Srinagar, May 20: On the directions of Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education department, Atal Dulloo, Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather on Thursday directed all the Chief Medical Officers across Kashmir division to earn mark five beds for Covid patients in each panchayat.
A spokesperson of Directorate of Health Services Kashmir said in order to contain the virus spread in rural areas, the director directed the CMOs to ear mark five beds in each panchayat.
The move comes following the directions of Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education department, Atal Dulloo in order to minimize virus spread in rural and tribal areas.
The director visited Kupwara and took a marathon meet of health care staff at the office of Deputy Commissioner Kupwara.
The meeting was co-chaired by DC Kupwara who assured full support to the medical staff for implementation of these Covid measures. CMO Kupwara was also present in the meet.
The spokesman said the director directed CMO Kupwara and BMOs to follow the directions issued by the Financial Commissioner in letter and spirit.
In the meet, major thrust was given on containment of Covid in rural areas, creation of mohalla committees which will consist of ASHA workers, Aganwadi workers, local panchayat members and local volunteers.
The director said that medical officers would act as nodal officers of the area and will impart training to the mohalla committees that they can keep a close eye on the isolated patients at home and will be a supportive force for the healthcare workers.
The spokesman said various measures including the possible third were discussed and the director emphasized on prevention of Black Fungus and gave on spot directions. He also educated all the BMOS, Medical Officers about its prevention and its complications.
He also directed to increase the testing in the district and testing facilities should be started at sub centre-level. Also as per the directions of the Financial Commissioner, the director directed that mobile testing vans should be utilized for testing of patients.
Director also focused on home surveillance of patients and asked health officials to establish Covid care centers with oxygen facilities in each block preferably near a medical facility.
“We shall focus on increase in oxygen generation capacity, increase in the number of bulk cylinders and concentrators,” he said.
The director asked health officials to increase the bed capacity of oxygen beds in each and every hospital.
He directed private hospitals to create their own oxygen generation facilities and create more and more oxygen beds so that they can be used at the time of need.
“Manpower needs to be trained for better management of oxygen therapies; simultaneously manpower also needs to be trained for management of ICU beds and ventilators,” he said.
The director also visited SDH Sopore where he took a round of all the sections and interacted with health care workers.
He also reviewed the functioning of the hospital in terms of covid-19 management and preparedness.
