Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 19: A meeting was held today in the office chamber of V K Singh, DGP, Commandant General Home Guards/Civil Defence and SDRF J&K, Srinagar to discuss the modalities for deployment of SDRF and NDRF personnel to assist in functioning of 200-bedded Covid Care Centre (CCC) at NIT Complex, Naseem Bagh, Srinagar.
Prominent among others participated in the meeting were Pandurang K Pole (Divisional Commissioner Kashmir), Mohd Aijaz (DC Srinagar), Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather (Director Health Services, Kashmir), Haseeb ur Rehman (CO, 1st Batallion SDRF Srinagar), Dr Talat Jabeen (Epidemiologist, Kashmir State Surveillance Officer IDSP), Dr Jameel Mir (CMO Srinagar), Dr Syed Idrees (Incharge NIT Triage Centre), Dr Farooq Ahmad Jan (MS SKIMS Kashmir), Dr Yatoo (Administrative Officer, SKIMS Kashmir), Dr Manzoor (Anesthetics, Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir), Kanahya Yogi (Assistant Commandant, 13th Batallion, NDRF) and Dr Nousheeba Nazir (Medical Co-ordinator in Hospital Administration, SKIMS Kashmir).
During the meeting, it was decided that SKIMS Soura will arrange 3-day training starting from today i.e. May 19 at SKIMS in batches of 30 personnel (20 SDRF and 10 NDRF) for performing supporting duties. The training will include components of COVID-19 patient care, nursing care of COVID positive patients in COVID wards, COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing-infection control and personal protection, oxygen support-practical issues, visit to Manifold (hands on training) and donning and doffing of PPE (hands on training).
The meeting decided that a total of 100 SDRF and 40 NDRF personnel shall be trained in batches and deployed at NIT with full PPE. All issues relating to facilities, logistics support including oxygen concentrator and other assistance to make the proposed 200-bedded Covid care Centre at NIT Complex Srinagar, fully functional were discussed.
It was decided that additional doctors and other resources will be mobilized by Director Health Services Kashmir. Pertinent to mention here that the proposed CCC shall commence to function with effect from June 1 under close supervision and guidance of the administration of SKIMS Soura.
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