MUMBAI: The Mumbai civic body said that 1,317 bed-ridden citizens in the city were vaccinated till Monday with zero instances of any adverse effect after vaccination (AEFI).
NS BMC In his affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court on August 10, the latest figures were given. Public interest litigation filed by advocate Dhriti Kapadia Who had sought a door-to-door policy in April jabs For the elderly and home-dwellers, especially persons with disabilities.
It said so far 4,889 bedded persons have registered for the home Vaccination. The BMC also said that for this campaign it took the support of NGOs for manpower and ‘Basic Life Support’ ambulances in some wards. It also said that on July 30, it conducted a pilot round with the support of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), where door-to-door immunization of beneficiaries with 37 beds was carried out.
The role of the NGO is to call the recipients 3-4 days in advance, sensitize the local doctors and help the beneficiaries to obtain fitness certificates and make arrangements for waiting for doctors for 30 minutes after vaccination and assist with manpower. Might be possible. Because of an already strained public health system.
The BMC affidavit states that since the issues raised in the PIL have been addressed and resolved by the union, state And the local authorities… the petition has now become infructuous and deserves to be dismissed with cost.”
Project Mumbai is an NGO which has partnered with BMC for a door-to-door vaccination campaign.
Kapadia has said in additional suggestions for the drive that if a beneficiary’s doctor cannot produce a certificate of fitness, a citizen doctor can be roped in to certify and monitor, help lines and texts apart from email. Messages are also required. For people to register for the drive. Additionally, where people do not have any government ID cards, bio-metrics can be used, Kapadia said, to ensure that no eligible beneficiaries are left out.
The High Court bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice Girish Kulkarni posted this PIL for further hearing on August 12.
NS BMC In his affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court on August 10, the latest figures were given. Public interest litigation filed by advocate Dhriti Kapadia Who had sought a door-to-door policy in April jabs For the elderly and home-dwellers, especially persons with disabilities.
It said so far 4,889 bedded persons have registered for the home Vaccination. The BMC also said that for this campaign it took the support of NGOs for manpower and ‘Basic Life Support’ ambulances in some wards. It also said that on July 30, it conducted a pilot round with the support of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), where door-to-door immunization of beneficiaries with 37 beds was carried out.
The role of the NGO is to call the recipients 3-4 days in advance, sensitize the local doctors and help the beneficiaries to obtain fitness certificates and make arrangements for waiting for doctors for 30 minutes after vaccination and assist with manpower. Might be possible. Because of an already strained public health system.
The BMC affidavit states that since the issues raised in the PIL have been addressed and resolved by the union, state And the local authorities… the petition has now become infructuous and deserves to be dismissed with cost.”
Project Mumbai is an NGO which has partnered with BMC for a door-to-door vaccination campaign.
Kapadia has said in additional suggestions for the drive that if a beneficiary’s doctor cannot produce a certificate of fitness, a citizen doctor can be roped in to certify and monitor, help lines and texts apart from email. Messages are also required. For people to register for the drive. Additionally, where people do not have any government ID cards, bio-metrics can be used, Kapadia said, to ensure that no eligible beneficiaries are left out.
The High Court bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice Girish Kulkarni posted this PIL for further hearing on August 12.
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