Preschool Education Ministry conducts an official investigation into the poisoning in Syrdarya region
20/06/2019 14:15
Preschool Education Ministry conducts an official investigation into the poisoning in Syrdarya region
20/06/2019 14:15
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 18-19 June 2019, 22 pupils and 3 staff of preschool educational institution No 21 were admitted to the infectious disease ward of the Bayavutdistrict with symptoms of "acute intestinal disease, food toxicoinfection". A working group of the Ministry of Preschool Education conducted an internal investigation into the causes of the poisoning.
The cause of the poisoning was unfit water. In Bayavut district of Syrdarya region, there is no centralized water supply system. On 17 June 2019, imported drinking water was not delivered to the pre-school educational institution No. 21, and the head decided to use non-drinking water for the institution, which led to the hospitalization of children and employees.
The investigation will continue in part:
- issuing a permit for the opening of pre-school preschool educational institution No. 21 after repairs in March 2019;
According to the established rules, in the absence of centralized water supply, local authorities are obliged to provide the kindergarten with imported drinking water. The head of Bayavut pre-school education department was unable to provide the working group with an agreement on the provision of drinking water to pre-school educational institution No. 21. The reasons for issuing a permit for the opening of a preschool with the sanitary epidemiological surveillance will be clarified together with the Ministry of Health;
-the lack of stocks of drinking water in pre-school №21.
Drinking water supplies should be stored in special containers in compliance with sanitary standards.
“The Ministry of Preschool Education will continue an internal investigation, following which appropriate penalties will be applied to the guilty parties. The issue of providing all regions with centralized water supply is a huge, costly, but ongoing project, which, according to the Presidential Decree, is planned to be completed by 2025. Dear managers, if you encounter interruptions in the supply of drinking water, contact the MDO for help. Do not jeopardize the health of children, this is unacceptable,” Umida Mukhiddinova, head of the department for coordinating activities of specialized preschool education, rehabilitation and ensuring the health of children, said.
Khokimiyat of Syrdarya region, together with experts from the Ministry of Preshool Education, is working on the issue of uninterrupted provision of pre-school drinking water.
According to the resolution of the President “On measures to improve the system of management of pre-school education” dated 30 September 2018, the responsible ministries and departments should, by stages until 2025, provide the kindergarten of the republic with drinking water, heating, electrical energy and natural gas.
The program involves the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services, the Ministry of Preschool Education, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Finance, the State Investment Committee, Uzbekenergo, Uztransgaz, NEC, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional hokimiyats and the city of Tashkent .
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