Cuttack: SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack has as many as 45 beds and is in complete preparedness to handle dengue cases. According to reports, SCB Cuttack has 45 beds for dengue patients, so far as many as nine patients have been admitted. Sufficient amount of blood has been kept in the blood bank also.
The Vice Chancellor of SCB on dengue preparedness further added that all those admitted are in stable health condition. If required then the number of dengue beds shall be increased.
Earlier on July 25, the State government said that it has geared up to contain diseases such as dengue and malaria. Speaking about the decision, Director of Public Health Nilakantha Mishra said that control rooms for the waterborne diseases at all the District Headquarter Hospitals (DDHs) have been made active and special combined control rooms have been opened for dengue cases.
“The officials are working as per the direction of the Health and Family Welfare Department and are submitting their reports,” Mishra said adding that as the cases of dengue, Diarrhoea and vomiting is increasing in the State, the people have to become vigilant of it. More such cases have been reported from Sudergarh district, he said.
The health officials along with others are carrying out awareness programmes and doing surveys at doorsteps, informed the Public Health Director.
He further said that as the cases of snakebites are also increasing, adequate amount of antivenom injections have been made available at the hospitals.
“We are also keeping a close vigil on the diphtheria cases and the health workers are conducting surveillance in the nearby areas where such cases are reported. The suspected persons are given anti-diphtheria serum doses. We also have asked the people to stay alert for such diseases,” said Nilakantha Mishra.
