The Health Department has taken adequate precautions to check the spread of communicable diseases such as H1N1, Dengue and Malaria.
An alert has been sounded at all hospitals in the State.
Treatment facilities, medicines and equipment have been made available at all institutions from primary health centres to medical college hospitals, a press note quoted the Health Minister K. K. Shylaja as saying.
Following a meeting chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary, Health, the Director of Health Services has been asked to coordinate all fever-related activities and campaigns. Meetings are being held at each hospitals to ascertain the availability of medicines. Instructions have been given to all hospitals to keep their premises clean. Classes, display of posters and pamphlets would be held in all hospitals.
The public too should be vigilant and ensure personal hygiene and that of their surroundings, the pressnote said. On noticing symptoms such as fever, body pain, headache, cold, cough and throat pain, the services of a doctor should immediately be sought.
Alert against H1N1
The Health Minister has sounded a special alert on H1N1. Doctors should take special care and following the ABC guidelines in dealing with this disease.
There is no panic situation among the people now. However, if persons having cough and cold, fever, throat pain, breathlessness do not get relief within a reasonable time they should approach a doctor.
Those who are pregnant should take special care against this disease. Those who have diabetes, high blood pressure, liver and kidney conditions should take special care.
Those with fever should use a towel while sneezing and coughing so that they do not spread the disease. They should wash their hands frequently with soap and water. The medicine Oseltamivir has been made available in all government hospitals.
Queries can be addressed at the helpline number 0471-2552056 and the toll-free number 1056.
