The Raipur district administration has reduced the number of health screening camps for jaundice to five following significant reduction in the number of patients.
However, screening of residents of affected localities will continue in the nearest Government hospitals where the camps have been closed.
In a meeting, held at the District Collectorate on Saturday to review the status of jaundice control drive underway in the city, the officers of the Health Department informed Collector Thakur Ram Singh that jaundice is under control and the number of patients has declined significantly. They said that as many as 229 patients were examined in the health check-up camps organised at six locations in the city.
Blood samples of 87 persons were collected during these camps and sent to the laboratory for testing. Similarly, a total of 268 patients were screened at Primary Health Centers (PHCs) and Community Health Centers (CHCs) and 27 blood samples were collected for examination. The officers informed the Collector that out of 123 blood samples collected on Friday, signs of jaundice was detected only in 22 samples.
As many as seven patients were successfully treated and discharged from different Government hospitals including four from District Hospital, one from Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital and two from Ayurvedic College Hospital on Saturday. As many as 38 patients are under treatment at the District Hospital, 37 in Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital and four in Ayurvedic College Hospital.The Health Department officials said the residents of localities around Anjuman Urdu School can go to district hospital while those living in Dagniya area can go to Ayurvedic College Hospital for medical examination.
The Medical examination facility is also available at CHCs located in Kabir Nagar, Rajatalab, Khokhopara, Changorbhata, Ram Nagar, Mathpuraina and Gudhiyari.