They are going to be diverted to authorities medical faculties to take care of COVID-19 sufferers
Medical officers from Amma Mini-Clinics can be diverted to authorities medical faculties to take care of COVID-19 sufferers.
The choice follows a surge in infections within the State within the second wave of COVID-19.
The State launched 2,000 Amma Mini-Clinics in January and 1,645 medical doctors have been recruited to run them.
The Deputy Administrators of Well being Companies, below whose purview the mini-clinics fall, have been instructed to divert medical officers, on a necessity foundation, as per requests from the Deans of the medical faculties or Joint Administrators of Well being Companies to establishments that come below the Directorate of Medical Companies.
The service of the remaining medical officers might be used for vaccination camps, COVID-19 Care Centres on the block main well being centres and different COVID-19 management actions on the block and district ranges, in response to the letter issued by T.S. Selvavinayagam, Director of Public Well being and Preventive Medication.
The Amma Mini-Clinics/Well being and Wellness Centres will proceed to perform with the out there healthcare suppliers and village well being nurses.
The Deputy Administrators of Well being Companies have been suggested to instruct them to refer sufferers who require additional therapy to close by larger establishments for opinion and administration.