GANJAM DISTRICT FIRST IN ODISHA TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

II ODISHABARTA II

BERHAMPUR: To give a check of Coronavisrus in across state the Ganjam district administration played vital role and taken all precautionary measure.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik complimented to the Collector, Ganjam over telephone and said the Ganjam district administration has roped in women self help groups (SHGs), Health care functionary also well maintained during lock down including sound policing system in entire district.

To ensure for better treatment of female pregnant patients and other Medical allied services should not be break at any circumstances said Collector, Vijay Amruta Kulange.

Testing for COVID-19 at door to door in the Ganjam district, the district administration has taken a series of measures including augmentation of hospitals’ capacity, opening of exclusive Covid Hospital  to combat the crisis.

All SHG members of the district are kept ready while orders have been placed on fixed responsibility. To set up a dedicated COVID-19 screening OPD for suspected cases,” the Health wing of Ganjam is ready with all preparedness in advance. Introduction tele-medicine programme for providing necessary information to people many Helpline numbers functioning in district. To conduct tests for COVID-19, MKCG Hospital, City Hospital and all Sub Divisional Hospitals has already started examining samples free of cost,”.

Moreover, arrangements for an isolation unit with ICU facilities, exclusively for COVID-19 patients, have been made as part of its measures to grapple with the emerging situation, Kulange said.

Similarly, all three Sub Divisions Berhampur, Bhanjanagar and Chatrapur  administration opened three SHG units to function as and when required.Espcially “Maa Ujjaleswari” SHG taken the major responsibility for distribution of Eggs at door to door step under the leadership of Ms Salilla Pradhan,CDPO.