LUCKNOW, Nov 5: Amid the rising dengue cases in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday chaired a meeting with officials of the state health department and directed nodal officers to make field visits and ensure time-bound implementation of measures to contain the spread of the vector-borne disease.
The chief minister also instructed the health officials to step up surveillance in the affected areas.
“All municipal corporations and local bodies of the state should conduct special campaigns on cleanliness, fogging and anti-larva spray,” he said.
Also directing officials to ensure the availability of doctors and medicines at all times, the chief minister said all patients must receive proper medical care on being admitted to hospitals.
Earlier, on October 26, the chief minister had advised the health officials to take extra precautions amid the rising dengue cases.
The chief minister also issued instructions to open isolation wards in each district hospital and assure the availability of medicines and other necessary provisions like beds.
In addition to issuing directions to health officials to be proactive in their dengue prevention efforts, the chief minister also advised the citizens to be watchful and take necessary precautions to avoid catching the vector-borne disease.
Dengue cases have been on the rise across the state in the recent past, with unconfirmed reports putting the toll in Prayagraj district at over 36. However, none of the government agencies concerned had made any data available on the number of deaths due to dengue.
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In a separate event, the chief minister also said that students studying medicine should not confine themselves to labs and libraries and asked them to visit rural areas to investigate the causes of disease and write a research paper.
“Students studying medicine shouldn’t confine themselves to labs and libraries and instead should visit rural areas to investigate the causes of disease and write a research paper. Passed-out doctors should make research papers based on their experiences. The state government will have a look at their proposals and experiences,” Yogi said.
Addressing the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in Gorakhpur, the CM said, “It is not only important to treat the disease, but we also have to figure out the core causes of the disease so that it can be stopped from spreading. In this context, it is the responsibility of doctors and medical teachers to promote research, along with providing treatment. The government assures you of fulfilling all your requirements.”
Urging doctors to conduct new research to find out the causes of diseases, CM Yogi said, “Uttar Pradesh has the best healthcare infrastructure available.”
The Chief Minister stated that the government wants doctors at government medical colleges to do top-notch work and carry forward new research. “We will lag behind if research and development are interrupted”, he added.
He said that there is no dearth of medical infrastructure and faculty in the state.
“Therefore, it is necessary to run courses and encourage research. By focusing on this, the best results can be achieved. We can advance the entire medical system with research”, Yogi said.
Stating that Japanese Encephalitis was detected in Eastern Uttar Pradesh in 1977-78, the CM said, “The chain of deaths as a result of this lasted for 40 continuous years until 2017. Its vaccine was made in Japan only in 1905 but it took the vaccine 100 years to reach Gorakhpur.”
During the Golden Jubilee celebrations of BRD Medical College, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Swarna Jayanti Dwar (Main Gate).
“On this occasion, the foundation stone of construction work of a double seated 100 room hostel for the students of Pharmacy and Nursing College was also laid by him,” a statement from the Chief minister’s office said.
“The doctors also received ODOP products as gifts from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of BRD Medical College and Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the 1997 batch,” it added. (ANI)
