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UP Deputy CM Reviews Swine Flu Preparedness in Four Districts
Uttar Pradesh officials are checking whether hospitals are ready for swine flu patients.
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak led the review.
He spoke with health officials from districts across the state by video conference.
He also checked hospital arrangements from a control centre in Lucknow.
Four districts were found to need better preparations.
These districts are Barabanki, Shravasti, Jhansi and Gorakhpur.
Hospitals were told to keep important medicines and oxygen equipment available.
Doctors were also told to test very sick patients who have trouble breathing.
Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak reviewed Uttar Pradesh’s swine flu situation through a video conference.
The review covered hospital wards, OPDs and emergency services through the HOPE Command and Control Centre in Lucknow.
Pathak expressed dissatisfaction with arrangements in Barabanki, Shravasti, Jhansi and Gorakhpur.
Officials were directed to maintain adequate supplies of Oseltamivir, oxygen, nebulisers, oxygen masks and bronchodilators.
Serious patients with symptoms such as breathing difficulty were ordered to undergo flu testing.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak, along with Chief Medical Officers and Chief Medical Superintendents.
- What
- A state review of swine flu conditions and hospital preparedness.
- Where
- Across Uttar Pradesh, with the review conducted through the HOPE Command and Control Centre at Health Bhawan in Lucknow.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- The review was held amid reports of swine flu cases at hospitals across Uttar Pradesh.
Key facts
- Official leading review
- Brajesh Pathak, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister
- Review method
- Video conference with Chief Medical Officers and Chief Medical Superintendents
- Control centre
- HOPE Command and Control Centre at Health Bhawan, Lucknow
- Districts flagged
- Barabanki, Shravasti, Jhansi and Gorakhpur
- Required medicine
- Oseltamivir, also known as Tamiflu
- Required equipment
- Oxygen, nebulisers, oxygen masks and bronchodilators
- Testing instruction
- Serious patients with symptoms such as breathing difficulty should receive flu testing
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