Bhubaneswar: In the wake of death of five persons due to sunstroke and forecast of heatwave for five more days, Odisha government has directed health facilities at different levels to stay in total readiness for dealing with heat related diseases.
Shalini Pandit, secretary, Health and Family Welfare department, in a special guideline on Friday, directed all medical colleges and hospitals, sub-divisional hospitals, community health centres and district headquarter hospitals to scrupulously ensure preparedness as per government instructions issued on March 19.
Referring to the National Action Plan on Heat Related Illnesses and State Action Plan on Heat Related Illness, she directed to ensure proper management of heat related cases, surveillance and proactive measures for mitigating the chances of morbidity.
The secretary issued the following guidelines for the health facilities:
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