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Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia enhance co-operation for prevention of infectious diseases

The health sectors of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have made active progress in their co-operation and sharing of experiences in preventing the spread of infectious diseases across borders.

The affirmation was made by Deputy Director of the Vietnam Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health at a workshop on ‘Sharing information and experiences in preventing the spread of infectious diseases across the three countries’ cross-borders’ in Da Nang city on December 4.

The Deputy Director also appreciated the sharing of three countries’ experiences in medical quarantine at the Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia border crossings and co-operation activities in the project for infectious diseases prevention in the Greater Mekong Sub-region sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The participants heard reports on the status of imminent threats of infectious diseases and the work on surveillance and handling of infectious diseases in the three regions’ border provinces during the 2012 – 2014 period.

The delegates agreed on action plans for the collaborative prevention of infectious diseases, especially the Ebola epidemic and type A influenza (H5N1, H7N9) at the border crossings of the three countries.

They also proposed the ministries of heath in the three countries share information on the status of the diseases via email and support the improvement of quarantine systems at the three countries’ border crossings.