On Tuesday, the Commissioner deputy ordered health officials to ensure adequate supplies by injection of anti-venom and anti-rapes and related medicinal products in all primary health centers (PHC) and community health centers (CHC) in the district.
Kumar, who chaired meetings of officials in Mandy on Tuesday, said that PHC and CHD heads should ensure the availability of the drug in the relevant centers.
He remembered the incident that recently took place in Mandy, in which a girl who suffered a dog bite in her native in Maddur Taluk died in a traffic accident when she was transported to Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (Mims) for Anti-Rabies. It could have been turned away if the girl was given timely medical assistance with her native, he said.
Mr. Kumar said that emergency medicines should be supplied in medical centers. He named Taluk’s health officers as nodal officers to watch them.
Mr. Kumar told officials to use technology because they have access to medical stock information on their mobile phones.
With the advent of Monsoon, the Commissioner’s deputy reported that there is a likelihood of increasing the occurrence of infectious diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya. He ordered officials to make awareness of the construction sites more often, where there was a high chance of stagnating water.
The person was tested positive on COVID-19 in the Mandya district. Severe acute cases of respiratory infections reported in Mims have been tested, he said.
The manifestations for non -disclosure (NCD) such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer added that in areas where there were a large number of such patients, he was necessary, adding that the awareness programs were necessary.
Published – June 3 2025 20:39
