Top official spells out steps to check mortality rate

Kanpur: Principal secretary health and medical Alok Kumar has said that the state government would make all efforts to reduce mortality rate in Kanpur by enhancing the medical facilities.
The principal secretary, after the inspection of Kanshiram hospital, Central command control room and LLR hospital on Thursday, said that Kanpur had the highest rate of deaths and the state government’s priority was to reduce it. “A work-plan would be prepared and health department would strengthen the primary, secondary and tertiary care system and also enhance the medical facilities and infrastructure as per requirement. For that, prime minister and chief minister’s care funds would extend help,” he said.
Talking to media persons, he said that doctors and health department was on alert mode in fight against corona pandemic. They were playing a significant role and would be felicitated later, he added.
During the review meeting at the circuit house, he emphasized on contact tracing and directed that health and police departments should work together. Persons who had come in contact with infected people must be examined and they should be sent to the hospital if found infected, he directed.
Kumar also stressed on the use of mask and directed the additional city magistrates, sub-divisional magistrates and in charge of police stations to launch a campaign and check the markets, crowded places and public places randomly. “Ask the peoples to use mask and take action against the erring persons and also against the shopkeeper attending them,” he further directed.
At LLR hospital, the principal secretary witnessed the facilities and treatment through CCTV camera from chief superintendent’s room. Thereafter, he commented that facilities at LLR hospital were good.
Meanwhile, divisional commissioner Dr Sudhir M Bobde said that four private hospitals would be prepared as Covid hospitals and patients would be treated there on the rate of Ayushman Bharat scheme. The chief medical officer would inspect the hospitals and record manpower and equipment and also ascertain what other equipments would be required there, he added.