Taking serious view of increasing dengue cases across the country, Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha on Monday asked the hospitals to set up a 24X7 separate unit manned by a senior doctor to attend all fever related cases.
During a meeting to review measures to deal with the situation of dengue in the States including Delhi, he also exhorted private hospitals to join in the Government's effort as a large number of people go to these hospitals for care and treatment.
Meanwhile, the Ayush Ministry has come out with an advertisement giving details of medicines available in the Indian Alternate System such as Ayurveda, Siddha, Homeopathy and Unani for prevention and treatment of the disease.
For instance, says the advertisement, if one litre of water boiled with 10-15 tulsi leaves and 10-15 gm coriander powder for ten minutes and cooled to room temperature is consumed at intervals of three-four hours a day, fever reported during the disease can be brought down.
Those having faith in Unani stream should consume kalaonji powder (3 gm) twice daily and/or consume pomegranate juice (50 ml) thrice daily while those believing in Homeopathy should try one dose of Eupatorium perfoliatium 30( four pills of size 30 by adults and 2 pills of size 30 by children) daily for three days, a senior official said.