5N1 and influenza; carried out regularly, continuously and synchronously at all levels and sectors, in all tasks of agencies and units. Where there is a risk of epidemics, if necessary committees, more resolutions of the leaders, commanders planned implementation of prevention in order to minimize damage caused by the disease. Different forms and methods of disseminating widely to officials and soldiers in the unit of risk, harm, to prevent and combat avian influenza A/H5N1 and coordinate closely with the committees, the main authorities, the local mass grasp situation. Upon detection of poultry, people suspected A/H5N1 flu to quickly implement measures to prevent, fight and report them on a timely treatment.

Political agency to coordinate logistics with the focus on advocacy, not direct slaughter, transport and use of sick birds, dead and enhance the inspection of slaughter and increased concentration, while all birds in the control unit and the military families with sick poultry, must be firmly dealt with death as prescribed.