Raipur district’s chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Dr Meera Baghel said that free health camps, free blood testing of residents in city neighbourhoods that have been hit by jaundice are being carried out and free medicine is being distributed.
The CMHO said the medical facilities were being provided under the urban health programme in the jaundice affected city neighbourhoods.
ANM and mitanins are holding door to door visits to identify the patients along with creating awareness among the residents about clean drinking water and taking proper food.
These apart, free blood tests are being conducted at the district hospital and urban primary health centres and medicine being distributed, the CMHO said.
Meanwhile, Director Epidemic Dr RR Sahani held a meeting with senior health officials to review the status of jaundice infection in Raipur district.
Divisional joint director health services, Raipur, Dr Subash Pandey and urban programme managers are visiting the affected city neighbourhoods, the CMHO said.
Officials said three testing camps were held at Daldalseoni, Amapara, Moreshwar Rao Gendre ward Shivanagar, Changorabhat and Atri neighbourhoods of the city.
More than 188 people suspected with jaundice, were tested and 86 samples were taken, Sahani said and added that 44 people with severe symptoms of the water-borne disease, have been admitted to the district hospital.
Sahani further said that people should boil water for 20 minutes and cool it before consuming it.
People can also purify water by adding a chlorine tablet to 20 litre of water and drink it only after 30 minutes.