PNS
In view of the increasing cases of corona in various states of the country, instructions have been given by Campaign Director, National Health Mission, Dr Bhuvanesh Pratap Singh to conduct mock drills in all the hospitals of Jharkhand April 1 before the National level mock drill.
Following the Union Health Ministry direction to all the states through a Video Conferencing meeting on Monday to speed up the preparations to control increasing cases of Corona affected patients. Emphasis has been laid on making a strategy for vaccination and testing to prevent the spread of Corona infection. Instructions have also been received to speed up vaccination and other preparations before the upcoming Haj pilgrimage. Mock drill is to be done by health institutions across the Country simultaneously on April 10th and April 11th.
Singh also said that it is necessary to do this in all the hospitals of the State in view of the increasing spread of Corona infection. Monitoring of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and Influenza Like Illness (ILI) in the State should be done by all the health institutions and also instructed to get the potential patient tested with Rapid Antigen Kit. He asked to repair all RTPCR labs and ensure availability of kits. He has directed the health officials to make all necessary preparations and be on alert mode. He was also instructed to depute a nodal doctor from the State level for vaccination and other necessary health support for Haj pilgrims.
Apart from the Campaign Director Jharkhand Additional Chief Health Secretary, Arun Kumar Singh, State Immunization Officer, Dr Rakesh Dayal, WHO Team Lead Jharkhand, Dr Amarendra Kumar were present in the meeting through video conferencing.
Meanwhile, after 15 years, the exile of Sadar Hospital came to an end. The new building of Sadar Hospital equipped with state-of-the-art services was inaugurated on Tuesday. The time of the opening ceremony was fixed at 11:30 am. Which was later changed to 1 pm. State Health Minister Banna Gupta, MP Sanjay Seth and Ranchi MLA CP Singh were invited to the inauguration ceremony but all three kept themselves away from the program. Civil Surgeon, Dr Vinod Kumar and other doctors formally inaugurated the new building of the hospital.
On the occasion Kumar said that a building equipped with state-of-the-art facilities has been inaugurated for the patients. “Arrangements have been made here for the treatment of patients suffering from blood cancer. Every month 600 to 700 women are delivered in Sadar Hospital in the Gynecology Department. With the introduction of the new system, pregnant women will get special benefits. A total of 17 OPDs will run in this new building,” he added.