Responding to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control (December 27) 2023
The Department of Health has just issued a plan to respond to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control (December 27) in 2023. The plan aims to launch and organize activities to respond to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control on December 27 to Raise people’s awareness and increase the participation of all levels, sectors, party committees, local authorities and the community in getting ready to prevent and fight epidemics and launch emulation movements to prevent and fight epidemics disease in 2024.
Communication activities in response to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control will be organized from the provincial to commune level, carried out in December 2023, focusing on the week before, during and after the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control. December 27, 2023. At the provincial level, the health sector will provide information, develop a set of communication materials and communication video clips in response to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control; Posted on the Department of Health’s media channels and disseminated to units and localities for consistent use throughout the province. The Department of Health directs units in the industry to coordinate with media agencies to develop news routes, articles, photos, reports, discussions, and online exchanges to post on media channels to provide information. Information about the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control (December 27) and disease prevention and control activities. Hang signs, banners, and slogans on disease prevention and control at health units and public locations and issue documents directing and guiding units and localities to organize and carry out propaganda activities. Responding to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control.

At the district, town, city, and commune, ward, and town levels, the health sector directs its affiliated units, the district health centers and commune health stations, to provide information on activities to respond to the day. The world of disease prevention and control in 2023 locally. Strengthen the dissemination of messages and communication materials on epidemic prevention and control on local mass media, on social networks and communication channels managed by the local health sector. Hang signs, banners, and slogans on disease prevention and control at medical facilities and public locations. Direct and guide local health units to organize and deploy appropriate communication activities to ensure savings and efficiency.
In order for activities to be fully and methodically implemented, the Department of Health and its affiliated units will organize inspections of epidemic prevention and control integrated with year-end inspections. At the same time, units are required to integrate content, themes, and messages in response to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control in 2023 in the units’ operational plans.

Specifically, to implement this plan, the Department of Health requests the Health Departments of districts, towns and cities to develop a plan to respond to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control (December 27) in 2023 in their localities and Organize and implement the Movement of all people and society participating in disease prevention and control and health improvement; Advise the district-level People’s Committee to direct departments and committees to coordinate implementation within the scope of their functions and tasks.
The Department of Health assigned the Center for Disease Control to develop a general coordination plan to organize and implement activities. Develop instructions for organizing the implementation of the “Movement of all people and society participating in disease prevention and control and health improvement”. Develop and provide documents and communication products on disease prevention and control; Synthesize and prepare a set of communication messages to provide to relevant agencies and units.
Require public and non-public medical facilities to integrate content in response to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control (December 27) in 2023 and use communication messages when organizing and implementing activities according to unit’s plan. Units coordinate with the Center for Disease Control in organizing and implementing the Plan and updating and reporting progress and results of related activities in response to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control. (December 27), 2023. Hang propaganda banners at the headquarters, run propaganda slogans on LED electronic boards and on the unit’s website homepage (if any); Open a section on the unit’s website to post articles with propaganda content for the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control. Implement communication programs in the direction of innovating content, diversifying appropriate propaganda and communication forms on technology platforms, suitable for target groups. Integrate content in response to the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control (December 27) in 2023 and use communication messages when organizing and implementing activities according to the unit’s plan.
International Day for Disease Prevention and Control (December 27) is an initiative of Vietnam as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council along with 5 other countries. On this day, December 27 every year, all United Nations member countries will jointly celebrate the International Day of Disease Prevention and Control to increase awareness about disease prevention and thereby have good preparation and coordination. more at the global level. This year’s International Day of Disease Prevention is organized by the health sector with the purpose of raising awareness of disease prevention and control among people and communities; Strengthen the participation of the government and society in being proactive and ready to prevent and fight epidemics./.