China News Service, June 5th, "We insist on prevention and combining prevention with prevention. Eye disease prevention is a very important measure, so we push the gate forward to achieve early detection, early treatment, and early intervention." State Health and Health Commission Zhou Changqiang, deputy director of the Medical Administration and Hospital Authority, said on the 5th.
On the 5th, the National Health and Health Commission held a regular press conference to introduce the progress and effectiveness of my country's eye health work. When answering questions from reporters on the topic of "preventing blindness and preventing blindness", Zhou Changqiang made the above statement.
Data map: The patient underwent cataract surgery. China News Agency reporter Sultan
Zhou Changqiang pointed out that preventing blindness and treating blindness is a comprehensive task that requires both the government and the participation of the industry, including society.
Zhou Changqiang revealed that the National Health and Health Commission has mainly done the following work in this regard:
First, stick to planning and guidance. "We adhere to the goal-oriented and problem-oriented approach. Since the'Seventh Five-Year Plan' period in the 1980s, we have worked out a plan every five years to formulate goals and clarify the priorities and measures for some major problems at that stage.
Zhou Changqiang said, followed by efforts to build a government-led work situation involving all parties. Establish and continuously improve the third-level blindness prevention network, continuously improve the capacity, and strengthen the upper and lower synergy between the third-level hospitals and primary medical institutions.
Furthermore, continue to focus on capacity building. First, from the perspective of building high grounds and building peaks, we will continue to strengthen our discipline construction, strengthen the construction of talent teams, and continue to promote technological innovation. The second is to fill in depressions. “In fact, it is to make up for shortcomings and strengths and weaknesses, mainly for the weak service capacity of the grassroots. We have been continuously strengthening the construction of county hospitals and have done a lot of training over the years.” President Wang also mentioned in his introduction that about 90% of the county hospitals in the country now have ophthalmology, and about 90% of the medical institutions have the ability to independently carry out cataract treatment. Now cataract surgery is in our county The hospital has developed into a suitable technology, and most hospitals have mastered this technology. "
Zhou Changqiang also said that he continued to strengthen medical quality and safety management. "We have formulated a series of standards and norms to promote the homogenization and standardization of ophthalmic medical services. Fifth, we insist on prevention as the mainstay and combine prevention with prevention. Eye disease prevention is a very important measure, so we push the gate forward Do early detection, early treatment, and early intervention. Strengthen health education and health promotion, and raise the awareness of the people to use their eyes and love and protect their eyes scientifically."
In addition, at various stages, the National Health and Welfare Commission has adopted some measures for some blinding eye diseases, "For trachoma, for example, we found its pathogens, and through the patriotic health campaign, we eliminated the blinding trachoma. In addition, for cataracts, the best treatment is to do cataract surgery, we improve the grassroots ability, promote and popularize this technology." Zhou Changqiang said, for example, diabetes, high myopia caused by fundus lesions, do more Early detection, early diagnosis, early prevention and early intervention. "For corneal blindness, we promote corneal donation, strengthen national eye banks and local eye banks, strengthen corneal distribution, and promote corneal transplantation."
Zhou Changqiang emphasized that eye health needs comprehensive prevention and control strategies, not only the promotion of professional departments, but also the cooperation of all sectors of society, including individuals and families, to do this together.