The World Health Organisation (WHO) has extended logistic support to the Baleswar District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) toaccommodate the caseload attributed to Covid.
According to District Project Manager Anil Mohanty, the WHO hasprovided tents to create temporary structures to cater to theadditional requirements including accommodating patients and testingfacilities. The tents are of different sizes and can accommodate four to 12 patients once installed.
“In the DHH one tent was installed by the fire brigade personnel onSaturday which can accommodate six Covid patients. We have a plan toinstal three more in the premises of DHH depending on the viabilityand utility. Keeping the future emergencies in mind, these structureshave been installed. In case of black fungus cases, we can keep thosepatients in these structures. The WHO has provided 15 tents ofdifferent sizes. Besides the DHH, these structures would be installednear different CHC and PHC depending on the requirements,” saidMohanty.
He added that since Baleswar is a coastal and cyclone prone district,it is to be seen whether the tents are viable for the district.” Heinformed that the temporary structures have 96 beds.
Mohanty told that the temporary structures would be operated over andabove the District Headquarters Hospital’s facility where there are100 beds and a standalone private hospital earmarked for the Covidtreatment with a capacity of 110 beds, apart from the Covid carecentres at different locations in the district.
Regarding installation of the structures, WHO Surveillance MedicalOfficer (SMO) in-charge of Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak and BaleswarArchana Gayan while visited the district on Friday, she helddiscussions with the CDMO Dulalsen Jagdeo and other medical officersand administrative officers during her visit to various CHCs and PHCsof the district.