Private hospital visitors under lens

TNN | Apr 24, 2020, 04:14 IST

Dharwad: The health and family welfare department has set up survey teams in Dharwad district to collect information on those who visited private hospitals and clinics with complaints of respiratory problems, cough, cold and fever in the past 10 days. The teams involving ASHA workers and the health department staff will also record if doctors advised advanced treatment to any patient. Deputy commissioner Deepa Cholan on Wednesday directed the health department to form the survey teams. “There is need to officially ascertain how many people have visited these hospitals and availed treatment,” she said.
Meanwhile, projects under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act have started in eight villages Navalgund and Kalghatagi taluks of the district.