Now another alternative is being arranged is ‘Halfway Home’ admission in hospital where separate beds are being available in cases where suspected dengue patients or their relatives are insisting for admission in hospital, even though such patients do not require treatment based in hospitals, said Health and Family Welfare department Commissioner R Prasanna while talking to media on Monday.
The arrangement is such that ‘insisting’ patients if provided normal admission beds would overcrowd thus would make it difficult to admit the critical cases. So to avoid such a piquant situation, it has been put in place. They are treated till they to patients feel comfortable and then can undergo treatment at home. Additional to it counselors services are also being used for such ‘insisting’ patients and also other critical patients, said Prasanna.
The people can also contact 104 services to seek advice and details of dengue disease, symptoms and others. He confirmed that at present 615 patients have been hospitalised for treatment in State.
On a query related to preparation of State and local administration, he said that health department is also ensuring third party audit of steps undertaken by State Government through Jan Swasthya Sanghatan (JSS) Ganiyari, doctors of AIIMS and National Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) so that what Government is doing right and necessary corrective measures can be taken.
On preparation for outbreak of malaria in state in next coming months, health director cum commissioner said that around 84 per cent area has been covered through spraying and fogging mainly in tribal areas where the outbreak happens and distribution of around 4.9 lakh mosquito nets are underway.
Two special Advanced life Support Ambulance (AlS) are providing service to shift critical referred patients to Raipur, while answering to query that 108/102 employees are on strike since long period.
He said three deputy directors have been deputed to monitor and control of situation including coordination with urban development department and health department. Assistance from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) now National Institute for Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur is also being taken. The type of virus found is
Type III. NCDC has taken samples for testing type of mosquito and are they resistant to existing chemicals used for spraying.
He confirmed that in total 1056 doubtful cases of dengue was detected out of which 570 have been tested positive from June 1. The highest positive cases is from Durg have 470, Raipur has 21 cases, 3 each in Raigarh and Rajnandgaon, nine cases from Bilaspur and others. The situation in Durg is that out of the 100 houses contacted 90 houses have been found to have been breeding ground for mosquitoes.