Performance of government hospitals, PHCs reviewed

Minister for Health and Medical Education K. G. Arunraj reviewed the performance of his department and the preparations being made in the hospitals to handle the increased influx of patients during the upcoming Northeast monsoon, particularly the fever cases.

Dr. Arunraj, during the review meeting, exhorted the health department officials to take all precautionary measures to avoid the outbreak of water-borne and vector-borne diseases and put in place all arrangements to treat these patients during the upcoming Northeast monsoon.

The Minister handed over appointment orders to recently recruited nurses during the review meeting.

Secretary, Department of Public Health Dharez Ahmed, Director of National Health Mission Aneesh Sekhar, Director of Tamil Nadu Health Mission S. Uma, District Collector Anand Mohan, MLAs Reddiyarpatti V. Narayanan and R.S. Murugan and the senior officials of the Department of Public Health from Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari participated in the review meeting.

Prior to this, the officials of Department of Public Health visited the primary health centres, health sub-centres, government hospitals, district headquarters government hospitals and the Government Medical College Hospitals in the four districts, where they checked the stocks of life-saving drugs and vaccines, special fever wards, performance of the accident and trauma care units, quality of medical treatment being given to the patients etc.

The findings of these teams were taken-up for discussion in the SCRM meeting held at Tiruenlveli Collectorate on Friday evening and the officials of these health units were appraised of the performance of their units.