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Intensify measures to counter the A H1N1 in Cuban province
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
April 27, 2010, 13:37 Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban population of this province extreme sanitary measures to prevent and cope with the new outbreak of Influenza A H1N1.
Reynol Garcia, director of health in Ciego de Avila, told Prensa Latina that the province is prepared and has the necessary human and material resources to confront the pandemic.
Reported that patients with acute respiratory infections are treated with emergency medical units for evaluation by a physician experienced in the test unit is supplied with the necessary treatment.
He stressed the need to reinforce personal hygiene measures and collective in every home, workplace and social spaces to decrease the spread of influenza A (H1N1).
The actions are aimed at early detection and timely treatment of patients, and to strengthen the educational campaign related to the disease and preventive measures, he pointed out Garcia.
He said that the guard of the 20 clinics in the province have enabled a consultation designed to filers influenza, with a classification system for patients to prevent transmission to others.
He added that preventive measures are developed in nurseries, schools, workplaces and in neighborhoods, and stressed that pregnant women and children under five are most vulnerable to the disease.
In schools where there is crowding of people continue to surveillance sites to strengthen epidemiological controls, such as bus terminals, rail and airport in order to avoid contagion of the disease.
He said the manager who in the territory successfully concluded the first phase of vaccination against influenza virus to vulnerable groups, while the second dose is scheduled for the first half of May.
rc / NMT