Flash floods in Uttarakhand : Health Sector Situational Report as on 3.7.2013

·      A three member high level team from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is stationed in Dehradun to assess the public health situation and coordinate with the State Health Authorities to provide whatever assistance is needed. It consists of the Director, Emergency Medical Response; Director, National Centre for Disease Control and Joint Director, National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP).

·      Three Central Public Health Teams have been reassigned to cover Chamoli, Uttarkashi (two teams)Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh and Udhamsingh Nagar. Central team is in touch with these teams.

·      The CGHS Delhi &Lucknow Medical Officers have been posted to the affected districts.

·      5 Medical Officers (MOs) from CGHS, Kanpur are to reach Dehradun today(3.7.2013). The total number of GDMOs posted stands at 38.

·      A three member team from NIMHANS, Bangalore for psycho-social relief work is arriving in Dehradun today(3.7.2013).  Two such teams are already in the field.

·      A total of 40 Sr. Residents/Specialists in the fields of Medicine, Paediatrics and Obstetrics& Gynaecology from Central Government Hospitals and Govt. of NCT Delhi, are to leave for Uttarakhandtomorrow(4.7.2013).

·      Three truckloads of medicines from Central Hospitals have been dispatched and received by the State Health Authorities for onward distribution.

·      10 lakh chlorine tablets have been delivered to the State along with 7 essential drugs.  A further request from the State authorities for 2 crore Chlorine tablets, 100 metric tonnes of Bleaching powder and 3 lakh ORS packets is being processed for despatch.

·      District units of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), NRHM is conducting health surveillance in all affected districts. After picking up early warning signals, Diarrhoea cases in Haridwar(Alwalpur), Uttarkashi (Udvi) and Rudraprayag (Chandrapuri) have been managed at incipient stage. No outbreak of water borne / food borne / air borne or direct contact diseases has been reported from affected areas.

·         A specialist from National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has been placed with the State Government for providing assistance on matters pertaining to vector borne diseases

·         Indian Red Cross Society has deployed a two member team from National HQ on 19^th June 2013 toUttarkashi and            another team to Pittoragarh. A high level team from the HQ has also visited the State for assessment and coordinating relief work with State Red Cross unit.

·         IRCS has provided 7 truckloads of relief material that includes tents, family packs, kitchen sets, blankets, lanterns etc.

• 1100 bags for carrying dead bodies have been arranged through Indian Red Cross Society. Additional 500 bags procured by MOHFW have also been sent.

·         The situation is being monitored.
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