New Delhi: The government on Thursday asked the union to the states and union territories to ensure an adequate buffer stocks of eight critical drugs used for clinical treatment Covid-19 and advised them to review the readiness of hospitals to handle the possibility of a surge in cases.
Reviewing public health preparedness for variant omicron and vaccination progress through video conference, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan urged the Secretary of Health and NHM MDS State and UTS to ensure that all health facilities had functional ventilator, PSA and concentrator plant.
“Countries were told that many are supplied by the central ventilator still lie and not be used in some field hospitals, with consumables is not obtained and provided by the states.” It needs to be reviewed to ensure that all plants PSA oxygen, oxygen concentrators and the ventilator is installed and functioning, “said a ministry statement of health.
Strategy fivefold test-track-treat-vaccine-compliance with appropriate behavior covid highlighted as the main strategy of the health response community to effectively and timely, control and management Covid-19 and its variants.
State and territory unions told to increase testing and focused on monitoring to ensure early identification of suspected cases for isolation of their rapid and clinical management further.
they are encouraged to ensure the availability of RT – Testing of PCR in all districts, the statement said.
“the district reported positivity cases higher advised to monitor the trajectory of this case ory regularly, and to immediately send a positive sample to a lab insacog mapped for sequencing genomic,” he said.
rigorous monitoring of hotspot / clu ster, breakthrough, and cases of re-infection, and quick investigation is discussed.
Reemphasized that all contacts for positive patient should be tracked and tested in accordance with the protocol as soon as possible, the statement said.
Based on information from the countries travelers ‘at risk’ of air portal Suvidha, district wise monitoring of international passengers who have been tested negative on arrival with a focus on symptomatic cases highlighted in the meeting.
Keeping in mind the cold season, they suggested that the prevalence of diseases such as influenza, severe acute respiratory infections and respiratory symptoms need to be closely monitored, the statement said.
To ensure that all hospital infrastructure ready for any surge in cases, state, and UTS are advised to review their preparedness to provide quality medical care.
Because of advances in the utilization of funds at the field level is being reviewed by the Ministry of Health, information about the progress of these problems need to be filled in a portal created for the purpose.
A need to ensure that all health facilities in the field have functional ventilator, PSA plants, oxygen concentrators, the statement said.
Health Secretary also urged countries to make sure to maintain adequate buffer stocks for the eight identified critical drugs for clinical treatment Covid-19.
The guideline for this is shared with them in July.