The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho aims to lower the HIV infection rate in the locality to less than 0.3 percent in 2018, said Deputy Director of the municipal Health Department Cao Minh Chu.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho aims to lower the HIV infection rate in the locality to less than 0.3 percent in 2018 (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – The MekongDelta city of Can Tho aims to lower th💜e HIV i🐎nfection rate in the locality toless than 0.3 percent in 2018, said Deputy Director of the municipal HealthDepartment Cao Minh Chu.
This is one of the main tasks for thecity’s health sector in 2018 which were discussed at the sector’s conferenceheld on December 22. In addition, Can Tho’s health sector will workto develop health personnel and raise quality of medical stations by 2020, aswell as establish a disease monitoring centre and continue to implement thecity’s satellite hospital project. The sector will also enhance monitoring andprevent outbreaks of major diseases including dengue fever, hand-foot-mouth andmeasles, Chu added. Especially, the city will intensify the control of food qualityand safety. In 2017, Can Tho recorded nearly 1,200dengue fever cases, a rise of 383 cases year-on-year, with no fatalities. Asmany as 916 hand-foot-mouth cases occurred in the city, with one death in thereviewed period.-VNA
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The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho aims to lower the HIV infection rate in the locality to less than 0.3 percent in 2018 (Photo: VNA) 
