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Mar 12, 2014 / 13:46

Doctors receive certificates of merit for saving victims of collapsed suspension bridge

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc awarded certificates of merit on behalf of the Prime Minister to persons involved with saving victims of the Suspension Bridge collapse in the northern province of Lai Chau.

The General Hospital, Medicine Center in Tam Duong District, Deputy Director of the Departmnet of Health Do Van Giang, and deputy head of the General Hospital were given the certificates of merits.
 
 
The Prime Minister also gave certificates of merit to teams of doctors at Viet Duc Hospital and Bach Mai Hospital for their earlier efforts in saving victims.
The suspension bridge in Lai Chau province’s Tam Duong District collapsed at 8.30 Am on February 24 in Chu Va village in Son Binh Commune in Tam Duong District, killing eight and injuring many others.
Teams of doctors of Viet Duc and Bach Mai Hospitals immediately fled to the scene to save victims. Many people in critical condition were saved due to the immediate care received.
Poultry disposed of in Krong Ana River may cause further spread of disease
Over 11,000 poultry infected with the H5N1 virus were disposed of in the Krong Ana River of the Highlands province of Dak Lak.
Medical workers are severely worried about the environmental pollution and the spread of disease this may cause.
Despite full vaccination, my water-fowl are under the threat of infection, said farmer Vu Dinh Bay of Son Tra Village, Binh Hoa Commune.
Veterinarians fished out ten bags of dead water-fowl from the river already, said Vo Van Nam, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The People’s Committee of Dak Lak will purchase 800,000 vaccinations for all of the poultry in the province.