New Delhi: The center on Thursday asked the country and the United States to conduct rapid gap analysis for various infrastructure components under the Covid-19 emergency response package and emphasized effective advanced preparation for efficient infection management.
The Ministry of Health Union preparations that review under RS 23,123 Crore “India Covid-19, and Emergency Health System Package (ECRP): Phase II” with Secretary of Health and senior officials from all states and UTS through video conferencing.
The cabinet approved a new scheme for the financial year 2021-22 on July 8.
During a review of reviews, state and UT was guided in policies and guidelines from the Ministry of Health Union in various aspects of Covid management, which would help them in strengthening their health care infrastructure to streamline the Covid-19 response.
Countries and UTS are asked to send their earliest expenditure proposals to enable approval and sanctions from the trade union government, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
They are advised to do a rapid gap analysis for various infrastructure components under the second phase of the Covid-19 emergency response package (ECRP), including their IT infrastructure readiness.
Focus on the need to improve tests, tracks, treats and isolating strategies, requirements to increase testing capacity, additional beds, including children and emergency hospital care at the sub-district level, ensuring the availability of critical drugs, testing kits, and PPE, improving Availability of oxygen and strengthening homes and villages, community insulation centers and Covid care centers highlighted during meetings.
The last year of MBBS students, UG Internships and PG residents can be used under the supervision of the faculty in accordance with the National Medical Commission guidelines to provide mild Covid management services through telephoto consultations, countries and UTS told.
Likewise, final nursing graduates can be used for full-time covid nursing duties at government facilities under the supervision of senior faculty in accordance with the guidelines and support of Indian nurses and incentives for human resources for health under the ECRP-II may be utilized by countries Effectively when you need, the center said.
Also shown that the procurement of drugs for effective Covid management is an important component of ECRP-II; Guidelines for Procurement and Buffer stocks have been shared with the state, which can be adopted for this purpose.
Guidelines can be tweaked for needs and local countries must come with their own assessment based on shares and costs involved.
The Center asked the state to analyze infrastructure needs under the Emergency Covid response package
