Re: Ukraine MOH: Daily Counts: 1045 total
Re: Ukraine MOH: Daily Counts: 1045 total
Sanitary-Epidemiological Service of Ukraine outlined steps to improve work
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30.01.2010
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine held a meeting chaired by First Deputy Minister of Health, the chief state sanitary doctor of Ukraine Alexander Bilovol. The meeting was chief sanitary doctor of all regions, Crimea, Kyiv and Sevastopol, heads of structural departments of Health, the Central leadership of EUFOR, the Centers immunobiological preparations of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections.
The meeting discussed the experience gained by the service during the current epidemic season, made findings, which should focus on the future.
Alexander Bilovol has advanced analysis features of this year's epidemic season and noted that
its distinctive feature is the simultaneous circulation of new seasonal and pandemic influenza virus strains, raising the intensity of the epidemic, which is the highest in recent years.
In addition, noted that in
the past few seasons exceeded the epidemic threshold recorded in separate single week only in some regions, then this season, the epidemic threshold of a greater or lesser intensity and duration perevyschuvalysya in all areas of Crimea, cities Kyiv and Sevastopol.
Analysis of epidemic situation showed that the main characteristics of the epidemic process in Ukraine were similar with other countries and almost the same with Eastern Europe.
"Another feature was an unprecedentedly harsh restrictive measures, which we were forced to apply in view of the clinical picture of disease course, lack of population immunity to new strains of disease and the inability to use specific measures Immunization" - the chief sanitary doctor, adding that In his opinion, the measures taken were entirely justified and appropriate situation. They got the support of the Government, got a positive assessment of international medical organizations and found complete understanding in society. Index - measures have become effective, the epidemic situation in the country stabilized.
As stated at the meeting in Ukraine since the beginning of the epidemic rise in the incidence of influenza and ARI
registered 4 508 596 cases of influenza and acute respiratory infections. According to the settlement completed treatment in the 4 244 619 patients. Continues to sicken about 255 000 people. For the entire period of hospital - 267 355 patients. Discharged from hospitals 235 759 patients. At the hospital is 31 596 patients.
Died of complications - 1 045 persons.
Methods recommended by WHO, the selected samples for analysis in 3533 persons. Completed analysis of samples from 1541 people, including from the dead - 606. 296. 672 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza A H1N1 California, included of the deads - 296. According to the European Institute for Disease Control in the world confirmed 14 378 deaths by Pandemic Influenza. In the European Union recorded 2 292 confirmed deaths.
However,
as noted by Alexander Bilovol is projected as international experts and local scientists, Ukrainian doctors must be ready for the second wave of the epidemic rise.
Particular attention is paid to Mr. Bilovol qualitative preparation of vaccines against pandemic influenza. It is about determining the needs of pandemic vaccine in each region, a clear identification of risk groups to be vaktsynuvatysya primarily conduct the health education work, checking the readiness of medical facilities and personnel. In this regard, a great responsibility for the execution of tasks is defined in local government and specifically to the chief sanitary doctor. Alexander Bilovol noted that substandard work in any given area can be spot on all of the health service, so to prevent such a situation, it was determined number of steps. In particular, the major public health physicians from different regions called responsible attitude toward the implementation of relevant resolutions of the main state sanitary doctor of Ukraine and to ensure monitoring of vaccination against influenza in regions with weekly reporting to the Central SES Health of Ukraine. In turn, Central SES should not simply summarize the data and conduct a thorough analysis of them and immediately notify the Ministry of Health of the problems identified in the regions and provide appropriate responses. Particular attention is paid sanlikariv to restore trust in the vaccination of information and education. Alexander Bilovol commissioned to organize the most open of sansluzhb, Meeting with the press and public awareness on various aspects of sansluzhby.
Another issue that was discussed at the meeting were the laboratory equipment of regions.
In 2009, new equipment for molecular genetic diagnosis of influenza came to the sanitary-epidemiological stations of Crimea, Vinnytsia, Volyn, Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil, Zhytomyr, Transcarpathian, Zaporizhia, Nikolaev, Kharkov, Kherson, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi regions and Central SES Health . Alexander Bilovol noticed major areas of state sanitary doctor of the need for the most effective use.
The meeting Bilovol Alexander drew attention to the need to strengthen health surveillance for compliance with sanitary legislation in schools. He appealed to the matter under personal control particularly on compliance with temperature in pre-school institutions, boarding schools and student hostels.
If necessary, sanlikari should apply drastic measures to work only those institutions that can provide the appropriate temperature facilities.
Another important task Sansluzhba identified the improvement of normative-methodical documents.
Press Service of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine
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