PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said the accredited social health activists (ASHA) and Anganwadi workers concerned should form teams and visit every household in their respective areas, asking the families concerned to immediately send their children showing symptoms of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) to hospitals for treatment and recovery.
The teams should also consist of auxiliary nursing maids (ANMs), Jeevika ‘didis’ and local public representatives, the CM said. The teams doing survey for coronavirus should also inquire about the perceived symptoms of AES and JE among children, Nitish said.
Two kids died due to AES atSKMCH since Monday evening. The CM was reviewing the measures taken for the containment and treatment of AES and JE cases in the districts concerned. He said all preparations should be made before opening the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and noted that paediatrics wards in other hospitals should be kept ready with doctors and health workers 24x7.
The vehicles tagged with villages should also be kept ready to bring symptomatic children to the hospitals and their payments should also be cleared without any delay. Nitish ordered the launch of immunization drive against JE, besides setting up units of viral research diagnostic laboratories. The CM asked the education department to start midday meal scheme in the schools of five most vulnerable blocks of Muzaffarpur district with provision for 200gm of milk and nutritional support diet.
Earlier, principal secretary (health) Sanjay Kumar, making his presentation at the meet, said the 30-bed ward for the AES at SKMCH would become functional from April 30, while the 70 other beds at the 100-bed PICU at Muzaffarpur hospital would also be ready for use by the end of the month.
The teams should also consist of auxiliary nursing maids (ANMs), Jeevika ‘didis’ and local public representatives, the CM said. The teams doing survey for coronavirus should also inquire about the perceived symptoms of AES and JE among children, Nitish said.
Two kids died due to AES atSKMCH since Monday evening. The CM was reviewing the measures taken for the containment and treatment of AES and JE cases in the districts concerned. He said all preparations should be made before opening the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and noted that paediatrics wards in other hospitals should be kept ready with doctors and health workers 24x7.
The vehicles tagged with villages should also be kept ready to bring symptomatic children to the hospitals and their payments should also be cleared without any delay. Nitish ordered the launch of immunization drive against JE, besides setting up units of viral research diagnostic laboratories. The CM asked the education department to start midday meal scheme in the schools of five most vulnerable blocks of Muzaffarpur district with provision for 200gm of milk and nutritional support diet.
Earlier, principal secretary (health) Sanjay Kumar, making his presentation at the meet, said the 30-bed ward for the AES at SKMCH would become functional from April 30, while the 70 other beds at the 100-bed PICU at Muzaffarpur hospital would also be ready for use by the end of the month.
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