Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 20: For ensuring medical care arrangements and advanced operationalization of medical services for various G20 events to be held across Jammu and Kashmir, Government today constituted a Union Territory Level Health Committee.
Headed by the Financial Commissioner (Addl Chief Secretary) Home Department as the Chairperson, the committee shall work with relevant stakeholders to oversee and ensure suitable adoption and adaptation of SOPs for medical care arrangements for India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency.
It will ensure inspection and assessment of all medical care arrangements at identified international and domestic airports, G20 meeting venues, hotels, excursion sites etc as part of planned official itinerary.
Further, the committee will ensure formation of dedicated Medical Task Force at UT and District level, with identified Nodal Medical Officers for provision of medical services at the various host city venues.
It will identify and earmark hospitals with requisite specialties and services (including blood bank services) at the host city and reserving of hospital at these facilities for the duration of G20 event in the city.
The Committee will also ensure placement of ambulances as per international standards and protocol, training of deployed medical personnel and promulgation of COVID-19 protocol.
Administrative Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department, Administrative Secretary GAD, representatives of G20 Working Groups (if any) are Members of the Committee with Addl Secretary, Health & medical Education Department as Convener.
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