Visiting team of doctors give slew of suggestions on COVID-19

Bengaluru Apr 30 () A central team of doctors deputedby the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, who were ona visit to Karnataka, have given a slew of suggestions onmedium and long term measures on tackling the COVID-19pandemic.

The team of doctors took stock of the situation ofKarnataka's preparedness on COVID-19 and inspected variousfacilities across the state, before winding up their visit onThursday, the health and family welfare department said in astatement.

The department added that the agenda of the team wasalso to provide required assistance to the state.

"The team made suggestions on medium and long termmeasures like strengthening human resources at healthinstitutions, training, and mass counselling," the pressrelease quoted Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Commissioner, Departmentof Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka assaying.

"The team visited health facilities and institutionsacross the state, interacting with local and state healthofficials in the districts of Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya,Chikkaballapura, Hassan and Dakshina Kannada," the releasesaid.

The central team consisted of Dr Avdhesh Kumar,Additional Director of National Vector Borne Disease ControlProgramme, Dr R K Gupta, Consultant Physician, Ram ManoharLohia Hospital;

Dr Nishant Kumar, Professor, Anaesthesia, LadyHardinge Medical College, and Dr Anuradha Shulania, AssociateProfessor, Microbiology, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.

The team deemed the Mysuru screening facility asexcellent and declared that the Critical Care Support TeamInitiative should be emulated by other states.

It also found the Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru andSuratkal quarantine facilities in coastal Karnataka were modelpractices to be followed.

The doctors also held meetings with officials of theDepartment of Health and Family Welfare including AdditionalChief Secretary Jawaid Akthar, Health Commissioner PankajKumar Pandey. GMS BNWELCOME BNWELCOME