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Fresh H1N1 guidelines issued by the Health Ministry to the states
The Health Ministry is reported to have issued a fresh round of revised vaccination and clinical management guidelines to the state governments. This step is in lieu of keeping up to date with the preparedness for seasonal Influenza (H1N1).
The Health Minister in particular has directed the Central government institutions under his personal supervision to earmark sufficient number of beds for H1N1 patients with additional capacity which may be used quickly whenever required.
As an on-ground action report, four Central government hospitals in Delhi -Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Safdarjung- have already earmarked beds for H1N1 patients.
"Necessary directions have been issued related to procurement, training, issuing of advisories and guidelines for the state government to review the preparedness for tackling seasonal Influenza (H1N1)," Health Minister JP Nadda said.
"We are monitoring the situation on real time basis. A control room has already been set up and is fully functional now. We have also rolled out a nationwide awareness campaign on Seasonal Influenza (H1N1)," he said.
The Ministry officials said that 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits and 5,000 N95 masks are being procured by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The process of procurement of at least 3 lakh tablets of Oseltamivir 75 Mg and 1 lakh syrups is already underway.
"We have assured full support to the state governments. In fact, the Ministry has already issued three advisories to the state governments over the last one month and held a video conference with them to review their strategy and plans," they said.
The officials noted that there was sufficient stock of drugs, testing kits and masks and around 7,000 diagnostic kits have already been distributed among various government laboratories and 15,000 more kits will be provided to them.
"We have also received information on logistics from 18 states. I am monitoring the situation closely," Nadda said.
"The process for training of Master Trainers on ventilator management will be completed in the first half of November which will ensure sufficient capacity for the health care workers for managing critical patients," he said.
The Health Minister in particular has directed the Central government institutions under his personal supervision to earmark sufficient number of beds for H1N1 patients with additional capacity which may be used quickly whenever required.
As an on-ground action report, four Central government hospitals in Delhi -Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Safdarjung- have already earmarked beds for H1N1 patients.
"Necessary directions have been issued related to procurement, training, issuing of advisories and guidelines for the state government to review the preparedness for tackling seasonal Influenza (H1N1)," Health Minister JP Nadda said.
"We are monitoring the situation on real time basis. A control room has already been set up and is fully functional now. We have also rolled out a nationwide awareness campaign on Seasonal Influenza (H1N1)," he said.
The Ministry officials said that 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits and 5,000 N95 masks are being procured by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The process of procurement of at least 3 lakh tablets of Oseltamivir 75 Mg and 1 lakh syrups is already underway.
"We have assured full support to the state governments. In fact, the Ministry has already issued three advisories to the state governments over the last one month and held a video conference with them to review their strategy and plans," they said.
The officials noted that there was sufficient stock of drugs, testing kits and masks and around 7,000 diagnostic kits have already been distributed among various government laboratories and 15,000 more kits will be provided to them.
"We have also received information on logistics from 18 states. I am monitoring the situation closely," Nadda said.
"The process for training of Master Trainers on ventilator management will be completed in the first half of November which will ensure sufficient capacity for the health care workers for managing critical patients," he said.
Meghna A Singhania is the founder and Editor-in-Chief at Medical Dialogues. An Economics graduate from Delhi University and a post graduate from London School of Economics and Political Science, her key research interest lies in health economics, and policy making in health and medical sector in the country. She is a member of the Association of Healthcare Journalists. She can be contacted at meghna@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751
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