Collector Bhim Singh has issued directives to the officers of Health Department to ensure availability of generic medicines at the medical stores of the community health centers (CHCs).
He also ordered to initiate action against quacks operating in the district. Singh issued the directives in the monthly review meeting of the Health department and said that apart from availability of generic medicines in the CHCs, the medical stores of Red Cross Society should also be opened in the CHCs.
He said that all the health centers should be thoroughly cleaned by October 15. Apart from cleaning, there should be proper arrangement of pure drinking water and the official records should be kept properly. Singh directed for disposal of useless material from the health centers. Singh asked the officers to ensure stay of doctors and RMAs at their respective headquarters and to take action against those who fail to follow the directives.
He said that medical examination of disabled people should be completed and certificate should be issued to all of them by December 30. Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr SP Saxena informed him that about 800 disabled people have been identified in the camp organized recently by the Social Welfare Department and the certificates are being prepared.
In addition to this certificates have been issued by the Health Department to 400 disabled people from April to September, said Dr Saxena. The Collector informed the officers that registration of birth and death has also been started at primary health centers also and said that the work should be done seriously by all the health centers.
Singh said that proper attention should be given on institutional deliveries and directed the officers to shift Mahtari Express from Dugli to Keregaon or Kukrel to facilitate in transportation of expected women for institutional delivery. He said that proper arrangement should be made for providing meal and nutritious food to pregnant women admitted in the hospital. The meal should be served strictly according to menu.
The Collector also reviewed the status of Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme. The officers informed him that 1.27 lakh families have been issued smart cards under the scheme out of which 60,000 families have undergone treatment by using the smart cards. Collector also took stock of the National Child Health Programme and directed the medical officers of all development blocks for regular monitoring of the programme.
He said that the teams should reach the schools at 9 am for medical examination of children. It may be recalled that on September 17, the Health and Family Welfare Minister Amar Agrawal has asked owners of private drug stores to keep generic medicines and display the list of such medicines in their shops. Failing to do so, their drug license would be cancelled, he said.
Agrawal had stated that generic medicines are cheaper than branded ones and their quality is similar. He had directed the officers to ensure availability ofgeneric medicines in all government hospitals. He asked the CMHOs to hold meetings with chemists of their respective districts and clarify to them the policy of State government regarding sale of generic medicine.
Agrawal had also directed the officers to prepare a strategy in advance to deal with malaria, jaundice, dengue, measles and other infectious disease in all districts particularly in the far-flung tribal areas of the State. The Minister had also directed the officials that the health workers and Mitanins should be sent for health screening of poor families in urban and rural areas.