The post-flood reconstruction of the health facilities in the district is nearing completion and with the renovation of the infrastructure, the department is ensuring modern amenities, District Medical Officer (DMO) V.V. Shirley has said.
The construction works estimated at ₹3.23 crore at the Munroe Thuruthu Primary Health Centre was fast progressing while the renovation of the Punalur Taluk Hospital was in the final stages, she said.
The DMO added that the department could also curb the outbreak of communicable diseases in the district during the time by strengthening preventive measures.
Preventive drives
The post-flood preventive drives of the department were carried out by medical squads that included doctors, nurses, paramedics, medical students and volunteers.
Preventive steps as per the government protocol were taken and guidelines issued to private hospitals as well.
Data was collected through mobile app and the preventive measures were taken based on that.
Training programmes were conducted for doctors of both government and private hospitals and the flood victims were given instructions on how to take necessary precautions against snakebite, electrocution, and epidemics. To prevent the spread of leptospirosis, fever wards were set up in all hospitals and Doxycycline tablets were made available in all Primary Health Centres.
Several campaigns through flash mob and using video walls were conducted to spread awareness among the public. Spraying and fogging were carried out in flood-hit areas to prevent vector-borne disease outbreaks.
Sanitation drives were conducted in the worst-affected places that include Munroe Thuruthu and Kulathupuzha and 10,084 wells were chlorinated.
“Health inspectors were in charge of ensuring the hygiene and food quality in the 92 relief camps in the district that accommodated over 22,607 persons. The department had also conducted 446 medical camps in flood-hit regions,” she said.
