Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah today asked the health department officials to take all steps to contain the spread of infectious diseases including swine flu in the state.
Rosaiah held a review meeting on all infectious diseases with minister and Officials at Secretariat in the evening today, a release from the CMO said.
He said the government is fully geared up to meet the situation and to contain the spread of swine flu and other infectious deceases. The Chief Minister asked the Finance Department to release funds as required by the Commissioner, Health towards this.
Rosaiah asked the minster for health and special chief secretary and commissioner, Health to hold a video conference with district Collectors and other officials concerned tomorrow from Secretariat and provide the necessary instructions, the release said.
The chief minister who expressed concern at the media reports about the incidents of swine flu and other viral diseases told the officials to act immediately and from Rapid Response Teams (RRT) consisting of doctors and paramedical staff and dispatch them to districts.
Rosaiah was told that the state Epidemic Cell is functioning round-the-clock, state RRT is formed for investigation of outbreaks of epidemics and supply of drugs and disinfectants are being streamlined, weekly reviews are held daily reporting is done on malaria, H1N1, fevers and other diseases, it said.
As far as H1N1 is concerned, 83 treatment centres have been established for swine flu management in the state, technical committee is formed with professor and general medicine, microbiology, SPM, chest physicians and state Nodal Officers to review each positive case and each death case, it said.
The government is providing adequate doses of oseltamivir tablets, 80,400 doses for vaccination of medical staff and necessary medical and other equipment being provided, the release said.
Officials said over 225 positive cases of H1N1 have been reported in the state since January. About 25 people have succumbed to the disease so far.
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