Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Government released on Monday nipa management plan listing Health Protocol will have to be followed in government and private hospitals.
state health minister Veena George A statement said that the district authorities may prepare a separate management plan for Nipah and added that Treatment And discharge guidelines were also published. He asked all the district officials to be vigilant and keep a vigil on the people affected by encephalitis.
State health department on high alert since 12-year-old child Kozhikode He died of Nipah virus infection on Sunday.
“The main objective is surveillance, testing and treatment of patients. As part of surveillance, effective contact tracing and quarantine will be done. The treatment protocol will be strictly followed and will be monitored continuously,” the minister said in a release. ”
The Nipah Management Plan will be coordinated at the state, district and hospital levels.
The state committee includes the chief minister, health minister, chief secretary, health secretary, additional chief secretary disaster management, director of health department and director of health education department, the release said. He said that special training would be given to health workers, field workers, doctors and other employees of private hospitals and others.
The Minister also supervised the functioning of Nipah Control Room at Kozhikode Guest House. The health department had earlier identified 188 contacts of the child since August 27. Samples of seven people out of 20 high-risk contacts of the child have been sent to NIV Pune for testing and results are awaited.
state health minister Veena George A statement said that the district authorities may prepare a separate management plan for Nipah and added that Treatment And discharge guidelines were also published. He asked all the district officials to be vigilant and keep a vigil on the people affected by encephalitis.
State health department on high alert since 12-year-old child Kozhikode He died of Nipah virus infection on Sunday.
“The main objective is surveillance, testing and treatment of patients. As part of surveillance, effective contact tracing and quarantine will be done. The treatment protocol will be strictly followed and will be monitored continuously,” the minister said in a release. ”
The Nipah Management Plan will be coordinated at the state, district and hospital levels.
The state committee includes the chief minister, health minister, chief secretary, health secretary, additional chief secretary disaster management, director of health department and director of health education department, the release said. He said that special training would be given to health workers, field workers, doctors and other employees of private hospitals and others.
The Minister also supervised the functioning of Nipah Control Room at Kozhikode Guest House. The health department had earlier identified 188 contacts of the child since August 27. Samples of seven people out of 20 high-risk contacts of the child have been sent to NIV Pune for testing and results are awaited.
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