• More than 326,000 prevention, promotion and health education actions will be carried out
Morelia, Michoacan, November 6, 2023. – With the slogan “Healthy Communities, Strong Communities”, the second National Public Health Day in 2023 kicked off in Michoacán, during which 326,362 prevention, publicity and education actions will be carried out to bring supplementary health services closer to the people.
Belinda Iturbide Díaz, director of the Michoacán State Health Department (SSM), explained that from November 6 to 17, a health fair will be held simultaneously, where institutional They work in-house and provide guidance, advocacy, vaccinations, mammograms, and testing for sexually transmitted infections, chronic degenerative diseases, and cervical cytology.
He reported that 63,275 doses of vaccine will be used to supplement the hexavalent treatment regimen for boys and girls aged 0 to 9 years to protect against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, influenza B and polio; rotavirus; pneumonia coc13, to protect against serious or fatal infections such as meningitis; MRS, against the measles, rubella, and mumps trio virus; DPT, against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis; HPV, against the human papillomavirus; COVID-19; in addition to being provided for pregnant women In addition to Tdpa, it also protects against whooping cough, diphtheria, and tetanus.
Likewise, deworming agents, oral life serum, vitamin A, folic acid and 130,000 guides on preventing diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections will be distributed; in addition, 84,000 preventive oral health activities will be carried out.
Likewise, mental health care strategies will be strengthened so that 6,220 tests will be conducted on older adults to detect depression and memory impairment. Positive cases will be referred to specialists.
In addition, 2,407 rapid tests for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis will be conducted among vulnerable and open populations, and 30,000 condoms will be distributed to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
