2023-07-09 19:13:00
MÉRIDA, Yucatán.— Through a statement, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Yucatan reported on the First National Public Health Day 2023that will take place from July 10 to 21in all Family Medicine Units of the Yucatan delegation, under the motto: “Healthy Community, Strong Community”.
The document explains that the purpose of this strategy is to carry out activities directed according to the age ranges, through intensive, comprehensive and intercultural actions of promotion, prevention and education for health, with special attention to vulnerable groups, and to build a culture of prevention.
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This National Day is aimed at girls and boys from 0 to 9 years old; adolescents from 10 to 19 years old and women and men from 20 to 60 years and over.
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Among the main actions is the reinforcement of permanent vaccinationbeginning with the review of the National Health Cardas well as complete and update the Basic Vaccination Scheme in girls and boys under 1, 4 and 6 years of age, in accordance with the guidelines of the Universal Vaccination Program.
Also, there will be delivery of about “Life Oral Serum” for each girl or boy under 5 years of age, as well as information for parents or those responsible for their care, who come into contact with the vaccination brigades.
supply of Vitamin A dosage orally, to girls and boys from 6 to 59 months of age, as well as a albendazole dose.
Information will be provided to mothers, fathers or guardians responsible for children under 5 years of age, on prevention of diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections, management at home and identification of warning signs.
In the case of pregnant women, a TDPA dose (Tetanus and diphtheria toxoid), from 20 weeks of gestation.
The corresponding vaccines will be administered to adolescents, men, women and older adults.
In the case of girls in the first and second year of secondary school, 13 and 14 years old, not in school and who have not been vaccinated in the Mitigation of the Vaccination Gap against HPV in 2022a dose will be applied against the Human papilloma virus.
In the same way, the pending vaccination against Human papillomavirus (HPV) in women from 11 to 49 years old, living with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
It should be noted that detections of diabetes mellitus will be carried out, arterial hypertension, cervical cancer, breast cancer, hepatitis C, depression, anxiety y panic disorder in beneficiary population.
The communiqué indicates that all the population entitled and not entitled, interested in accessing these services, to go to their Family Medicine Unit closest in hours from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.and in case you bring your girls and boys to complement your Basic Vaccination Chart, according to their age, we remind you that it is very important that you bring your vaccination record.
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