Paediatric OPD at Firozabad Medical College shut Over Dengue Scare

Published On 2021-11-08 03:30 GMT   |   Update On 2021-11-08 13:32 GMT
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Agra: In an alarming turn of events, a special childrens' out patient department at the Firozabad Medical College has been shut down due to an outbreak of dengue fever. Cases of child patients with dengue and viral symptoms continue to surface, as is evident from the 5000 cases that have been reported in the past 3 months.

The cases of viral fever and dengue started increasing in Firozabad in August. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Firozabad on August 30 to take stock of the situation. He ordered for sending teams of health department officials, doctors and para medical staffers from other districts for better treatment of the patients and containment of the vector-borne diseases. Health department on the local level had also hired doctors on a two-month contract.

With an increasing number of fatalities among children, the Firozabad medical college had set up a special OPD for children in the new building premises. The initiative brought much relief for the parents suffering at the government hospital for treatment of children.

On October 31, the contract of 30 doctors ended. Besides, doctors sent from other districts had returned to their duty stations earlier this month. Following staff crunch, the medical college administration closed the special pediatric OPD recently.
Firozabad medical college principal Dr Sangeeta Aneja told TOI, "Doctors from other districts have returned and the contract of staff hired at local level has also ended. Arrangements have been made to treat patients with the staff available at present. The pediatric OPD started in September has been closed as the number of cases have declined. Regular OPD is being organised at room number 36 of the 100-bed hospital."


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