· The members of the high level central team consisting of Director (EMR), Director (NCDC) and Joint Director (NVBDCP) have proceeded to Uttarkashi to review the public health situation in that area.
· Two fresh public health teams consisting of two members each drawn from NCDC and Central Hospitals are to proceed to Dehradun to replace the first public health teams currently stationed there since 24.06.2013.
· 34 Senior Residents/ Specialist doctors from 3 Central Government Hospitals and hospitals under DHS, NCT of Delhi State Government have proceeded to Dehradun to join the CHS doctors already stationed there.
· The Government of Uttarakhand has made a fresh demand for 171 GDMOs and 57 Specialists in the fields of Anaesthesia, Surgery, General Medicine, Paediatrics and Gynaecology. The request is being processed on a fast track basis for quick mobilisation.
· The third 3-member team from NIMHANS, Bangalore, for psycho-social relief work, has been deployed for relief work in the affected districts. Two such teams are already in the field.
· Three truck loads 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.
· The Indian Red Cross Society has deployed a 2-member team from National HQ on 19th 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 truck loads 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 (IRCS). Additional 500 bags procured by MOHFW have also been sent.
Courtesy (pib.nic.in) Press Information Bureau
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