The Minister of Health and Population of the Federal Government, Pradeep Paudel, has directed to provide free treatment to the diarrhea and cholera patients who come to Narayani Hospital.
What you should know
The number of cholera patients in Birgunj metropolis is increasing daily amid great efforts to control diarrhea and cholera. By 6 pm on Monday, the number of cholera infected people in different hospitals of the metropolis has reached 93. Confirmed infected person Virgunj Metropolitan City Ward no. 3, 11, 12, 13 and 16.
32/32 people have been confirmed to be infected with cholera in Narayani and Tarai hospitals. 12 in National Medical College, 3/3 in Bhavani, Veerganj Health Care and Mangalam Pathology have been confirmed. 2 in Ali Ortho Hospital, Narayani Center, Advance Medicare, Nepal Indo, Neelkanth, Nepal Medicity Bayodha and 1/1 person have been confirmed infected.
Minister Paudel instructs patients to get free treatment
Federal Government Health and Population Minister Pradeep Paudel has given instructions to give free treatment to diarrhea and cholera patients coming to Narayani Hospital. He gave these instructions in a discussion program with hospital staff and stakeholders held at Narayani Hospital in Birganj on Monday.
'Diarrhea and cholera patients who come for treatment at Narayani Hospital should not pay any kind of fee,' he said, 'Some medicines were found to be free and some were made to be purchased.'
Minister Paudel said that the government at all levels will be committed to ensure that there is no shortage of medicine during the disaster. He said that he is also trying to ensure that there is no shortage of manpower in hospitals in the affected areas.
He asked private hospitals to show humanity in times of crisis. 'The Ministry will provide kits to private hospitals,' he said, 'other medicines will also be provided, for that the patients should be given discounts on treatment, everyone should help during the disaster.' Although the official of the water supply institute claims that the water pipe is not submerged in the sewer, he said that it is necessary to ascertain which pipe is submerged and find out the leakage in the three pipes immediately.
"If the citizens are aware of their health and make a habit of drinking boiled water and washing their hands, the disaster will decrease by itself," he said. He also stressed that the media world and media workers should exercise restraint in times of crisis.
Emphasis on adoption of one-door policy to bring effectiveness in control
Stakeholders have emphasized to adopt one-door policy without random distribution of medicinal materials in the affected areas to bring effectiveness in controlling cholera infection . This was emphasized by the participants in the interactive discussion of the stakeholders held in Birgunj on Monday.
In a discussion program with representatives of the Ministry of Health, World Health Organization, UNICEF, Provincial Health Directorate and Metropolitan Health Branch, Birganj Metropolitan Chief Singh emphasized that all cholera control work should be done through an integrated effort . He urged everyone not to do business by making cholera a joke.
Saying that private hospitals are trying to sell kits in the name of testing, Singh said that the government will provide the kits for free. In the discussion, Vishal Subedi, public health administrator of the Ministry of Health, emphasized that government health institutions should be made the main centers of treatment. He said that it would be appropriate for private health institutions to adopt the same standards for the treatment of diarrheal diseases.
It was informed in the program that the team of the ministry, in coordination with the metropolis, is ready to monitor the private hospitals and get direct information about the condition of the patients being treated in the ICU there .
Dr. Head of Communicable Disease Branch of Health Services Department. Pravin J said that it is not necessary to test for cholera frequently. He said that after the confirmation of cholera in one patient, there is no need to repeat the test of other patients with similar symptoms. He said that attention should be paid to the direct treatment of this type of patient. A high-level team of the Health Services Department has been deployed in Birganj since Sunday and is monitoring cholera control and treatment activities.
