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Health staff gear up to tackle epidemics
DISTRICT HEALTH authorities have geared up to tackle epidemics and are closely monitoring the situation in the district. A round-the-clock epidemic control cell has been set up at the office of chief medical officer (CMO) to provide all the assistance to health centres to deal with diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases in city as well as rural areas.
DISTRICT HEALTH authorities have geared up to tackle epidemics and are closely monitoring the situation in the district. A round-the-clock epidemic control cell has been set up at the office of chief medical officer (CMO) to provide all the assistance to health centres to deal with diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases in city as well as rural areas.
The CMO has deputed three teams, with at least one doctor in every team, at the epidemic cell, which will attend all the calls related to diarrhoea, malaria and other water-borne diseases. One stand-by doctors' team has also been formed to deal with outbreak-like situation. The team will be led by Dr VK Mishra.
Three fully equipped ambulances, including a jeep, will be ready at the epidemic cell to immediately reach the affected areas. Health inspectors, supervisors and health workers have also been deployed at the epidemic control unit, to conduct regular inspection of diarrhoea-prone areas. Besides, Class IV staff and three drivers will always remain present at the unit to assist doctors in reaching the affected areas. Adequate quantity of bleaching powder, anti-diarrhoeal and emergency medicines have also been stocked at the unit.
The CMO has also issued a circular to the superintendents of community health centres to form control units and closely monitor diarrhoea cases in rural areas. The superintendents and MOICs (medical officers in-charge) have also been asked to immediately attend all the calls and even unconfirmed news of diarrhoea and other epidemic diseases. "Even the cases reported in newspapers should also be attended, said Dr VK Mishra.
"A register will be maintained at the CHCs and PHCs in which all the entry of movement and calls attended by the doctors' team will be made. Patients' names will also be included in the register," he said.
Dr Mishra said the first round of chlorination of wells would complete by May 15. Some beds would also be reserved at the CHCs and district hospitals for the diarrhoea patients. "The anti-diarrhoeal and other emergency medicines would remain stocked at all the CHCs and PHCs," he further added.
