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RMIT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Final Assignment: Media Kit
Student’s name: Dang Nguyen Mai TrangStudent’s ID: s3183320
Topic:
 RMIT Vietnam and its respond to H1N1 influenzaYou are to assume this media kit is being prepared for the benefit of a group of visiting international journalists working for newspapers, health journals and magazines.The group is part of a study tour for journalists. They are visiting RMIT Vietnam as part of atour of several countries to report on how major institutions in South East Asia have responded to H1N1 influenza, how they have been affected by it, and what measures they have put in placeto deal with the ongoing risk of further outbreaks.
 
18 September, 2009
MEDIA RELEASE
RMIT Vietnam took action to respond A/H1N1 influenza
Ho Chi Minh City – 
RMIT Saigon South Campus decided to celebrate the A/H1N1 InformationConference to respond the outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza.Professor Merilyn Liddell, RMIT Vietnam’s President informed the conference happened on 18September, 2009 with participation of Dr Dang. Dr Dang is the Profession Medical and Healthsector. This was an opportunity for students and staffs taking advices to avoid A/H1N1 byDoctor.“Failure in information about A/H1N1 is one of the major causes lead to unnecessary deaths inserious cases. RMIT have not been required to hold any event by the authorities; however, wehave had the responsibility to raise the awareness, and to minimize the risk of further spread of this flu onto students or staffs via this Information Conference”, says Professor Liddell.Professor Liddell affirmed the RMIT University focused on health and safety of students andstaffs. It had decided to have a short closure of the campus to spray chemical and give a better chance to recover the situation.“We would do everything in our ability to prevent students and staffs get an illness formA/H1N1. The information was provided and a short closure will improve level of confidencedealing with a very small number of individual”, says Ms Liddell, RMIT Vietnam’s President.Further information is available on website:www.rmit.edu.vn
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Contact person: Ms. Trang DangEmail:s3183320@rmit.edu.vn
 
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
RMIT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY VIETNAMCONTROLS THE ONGOING INCIDENCE OFA/H1N1 AFFECTING THE CAMPUS.
After a week closed voluntarily because of A/H1N1 influenza, RMIT International University re – opened its Saigon South campus.To avoid spreading again, RMIT established protocol for management the development of theA/H1N1 into community, at the present and in the future time, for both campuses in SaigonSouth and Hanoi. The measures were set up totally based on consulting made by national andinternational health authorities.The portfolio included in place and time Saigon South campus would be operated for normalactivities after one week had broken since 23 July, 2009.Until now, Hanoi campus has not recorded any patient case infected by A/H1N1 influenza.However, Hanoi also has the same general preparation in preventive measures as well as SaigonSouth in case this campus being affected at any time in future.The University provides the Incident Management Team to supervise developments and to makeadjustments on further actions as emergency. Person who may have in high risk exhibitionH1N1 indications would be taken advantage of special care at the medical campus clinic for testing. For any campus visitor has been suspected of possible A/H1N1 also has the similar  process. Besides, students and staff members have been consulted to protect them from H1N1flu during any activity.RMIT Vietnam has supplied high quality face masks available via the campus medical clinic for anyone who wishes to wear them. The University installed of antibacterial hand – washing geland maintained cleaning all human contact surfaces around campus.RMIT Vietnam has acted to ensure that anyone who showing signs of emergency cases willreceive a special care and be able to come back to study or work as soon as possible.
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