Hyderabad, August 03: Chief minister K Rosaiah instructed the officials to take preventive steps and deployment of experienced doctors in the districts to contain swine flu.
Rosaiah, before leaving for Delhi, reviewed the situation with health minister D Nagendar, special chief secretary J Satyanarayana, secretary P V Ramesh and other officials.
Rosaiah directed the officials to keep sufficient stocks of medicines in all the hospitals, particularly district hospitals and primary health centres. He called upon the people not to get panic and contact the nearest hospital in case they develop swine flu like symptoms.
There were reports of swine flu cases in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts. The chief minister recalled how it was contained in Hyderabad last year when preventive steps were initiated and awareness campaign taken up on a massive scale.
Rosaiah directed the officials that if need be all those steps should be initiated in those districts. Major hospitals in the districts should have isolation wards with ventilators and doctors specialised in the treatment of swine flu should be deputed to such hospitals, he told the officials.
“Wearing of masks should be encouraged wherever necessary. People should be asked to consult the doctor in case of severe fever, cough and cold,” the chief minister said.
The officials said that around 30 lakh patients were treated for various diseases like viral fever, typhoid, swine flu, gastroenteritis, cold and cough, in various hospitals in the state in the last one month.
Fourteen general hospitals in the state were provided with 10bed wards and ventilator, screening and sample collection facilities, the officials said and added that 20 district hospitals, area hospitals and community health centres also have these facilities.
In twin cities 33 private hospitals including multi-specialty corporate hospitals were identified for screening and treatment of swine flu.
All the 23 districts were supplied with 10,000 Oseltamivir tabs, 50 viral transport media (for sample collection and transport) and personnel protection kits.
The chief minister wanted the public representatives and NGOs to take up massive awareness campaign and see that the surroundings were kept clean.
–Agencies