Call centres in all health facilities in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits

HYDERABAD: As part of extending support to Covid-19 affected persons in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits, out-patient call centres will be set up in every government hospital, urban health centre and Basti Dawakhana.
A decision to this effect was taken on Sunday at a high-level tele-conference review meeting held by chief secretary Somesh Kumar with GHMC and health department officials.
The CS directed zonal commissioners and deputy commissioners to ensure symptomatic patients were given home treatment kit. The officials would also begin Covid-19 care centres in all circles of GHMC
Somesh Kumar also directed them to constitute teams with municipal staff, ANM and at least two ASHA workers. The teams would visit every household in an area to observe if people in that area were suffering from fever and other symptoms.
The teams would handover kits with medicines and advice the symptomatic persons to take them. They would also follow up on patients and monitor their health condition.
GHMC officials were also instructed to take up cleanliness drive in all government hospitals, urban health centres and Basti Dawakhanas. The hospitals would also be spruced up by illuminating the premises and take up white washing to maintain hygienic conditions.