Improve the emergency mechanism and strengthen the cooperation of departments to comprehensively promote the sudden epidemic situation

The Ministry of Agriculture held a national emergency exercise for the prevention and control of classical swine fever in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province. Vice Minister Yu Kangzhen stressed

Improve the emergency mechanism and strengthen departmental cooperation

Comprehensively improve the ability of emergency response to sudden epidemic situation

On September 29, the Ministry of Agriculture held a national emergency drill for African classical swine fever prevention and control in Ning'an City, Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province. Yu Kangzhen, vice minister of agriculture, attended the exercise and made an important speech. Yu Kangzhen stressed that all localities should constantly improve the emergency mechanism, strengthen departmental cooperation, and comprehensively enhance the ability to deal with sudden outbreaks.

Yu Kangzhen pointed out that emergency management of major animal epidemics is a statutory responsibility entrusted to governments at all levels and animal husbandry and veterinary departments by the Animal epidemic Prevention Law and the regulations on Emergency response to Major Animal epidemics. In recent years, animal husbandry and veterinary departments at all levels, under the leadership of the party committee and government, have strengthened the organization and leadership and strengthened the construction of "one case, three systems" (pre-plan, system, legal system, and mechanism). In accordance with the general requirements of "early epidemic reporting, rapid response to the epidemic, strict handling of the epidemic, and small losses of the epidemic," we should improve emergency plans, improve emergency mechanisms, strengthen monitoring and early warning, and scientifically deal with sudden epidemics. The response to various sudden epidemic situations and animal epidemic prevention after major natural disasters have achieved remarkable results, which have been highly appraised and fully affirmed by the international community.

Yu Kangzhen pointed out that this exercise, for the first time, will deal with the epidemic situation of classical swine fever introduced from abroad as the theme of the exercise. Agriculture and Gongxin, transportation, quality inspection, forestry, railways, postal services, and relevant departments of the army and armed police will jointly carry out emergency handling of new foreign diseases, which will further improve the cooperation mechanism, strengthen emergency command capacity, standardize emergency handling, and train emergency reserve teams. Improve the ability and level of emergency actual combat. This exercise is of great significance to further strengthening emergency management, improving the emergency command system, strengthening the emergency mechanism of prevention and control, improving the ability and level of emergency prevention and control, and rapidly controlling and extinguishing sudden epidemic situations.

Yu Kangzhen stressed: the current situation of animal disease prevention and control throughout the country is still grim, the task of prevention and control is still arduous, and emergency management must be vigilant, unremitting, and unremitting. It is necessary to persist in prevention and control according to law, improve various emergency plans, establish and improve various rules and regulations, and further raise the legal level of emergency work. We must persist in relying on science, follow the laws of epidemic prevention and control, standardize the procedures for dealing with the epidemic, further improve our ability to deal with emergencies, and ensure that we firmly grasp the initiative in emergency handling. It is necessary to adhere to joint prevention and control, strengthen departmental cooperation, and take joint measures to form a joint force of prevention and control. It is necessary to adhere to group prevention and control, carry out publicity and training on prevention and control knowledge in various forms, enhance awareness of epidemic prevention, and form a situation of group prevention and control. At the same time, we should do a good job in the training of epidemic prevention personnel at the grass-roots level and effectively improve the actual combat capability of the grass-roots team.

Yu Kangzhen pointed out that all localities should conscientiously sum up the experience of this emergency exercise and take this as an opportunity to promote emergency management in a down-to-earth manner. As the National Day is approaching, all localities should earnestly do a good job in emergency duty to ensure the stability of major animal epidemics and the quality and safety of animal products during the holiday period.

Zhang Zhongqiu, the country's chief veterinary officer, presided over the emergency drill. During the exercise, experts from the Emergency Office of the State Council and the China Center for Animal Health and Epidemiology were invited to conduct special training on emergency management and African classical swine fever prevention and control.