Medicines for one month will be given for free to those affected by the flooding in the State, Minister for Health K.K. Shylaja has said.
The medicines will be given to people living in relief camps and those who have returned home. The Minister was addressing a special review meeting in Ernakulam on Wednesday. All required medicines were available, the Minister said.
In case of shortage of medicines or doctors anywhere, the officials concerned or the State or district control rooms should be informed for the problem to be addressed, the Minister said. Other States too had undertaken to help tide over any medicine shortage, she added.
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A control room is also functioning at the office of the Health Minister.
Ms. Shylaja said special teams had been deputed for outbreak of communicable diseases. Carcasses of domestic animals should be properly disposed of within a day or two. A mechanism had been arranged at the Collectorates for this.
Lots of bleaching powder and chlorine were required, she said adding that the Maharashtra Minister for Health had promised help in this connection. As chlorine and bleaching powder should be used only in stipulated quantities for purposes of disinfection, trained junior health inspectors had been deputed for supervising sanitation activities.
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The Ayurveda and homoeo wings had started units in camps, she said adding that Ayurveda prevention kits should be given to all families.
Counselling would also be provided in camps and houses so that those who had lost everything in the surging waters could be lent support to look ahead, she said.