NEW DELHI, Oct 31: Ahead of the onset of winter and outbreak of seasonal Influenza (H1N1), the Union Health Ministry has issued necessary guidelines to state government for tackling the killer disease.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda issued necessary directions related to procurement, training, issuing of advisories and guidelines for the state government in a high-level meeting which took place earlier this week to review the preparedness for tackling H1N1.
”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),” the Minister said, adding, ”We have assured full support to the state governments.
In fact, the Ministry has already issued three advisories to the state governments over the past month and held a video-conference with them to review their strategy and plans.”
The Minister was informed during the review meeting, attended by senior ministry officials that 10,000 PPE kits and 5,000 N95 masks were being procured by DGHS and the process of procurement of at least 3 lakh tablets of Oseltamivir 75 Mg and one lakh syrups was already underway.
”There is sufficient stock of drugs, testing kits and masks. We have also received information on logistics from 18 states. I am monitoring the situation closely,” Mr Nadda said.
Around 7,000 diagnostic kits have already been distributed among various government laboratories and 15,000 more kits would be provided to them. New revised vaccination guidelines and clinical management guidelines have been issued to the state governments.
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 healthcare workers for managing critical patients.
Mr Nadda directed the Central government institutions to earmark sufficient number of beds for H1N1 patients with additional capacity which may be used quickly whenever required. Four Central government hospitals in Delhi — RML Hospital, LHMC, AIIMS and Safdarjung — have already earmarked beds for H1N1 patients. (UNI)
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