Collector Ashok Agrawal, in the meeting held here, asked the health officers and block health officers to take necessary precautionary steps for prevention of jaundice and other contagious diseases.
While instructing the health officers, the Collector asked them to hold health check-up camps in each public health centre level. He also instructed to clean water tanks properly with the fund allocated to the PSCs and the sprinkle proper quantity of bleaching powder in the water.
Agrawal said that the health officer would hold camps regularly and submit report to him. He collected information about epidemics from the officers. While collecting information about government’s medical services at door step- Mahtari Express, he was informed that health officers were giving services at some place in nights. On the complaints, the collector asked the officers to submit report, so that action could be taken against their negligence.
Regarding 102 and 108 Ambulance service, the collector instructed strict action against any kind of negligence on their part. The officers told him that there were total 17 vehicles under Mahatari Express. The collector instructed to send letter to health directorate for arranging sufficient number of staff. He said children would be available in their house because of summer vacation, so it would be easy for their health check up.
Expressing displeasure over the absence of field staff in Mandarpur and Jaalbandha, the collector instructed to take strict action against the negligent employees. He strictly warned the officers not to hold any such meet that would result into the closure of community health centre.
In compliance to the directives of the chief secretary, the collector asked all the officers and employees to remain in their respective headquarters. District Panchayat CEO Dr Priyanka Shukla asked the Block Health officers to hold block level camps for the prevention of jaundice and other diseases.