Dimapur, May 18 (MExN): The Dimapur District Task Force (DTF) has been directed to identify suitable and strategically located Government health facilities for delivery of essential healthcare services including emergency secondary services.
In letters addressed to the Dimapur Deputy Commissionerand DTF Chairperson, the Department of Health and Family Welfare’s Principal Director Dr Neikhrielie Khimiao advised the concerned authority to identify CHCs, PHCs, UPHCs, Sub-centres, SMHIs or TB & CDHs to be used as 24x7 health facilities for delivery of essential services.
“Equipments of the NHAK may be temporarily relocated as & when required for delivery emergency secondary services,” it added.
The advisory comes after the District Hospital Dimapur was designated as a COVID Hospital for the treatment of surging COVID-19 cases in the district.
It advised the DTF to put a comprehensive HR plan in place to mobilize the required workforce and suggested requisition of staff from other departments for non-medical and ministerial tasks and health care workers from the establishments of CMO, MS, etc,. for medical tasks.
“List of all health facilities identified for delivery of essential services is to be widely publicized for the information of public at large,” it added.
It also recommended setting up ‘Flu Corner and Isolation facility’ in all such health facilities to enable prompt detection and segregation of suspected cases. All ILI & SARI cases as well as admitted patients are to be tested as per testing policy, it said, while adding that provision of diet and laundry services shall be as per existing policy.
Further, the NHAK shall be the hub for diagnostic and blood bank services whenever required for the identified health facilities.
The DTF has also been directed to establish ambulance services network for timely transportation of patients to various health facilities. A call centre may be setup or the contacts details of the ambulance operators are to be widely publicized to the information of public at large, it stated. Requisition necessary vehicles from other departments for transportation of staff and laboratory samples.
Provide necessary security measures at the COVID Hospital, it added.
