Continuous care provided during the Tet

The Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu, gave 1 February instruction on continuity of care at the New Year of the Tiger. It recommended the hospital to develop teams capable of continuously treating 24 h/24 all emergencies. The Minister also asked the media to publicize the addresses of the pharmacies. Inspectors of the Ministry, the Health Services of provinces and cities will in turn strengthen their controls on food security, before, during and after Tet, as well as surveillance, detection and treatment of persons suffering from contagious diseases, including influenza A/H1N1 and A/H5N1.