On August 9, the Office of the Hanoi People's Committee issued Notice No. 501/TB-VP on the conclusion of Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen at a meeting on the prevention and control of African swine fever in the area.
Accordingly, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen acknowledged and highly appreciated the proactive and responsible spirit of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the People's Committees of Bat Bat, Doai Phuong, Yen Xuan communes and a number of localities in promptly and effectively implementing measures to prevent and control African swine fever.
Implement well the monitoring, zoning, handling of outbreaks, organizing destruction, sanitation, and disinfection of livestock environment, contributing significantly to controlling the situation, preventing the epidemic from spreading and breaking out widely in the area.
To proactively control the effectiveness of African swine fever and other dangerous diseases in livestock and poultry, departments, branches, units, People's Committees of communes and wards are required to proactively monitor, detect early, and promptly handle the epidemic. Synchronously implementing preventive and control solutions according to the direction of the Central Government and the City.
Promote the role of the political system; enhance the responsibility of local leaders. Coordinate with relevant agencies to control the transportation, slaughter, and trading of animal products. Propagate so that people do not hide the epidemic, and conduct biosafety livestock farming.
In addition, the City assigns specific tasks to each unit: People's Committees of communes and wards to implement measures to prevent and control African swine fever in accordance with regulations. Control transportation and strictly handle violations. Use the budget effectively, promptly propose support if needed.
The Department of Agriculture and Environment will preside over the monthly plan for general hygiene, disinfection, and vaccination in the second phase of 2025. Advising on decentralization in agricultural management. Professional guidance for communes and wards. Organize inter-sectoral inspections and remove difficulties at the grassroots level. Review the damage, propose a plan to restructure the pigs in the direction of biosafety and sustainability.
Hanoi assigned the Department of Industry and Trade to monitor the market, ensuring the supply and demand of pork. Control pork at markets, supermarkets, and slaughterhouses. Strictly handle products of unknown origin and do not quarantine.
The Department of Finance advises on allocating enough funds for epidemic prevention and control. Proposing a flexible financial mechanism. Support testing costs before consuming pork.
The Department of Culture and Sports strengthens communication, raising people's awareness. Encourage the consumption of products of clear and controlled origin.
The Department of Health coordinates to monitor the risk of animal-to-person transmission. Proposing a model of an interdisciplinary testing center for food safety.
The City Police strengthen inspection and control of transportation, slaughter, and trading of animal products. Strictly handle violations of veterinary hygiene and disease prevention and control.
