Preparing to respond to storm No. 15, Gia Lai controls dangerous epidemics during floods

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Gia Lai - The health sector has distributed many disinfectants to communes to clean the environment and prevent epidemics after floods.

On November 26, Mr. Le Quang Hung - Director of the Gia Lai Department of Health - said that environmental sanitation and disinfection work in residential areas, schools, and hospitals after floods have been basically completed; the health sector is currently preparing to respond to storm No. 15.

During the recent prolonged flood, the provincial Center for Disease Control has provided 45,000 Aquatabs, 550 kg of powdered Cloramine B and 10 generic flood and storm prevention drugs to localities. Bidiphar Binh Dinh enterprise supports the Quy Nhon and Tuy Phuoc areas, each area has 500 bags of medicine.

The Department of Health also strengthens communication and guides people to take disease prevention measures, not to use polluted water and unsafe food.

Medical staff are mobilized and assigned to monitor epidemics, detect cases early for handling, prevent epidemics from breaking out and spreading after floods, especially diseases such as diarrhea, dengue fever, pain in the eyes...

Lu ngap nha dan khu vuc phia dong, de phat sinh dich benh sau khi nuoc lu rut. Anh: Hoai Luan
Floods in people's houses in the eastern area, easily causing epidemics after the floodwaters recede. Photo: Hoai Luan

On the same day, November 26, at the Government Office, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired an online conference with coastal provinces and cities including Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong on deploying emergency response work to storm No. 15.

Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Duong Mah Tiep said that in November 2025, Gia Lai province will be continuously seriously affected by storm No. 13 and the historic flood since November 16. This is the most severe series of natural disasters in many years, causing particularly great damage to property and infrastructure in the province.

Storm No. 13 and floods killed 5 people; caused damage to the province of over VND 11,500 billion; more than 92,000 houses were damaged and flooded; over 170 traffic routes and 500 bridges and culverts were damaged; hundreds of educational, medical, irrigation and power facilities were seriously affected.

Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods

Consecutive storms and floods caused by storms have caused many deaths, missing people, and injuries; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the Central and Northern mountainous provinces are struggling day and night to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property that cannot be mentioned...

"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...

The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.

Please send any help to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - at BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch. Or scan the following QR code:

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