Agra Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak stated on Thursday that well being amenities at neighborhood and first well being centres, medical faculties and district hospitals ought to be augmented in view of the specter of dengue and different kinds of fevers raging within the state. He directed well being officers to earnestly run the continued marketing campaign to manage communicable illnesses.

Pathak, who additionally holds the medical schooling, medical and well being and household welfare portfolio, presided over a divisional assembly for Aligarh division at ‘Arogya Dham Hall’ in Etah district .

“There should be no laxity in health services and medical facilities provided in Etah, Kasganj, Hathras, Aligarh and also at Sarojini Naidu Medical College and Hospital of Agra. These services should reach all those in need,” Pathak stated in the course of the overview assembly.

“There is an ongoing campaign to check communicable diseases in the post monsoon phase and officials should ensure it is seriously run. With cooperation of departments concerned, an elaborate cleanliness campaign should be undertaken. The more the cleanliness, fogging and anti -larvae spray, the lesser will be the probability of spread of diseases,” he stated.

“The state government is committed to improving health services for the common man and officials and staff concerned should work to this end.. First 5 to 10 minutes often prove crucial for patients coming to hospital and primary treatment should be ensured at a fast pace. Health centres should be well prepared for cases of dengue and fever which are on the rise these days,” he stated.

“Doctors at health facilities should own their responsibility and avoid referring patients to other health centres unnecessarily. A patient is entitled to treatment if he/she can be treated at the health centre he or she reaches,” he stated..

Pathak reviewed the provision and standing of ambulances at well being centres, hospitals and medical faculties in all 4 districts of Etah, Aligarh, Hathras and Kasganj. He stated the inactive ambulances ought to be disposed of.

“The chief medical officers of respective districts should hold regular meetings with ambulance service providers so that there is scope for improvement in response time’ he said while analying the data provided by officers from different districts related to cases of dengue, fever, patient number in OPD, institutional delivery cases, surgery, Ayushman Card and blood bank etc.

“The government hospitals should not limit health services to emergency cases but should increase the number of surgeries taking place on an average. The CMO in every district should visit CHCs and PHCs to improve health services and ensure proper cleanliness and stationing of HelpDesk for patients. Welfare committees can join to improve infrastructure of PHCs and CHCs all over the state,” instructed Brajesh Pathak.

District Justice of the Peace of Etah Prem Ranjan Singh, SSP Rajesh Kumar Singh, CMO Etah Dr UK Tripathi, further director (well being) Aligarh Dr Sadhna Rathore, Joint director , well being (Aligarh), VK Singh apart from well being officers from Aligarh, Hathras, Kasganj and Etah attended the meet.

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