Bhubaneswar: In view of the rising number of COVID-19 positive cases across the state, Odisha Government Wednesday constituted multidisciplinary technical committees. The committee will be entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring and checking if proper treatment and other facilities are provided to COVID-19 patients at the COVID hospitals.
The Health and Family Welfare department in a notification provided a number of standard operating procedures for their proper functioning.
The SOPs stated are as follows:
- The Dean and Principal of all government medical colleges will make a weekly schedule for the member of technical committees to visit of COVID hospitals in different districts
- The schedule will be shared with the collector, district magistrate, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) and Public Health Officer (PHO) of the district in advance so that they can well facilitate the visit of the technical team and can ensure the presence of Authorised Medical Officer (AMO) and the treating doctors during the visit
- The conveyance will be arranged by the concerned Dean and Principal of all government medical colleges and the expenses incurred as per the National Health Mission (NHM) norm or through empanelled agency will be reimbursed from the Public Health Response Fund for which bill may be submitted to the Director Public Health for reimbursement
- The accommodation and other logistics if required will be arranged by the Collector cum DM of the district
- The Technical Team during their visit will review and monitor the IPC protocol sanitation food, dead body disposal and other arrangements in all the COVID treatment facilities. The teams have been advised to interact with patients for their feedback
- The team will also discuss with the treating members on patient care, management protocol with special focus on rational and timely use of newer drugs and plasma therapy as a measure for reduction of case fatality
- The members of the team may suggest for remedial measures for lapses if any detected during their visit. The team will also submit a comprehensive report for each institution and facility they visited.
On the other hand, the committee is constituted by Medical Education and Training Directorate of Odisha. Senior professors from seven medical colleges are the members of the committee. They will visit all the 30 districts, ensure proper treatment to COVID-19 patients in the hospitals and will provide technical assistance to Covid health facilities.
The seven hospitals including SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, MKCG College and hospital in Berhampur, VIMSAR in Sambalpur, SLN medical college and hospital in Koraput, FM Medical College and Hospital in Balasore and Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital have formed seven panels.
The panel formed in SCB Medical College and Hospital which consists of nine members will check the treatment facilities in Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Puri, Dhenkanal and Angul districts while MKCG panel will review treatment in Ganjam, Gajapati, Nayagarh, Boudh and Kandhamal.
VIMSAR panel will check medical facilities provided to COVID-19 patients in Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, Bargarh and Deogarh districts while SLN medical college panel will look after Covid scenario in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nabarangpur districts.
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The committee formed by FM Medical College and Hospital will review treatment facilities in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts while Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital has given the charged of Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts.
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