All the paramedical staff and doctors deputed in rural areas of the district have been asked to essentially remain present in their respective headquarters. In case they were found to be absent at their respective headquarters, strict disciplinary action would be taken against them, said district collector Akash Tripathi while chairing a meeting of the district health committee here on Monday.
The meeting among others was attended by district chief medical and health officer Dr Ashok Dagaria, civil surgeon Dr AP Shrivastav and all the medical officers and sector doctors deputed in all development blocks of the district.
Stressing the need of promoting institutional deliveries in the district, district collector said in order to promote institutional deliveries, it is important that all the health centres in the district should be provided with pregnancy delivery facilities. He warned of disciplinary action against the staffs of the health centres concerned in the district if they were found to be not carrying out deliveries of pregnant women.
He also directed the doctors and paramedical staffs to essentially remain present in their respective headquarters and provide address of their residence to the district chief medical and health officer.
He informed that in order to ensure attendance of paramedical staffs and doctors at the health centres and government hospitals in the district, works of installation of biometric machines at these health centres are under progress. Biometric machines have been installed in majority of government hospitals in the district, while the same would be installed at the remaining hospitals and health centers by end of this month, he informed.
Reviewing works of Blindness Eradication Drive in the district, collector directed all the eight eye experts deputed in various government hospitals and health centers of the district to carry out at least 50 cataract operations every month.
In the meeting, it was informed that elaborate arrangements have been made to check spread of contagious diseases like Malaria, Dengue and other water-borne diseases in the district, cases of which increase during the rainy season.