China 2008 Earthquake Aftermath, Health and Epidemic Issues

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[Two excerpts from a 4 page article, well worth the read]
Sichuan to achieve the greatest post-earthquake, epidemic disease prevention warfare played pretty

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June 22, Chengdu, the Government Information Office held a press conference. Chengdu has not intestinal, respiratory diseases and insect outbreaks of epidemics and mass food poisoning, and other public health emergencies, and a derivative of the public health "zero epidemic." Chinese people can proudly say that so far the disaster areas without outbreaks of infectious diseases and public health emergencies of the report!
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Records - never leave a full-coverage corner

In disease surveillance, health departments report on the epidemic and零报告制度. As part of the city, Sichuan (state) disaster areas of infectious diseases and public health emergencies network straight reporting system has been severely damaged, to make the best of the disaster areas of infectious diseases and public health emergencies, the Ministry of Health organized the China Disease Prevention and Control Center has developed an emergency Based on the phone reporting the epidemic emergency reporting system, and formulated the "earthquake emergency report of the epidemic surveillance information programme of work."

At the frontline, the establishment of a strict epidemic situation monitoring, analysis, early warning systems and on the report,零报告制度, the Organization Department at any time, the provincial Disease Prevention analysis of the Joint Group of Experts, made the prevention and control measures; drinking water and food for health monitoring Monitoring, implementation of a regular daily briefing; local integration, the province, province, the health and epidemic prevention teams, and health and epidemic prevention staff county, township and village three-wide coverage; deeply affected areas extensively carry out health promotion knowledge to the people Of publicity materials.

Among them, solve the problem of drinking water, water quality protection, disaster areas and the water environment and water quality monitoring, earthquake zone has also become the focus of epidemic prevention work.

With the continuous progress of epidemic prevention work, have begun animal epidemic prevention work. Livestock and poultry died in disaster areas were safe disposal and environmental disinfection, and rabies, Japanese encephalitis, anthrax, the pig-borne disease and other zoonotic disease in the emergency immunization. Immunization also may occur infectious diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, rat-borne diseases such as a focus on prevention and control.

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June 1 -10, the reunification of Sichuan Province in Chengdu, Mianyang, Deyang, Guangyuan, Ya'an, Aba 6 earthquake hit the city (state) of the 21 counties (cities, districts), children free hepatitis A and meningitis B Vaccine group on strengthening immunization, and for victims of the diaspora to strengthen immunization Tour, the ultimate realization of the disaster areas to strengthen immunization "full coverage."

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15761: is currently the hardest hit of the sanitation and epidemic prevention staff a total of 15,761 people, 7,684 disease control staff, health supervisors 4677

3.762 billion square meters: As at 12:00 on June 24, 2008, the military and epidemic prevention teams have accumulated in Xiaosha area increased to 3.762 billion square meters to check the water supply 211,889 units, to deal with more than 10,000 sub-Fenkeng 899.12.

5408.1 tons: preventing and promotional materials total of 12.995 million copies. Xiaosha drugs to a total allocation of 5408.1 tons. (Morning Post reporter Wang Xiaoou Song Jianqin)

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Re: China 2008 Earthquake Aftermath, Health and Epidemic Issues

> Beichuan has been chosen as the site of a future earthquake
> museum, for which most parts of the town will be preserved as it is.

that could be the reason for the closure, rather than epidemics ?

 

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Guangdong Province to support Wenchuan health team arrived in Chengdu Bingfen stationed in Wenchuan County Rd

June 28, 2008, the Guangdong Province to support Wenchuan health team arrived in Chengdu, the provincial health department emergency response team to do Wu Yue Qi, director of Sichuan provincial health department immediately and contact the relevant departments, and then held the captain of the team, clear Job duties, work by the relevant requirements, layout on the 29th team to enter Wenchuan the line, asked the note.
Task Force general manager for the Provincial Health Office of Emergency Office Wu Yueqi, the provincial CDC-five people, including Jian-rong; front of co-ordinators for the Provincial Health Authority Mao-lin, the provincial CDC Wu Chenggang 3; divided into teams Five elements, Guangzhou City were the first detachment of 25, 24 people, Foshan City, the second unit, Dongguan City, 24 people-the third element, eight provincial units and Zhongshan City, 14 people-the fourth unit, Zhuhai City, 15 were fifth element.

Wenchuan support for the transitional period of medical and health work of the Task Force principles and mandate is: to follow territorial management and scientific control, seek truth from facts, meet the basic needs of the principle. Key tasks are: the original around the vaccination teams in Wenchuan County medical handover, the establishment of temporary medical quarantine summary, the protection of basic medical and health and epidemic prevention services, sick people in the disaster areas to ensure effective treatment, prevention and control of epidemics and major food poisoning incidents. The objective of the Task Force at this stage, must be completed before the end of this month assigned the task of the Ministry of Health.

At 6:00 on the 29th, composed of detachments from five sub-teams stationed in each of the two lines to support township: 1, 2, 3 XIE Yu-unit, the provincial health department, the provincial health supervision by Lin Mao, the provincial disease Wu Chenggang led control center, Fan Yue more than 4,000 meters above sea level folder Jinshan and the dream of T Hill, the Barkam respectively, to Granville, Mian ?, Yanmen; four or five units Yueqi Kivu provincial health department, the provincial CDC - Jian-rong lead, respectively, to Yingxiuwan, Xuan Hau and Shuimo, Sanjiang.

One, two, three detachments in the evening after the arrival Barkam City rest stop, on the 30th road about five hours needed to be Da Wenchuan county. The total length of 800 km route, as poor road conditions, the relatively slow speed of the road team.

4, 5 Yingxiuwan unit arrived the same day, I Xuan, Shuimo and Sanjiang, Wu Yueqi, Yi Jian-rong, and other relevant departments immediately with the local contact to discuss the Task Force to take over the work of local health and medical issues, to further clarify the responsibilities of the Task Force. The local headquarters of the teams in our province requested by the transitional period and the relevant provisions of the programme of work to take over the work, to understand the basic situation, then the basis of the need for further concrete programme of work, to work with local and more communication and contact, Working together will do a good job.

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July 1, 2008
Landslide leaves 3,000 people isolated in China quake region

CHENGDU - LANDSLIDES have blocked a highway with rubble and isolated 3,000 people in a quake-hit town in southwest China, Xinhua News Agency said.
Heavy rains on Monday pushed large amounts of unstable earth and rocks onto three different sections of the highway near Yingxiu town in Sichuan province, Xinhua reported.

Hundreds of rescuers were working to clear the road, Xinhua said, and the government is considering sending relief materials into Yingxiu by helicopter.

'We're not sure when the road will be re-opened as the rain is really a problem. It may cause new landslides,' an official with the Sichuan provincial highway administration was quoted as saying in the late Monday report.

Yingxiu, near the epicentre of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan, was one of the worst-hit towns, its buildings left largely in rubble and more than two-thirds of its 12,000 residents dead, according to Xinhua.

June marked the start of the annual rainy season, which routinely causes the region's fast flowing streams to flood their banks. More rain is forecast for the next few days, according to the China Meteorological Administration.

Landslides are a particular concern because the earthquake caused hillsides to shear away and crash into river valleys below. Many slopes remain unstable and are at high risk of being washed away.

The earthquake killed nearly 70,000 people and prompted China's government to launch a full-scale rescue effort. More than 18,000 are still missing, according to China's State Council. -- AP

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