Ensuring medical services for people attending parades and marches

Dr. Ha Anh Duc, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health ), said that the Ministry of Health has issued plan No. 1105 covering all areas related to health, from ensuring food safety, epidemic prevention, possible situations, including issues related to disasters.

The Ministry of Health mobilized thousands of medical staff to join hundreds of medical teams on duty in all areas, from central areas to places where the parades passed through. In addition, the Ministry of Health also deployed inspection teams on the environment, food safety, and epidemic prevention before the grand ceremony took place.

"The Ministry of Health is working closely with functional units, especially Hanoi, to grasp the situation and see how many people will return to the capital on September 2. In the central area, there will be more than 30,000 people participating in A80 at Ba Dinh Square and it is expected that millions of people will be on the streets to welcome the country's important event.

Therefore, medical forces are deployed evenly from the center of Ba Dinh to the wards and communes, where people from the localities stand to cheer on the parades and marches passing by...", said Mr. Ha Anh Duc.

The Ministry of Health will arrange mobile medical teams in medical tents along the routes to best ensure simple emergency care and primary health care for the people.

Dr. Ha Anh Duc recommends that people participating in large-scale events must install the A80 application on their smartphones to know the location of medical staff on duty.

He recommends that the elderly and those with one or more underlying diseases should find suitable locations to watch the parade or stay home to listen to the radio or watch TV. People with chronic diseases must comply with their treatment, and if they are taking medication, they must ensure they take the full dose. If they are healthy enough to go out, everyone must try to drink enough water and must have equipment to protect them from the sun and rain.

When feeling signs of declining health, people need to ask for support from the authorities, try to proactively leave crowded places early and must proactively ensure health in all situations...