According to the World Health Organisation, from October 24 to December 5, the Panzi health zone in Kwango Province of the DRC reported 416 cases of unknown disease, with 31 fatalities marking a mortality rate of 7.6 per cent.
The General Department of Preventive Medicine has stated it will continue closely monitor the situation and coordinate with WHO and other international partners to share updates and assess the outbreak’s progression.
Domestic and international scientists and medical experts discuss new solutions in treating cardiovascular disease and stroke - the two leading causes of death in the world at a symposium on December 5.
Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Việt Nam is a monumental achievement for the country and for the global fight against the disease,” WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
The agricultural sector and local authorities need to proactively develop effective prevention and control plans to minimise economic losses; ensure the quality and supply of aquatic products for consumption and export.
Bắc Hà International General Hospital is currently the only representative in Việt Nam to provide health consulting services using the gene decoding method.
Both patients were admitted in critical condition, suffering from respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, sepsis, multiple organ failure, pleuritis with pleural effusion and abscesses in the liver and soft tissues.
Statistics from HCM City Centre for Disease Control showed that in the past week, the city recorded 85 cases of fever accompanied by rash with 20 cases confirmed to be measles.
Health experts shared new understandings on the impact and costs of pneumococcal diseases in adults and the effectiveness of conjugate pneumococcal vaccines.
Experts from Việt Nam and Cambodia reviewed the implementation of the border quarantine agreement signed by the governments of the two countries in 2009, and identified gaps and needs in existing public health practices at provincial, national and regional levels.
