Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
UPDATES on COVID-19 AS ON 1.7.2020
Posted On: 01 JUL 2020 12:42PM by PIB Delhi
It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare (MoHFW) through some media reports that the issue of Bilevel
Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) mode not being available in the ventilators
supplied by Government of India has been raised.
The “Make in India” ventilators supplied to the
States and UTs, including GNCT of Delhi, by the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare are meant for ICUs. The technical specifications for these COVID
ventilators have been laid down by a Technical Committee of domain knowledge
experts headed by the Director General Health Services (DGHS), MoHFW against
which the ventilators have been procured and supplied. The ventilators procured
and supplied comply with these specifications.
Ventilator models BEL and AgVa supplied to the
States/ UTs are complying with the requirements as per the specifications laid
down by the Technical Committee. These cost effective, made in India
ventilators have BiPAP mode and other such modes as have been prescribed in the
technical specifications. The ventilators are being supplied along with User
Manuals and Feedback Forms which must be referred to for clarity.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Recovery Rate increases; touches 59.43%
Nearly 1 lakh 30 thousand more recovered cases than the active cases
Nearly 1 lakh 30 thousand more recovered cases than the active cases
Posted On: 01 JUL 2020 5:22PM by PIB Delhi
As a result of the coordinated steps taken by
Government of India along with States/UTs for prevention, containment and
management of COVID-19, there are 1,27,864
recovered cases more than the active COVID-19 cases, as on date. This has
resulted in the recovery rate further increasing to 59.43%. During the last 24
hours, a total of 13,157 COVID-19 patients have been cured, taking the
cumulative figure to 3,47,978.
Presently, there are 2,20,114 active cases and all
are under medical supervision.
The testing lab network in the country is further
strengthened. With 764 labs in the government sector and 292 private labs,
there are as many as 1056 labs in the country. These include:
• Real-Time RT
PCR based testing labs: 576 (Govt: 365 + Private: 211)
• TrueNat based
testing labs: 394 (Govt: 367 + Private: 27)
• CBNAAT based
testing labs: 86 (Govt: 32 + Private: 54)
There has been steady rise in the samples tested
very day; during the last 24 hours 2,17,931 samples have been tested. The
cumulative number of samples tested, as on date, is 88,26,585.
For all authentic & updated information on
COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly
visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent
to technicalquery.covid19@gov.in and other queries on ncov2019@gov.in and
@CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at
the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or
1075 (Toll-free). List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also
available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Jharkhand’s Sahiyas: An inspiration to Community
Health Workers everywhere
About 42,000 Sahiyas took part in Intensive Public Health Survey to identify COVID-19 high risk population
About 42,000 Sahiyas took part in Intensive Public Health Survey to identify COVID-19 high risk population
Posted On: 01 JUL 2020 12:33PM by PIB Delhi
On 13th March, 2020, Kamarunisha and her husband
Noor Mohammad, of Telo village in Bokaro district, Jharkhand returned home
after participating in the Jamaat. They were tested for COVID-19 at the airport
and advised home quarantine in their village. The village Accredited
Social Health Activist (ASHA), known as Sahiya, Reena Devi, obtained this
information during the household survey.
She immediately informed the medical
officer-in-charge of the block, counselled the couple to follow home quarantine
as per norms and followed up regularly regarding their health status and
healthcare needs. Kamarunisha tested positive and was immediately quarantined
at Bokaro General Hospital. The Sahiya, Reena Devi, coordinated for a medical
team to be sent to the couple’s house the next day and helped in home
quarantine for the family members. She continued to actively follow-up of
the couple and played a crucial role in creating awareness in the family as
well as in the community for prevention of COVID-19. Timely action and
persistent efforts by Reena Devi helped in preventing spread of infection to
other members in the family and in her community.
The ASHAs in Jharkhand, known as “Sahiyas”, have
been supporting delivery of health care services to the last mile, especially
in the tribal areas. The State has about 42,000 Sahiyas, supported by 2260
Sahiya Sathis (ASHA facilitators), 582 block trainers, 24 district community
mobilizers and a State level community processes resource centre. Since the
launch of the programme, the Sahiyas have been widely acknowledged for their
commitment and agency in enabling access to health care, even in the hard to
reach and remote tribal areas.
Sahiyas have been actively engaged in various
activities related to COVID-19 since March 2020, such as creating awareness
about preventive measures of COVID-19 like frequent hand washing with soap and
water, use of masks/face covers when stepping out in public spaces, following
proper etiquette while coughing and sneezing, etc. They are also involved in
contact tracing, line listing and follow up of the COVID-19 cases.
Jharkhand launched the week long Intensive Public
Health Survey (IPHS) to identify the high risk population for COVID-19 from 18th to 25thJune. On first day of
the IPHS week, community meetings at the village level and in the cities were
held for planning of field level activities. Subsequently for three consecutive
days, active House-to-House Survey was conducted. About 42,000 Sahiyas played a
crucial role in this survey. They conducted house-to-house survey of thousands
of households to identify the local high risk population such as individuals
with Influenza like Illness (ILI)/ Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI)
symptoms, population more than 40 yrs with co-morbid conditions, under-five
children who missed vaccination as per the schedule and pregnant women due for
Ante Natal Check-up (ANC). Testing of individuals with ILI/SARI symptoms was
also ensured the same day. The details of individuals identified with higher
vulnerabilities are shared with the linked Sub Centre and block /district
health teams for active follow-up.
During the survey, the Sahiyas carried out multiple
tasks (such as counselling for ANC/PNC, home based new-born care, home-based
care of the young child, follow-up of those on treatment with chronic
diseases), during their household visits, reducing the need to undertake
multiple visits to the same household for different activities.
Jharkhand’s ASHAs, or Sahiyas, who have demonstrated
their commitment in addressing maternal, newborn, and child health have arisen
to the occasion in supporting COVID 19 related activities.
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