Centre asks states to share knowledge on heatwave deaths; Mandaviya holds evaluation assembly with seven states

By Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Amid an intensifying warmth wave, resulting in deaths and hospitalisations in some states, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level assembly with representatives of seven affected states and reviewed public well being preparedness.

At the digital assembly, the states have been directed to share knowledge on warmth waves, together with on deaths, for a greater evaluation of the state of affairs.

They have been additionally requested to implement the State Action Plans on the floor degree together with issuing well timed warnings to individuals.

The assembly with the well being ministers and officers of the seven states, which included Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the worst affected as deaths and hospitalisation has been reported, got here a day after the well being minister dispatched a central workforce to those states.

The different states that are witnessing excessive warmth waves and attended the meet have been Odisha, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.

After the assembly, the well being minister tweeted that he had a “fruitful meeting” with well being ministers and senior officers of the seven states affected by warmth waves, together with Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai.

Had a fruitful assembly with Health Ministers & senior officers of seven States affected by warmth waves, together with Minister @NityanandRaiBJP Ji.

Highlighted the significance of joint efforts between Centre & States for efficient administration of any catastrophe, together with extreme heatwaves. pic.twitter.com/htKbwnUB8Q

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) June 21, 2023

“Highlighted the importance of joint efforts between Centre & States for effective management of any disaster, including severe heatwaves. With coordinated actions, we can surely ensure there are no deaths due to heat waves,” he tweeted.

He stated he additionally “urged states to implement the State Action Plans at the ground level with a timely warning to the people, and ensure preventive preparedness to reduce the severe impact of heatwaves.”

“Effective disaster response and management is a collaborative work,” he stated.

In the assembly, states have been requested to make sure preparedness of healthcare services, availability of important medicines and logistics; and improve consciousness amongst individuals.

A granular standing and evaluation of total heatstroke instances and deaths in India and heat-related sickness within the seven affected states have been made by the union well being ministry officers overlaying the trajectory of whole emergency OPD, suspected and confirmed heatstroke instances and deaths; and their reporting as per Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) portal, the union well being ministry stated in an announcement.

Mandaviya stated that heatwave alerts and forecasts from the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) are being amplified and shared with all states each day by the Centre.

He urged states to develop coaching manuals on warmth and well being for state officers, medical officers and well being staff.

“State-level trainers want to make sure that their coaching is as much as area degree. Capacity constructing of medical officers, well being employees & sensitization of grassroots degree staff on warmth sickness, with deal with early recognition and administration utilizing coaching manuals offered by Union Health Ministry is essential”, he stated.

States have been additionally suggested to evaluation well being facility preparedness by way of important medicines, intravenous fluids, Ice-packs, ORS, ingesting water, making certain uninterrupted electrical energy provide, set up of photo voltaic panels and adopting measures to cut back indoor warmth via the set up of cool/inexperienced roofs, window shading, shades, and many others

Highlighting the dearth of correct knowledge from the bottom, Minister Rai urged states to share field-level knowledge on heatwaves, together with on deaths and instances, so {that a} sensible evaluation of the state of affairs might be made.

He additionally burdened on the significance of well timed motion as quickly as IMD alerts are obtained within the states.

“Timely, advanced and wide awareness among the people on the preventive measures will hugely support in reducing the severe impact of such heat waves,” Rai stated.

NEW DELHI: Amid an intensifying warmth wave, resulting in deaths and hospitalisations in some states, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level assembly with representatives of seven affected states and reviewed public well being preparedness.

At the digital assembly, the states have been directed to share knowledge on warmth waves, together with on deaths, for a greater evaluation of the state of affairs.

They have been additionally requested to implement the State Action Plans on the floor degree together with issuing well timed warnings to individuals.

The assembly with the well being ministers and officers of the seven states, which included Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the worst affected as deaths and hospitalisation has been reported, got here a day after the well being minister dispatched a central workforce to those states.

The different states that are witnessing excessive warmth waves and attended the meet have been Odisha, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.

After the assembly, the well being minister tweeted that he had a “fruitful meeting” with well being ministers and senior officers of the seven states affected by warmth waves, together with Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai.

Had a fruitful assembly with Health Ministers & senior officers of seven States affected by warmth waves, together with Minister @NityanandRaiBJP Ji.
Highlighted the significance of joint efforts between Centre & States for efficient administration of any catastrophe, together with extreme heatwaves. pic.twitter.com/htKbwnUB8Q
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) June 21, 2023
“Highlighted the importance of joint efforts between Centre & States for effective management of any disaster, including severe heatwaves. With coordinated actions, we can surely ensure there are no deaths due to heat waves,” he tweeted.

He stated he additionally “urged states to implement the State Action Plans at the ground level with a timely warning to the people, and ensure preventive preparedness to reduce the severe impact of heatwaves.”

“Effective disaster response and management is a collaborative work,” he stated.

In the assembly, states have been requested to make sure preparedness of healthcare services, availability of important medicines and logistics; and improve consciousness amongst individuals.

A granular standing and evaluation of total heatstroke instances and deaths in India and heat-related sickness within the seven affected states have been made by the union well being ministry officers overlaying the trajectory of whole emergency OPD, suspected and confirmed heatstroke instances and deaths; and their reporting as per Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) portal, the union well being ministry stated in an announcement.

Mandaviya stated that heatwave alerts and forecasts from the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) are being amplified and shared with all states each day by the Centre.

He urged states to develop coaching manuals on warmth and well being for state officers, medical officers and well being staff.

“State-level trainers want to make sure that their coaching is as much as area degree. Capacity constructing of medical officers, well being employees & sensitization of grassroots degree staff on warmth sickness, with deal with early recognition and administration utilizing coaching manuals offered by Union Health Ministry is essential”, he stated.

States have been additionally suggested to evaluation well being facility preparedness by way of important medicines, intravenous fluids, Ice-packs, ORS, ingesting water, making certain uninterrupted electrical energy provide, set up of photo voltaic panels and adopting measures to cut back indoor warmth via the set up of cool/inexperienced roofs, window shading, shades, and many others

Highlighting the dearth of correct knowledge from the bottom, Minister Rai urged states to share field-level knowledge on heatwaves, together with on deaths and instances, so {that a} sensible evaluation of the state of affairs might be made.

He additionally burdened on the significance of well timed motion as quickly as IMD alerts are obtained within the states.

“Timely, advanced and wide awareness among the people on the preventive measures will hugely support in reducing the severe impact of such heat waves,” Rai stated.