Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Preventing/limiting spread of Swine Flu
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16:44 IST
LOK SABHA
Government of India took a series of action to prevent / limit the spread of pandemic influenza A H1N1 and to mitigate its impact. Entry screening of passengers were carried out at 22 international airports. About 600 laboratory confirmed cases were detected through screening. This limited spread of the disease and gave three months time to put preparedness in place. surveillance to detect clusters of influenza like illness is being done through Integrated Disease Surveillance Project. Laboratory network has been strengthened. There are forty five laboratories (24 in Govt. Sector and 19 in Private Sector) testing the clinical samples. Government of India procured 40 million capsules of which 21 million have been given to the States/UTs which is also used for preventive chemoprophylaxis. Retail sale of Oseltamivir was allowed under Schedule X of Drugs & Cosmetic Act. Three Indian manufacturers of Vaccine are being supported to manufacture H1N1 vaccine. 1.5 million doses of vaccine have been imported to vaccinate health care workers. Funds were allocated for training of district level teams. IMA has been provided funds to train private practitioners. All States were requested to gear up the State machinery, open large number of screening centres and strengthen isolation facilities including critical care facilities at district level. A task force in the I&B Ministry is implementing the media plan. Travel advisory, do?s and don?ts and other pertinent information has been widely published to create awareness among public. All such information is also available on the website: http://mohfw-h1n1.nic.in.
Government has taken action in the context of H1N1 pandemic for mass gathering events such as Haj pilgrimage, Kumbh Mela at Haridwar and Sabrimala pilgrimage in Kerala. The same policy and guidelines for mass gathering events would follow for Commonwealth Games.
This information was given by Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha today.
DS/GK
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=59524
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16:44 IST
LOK SABHA
Government of India took a series of action to prevent / limit the spread of pandemic influenza A H1N1 and to mitigate its impact. Entry screening of passengers were carried out at 22 international airports. About 600 laboratory confirmed cases were detected through screening. This limited spread of the disease and gave three months time to put preparedness in place. surveillance to detect clusters of influenza like illness is being done through Integrated Disease Surveillance Project. Laboratory network has been strengthened. There are forty five laboratories (24 in Govt. Sector and 19 in Private Sector) testing the clinical samples. Government of India procured 40 million capsules of which 21 million have been given to the States/UTs which is also used for preventive chemoprophylaxis. Retail sale of Oseltamivir was allowed under Schedule X of Drugs & Cosmetic Act. Three Indian manufacturers of Vaccine are being supported to manufacture H1N1 vaccine. 1.5 million doses of vaccine have been imported to vaccinate health care workers. Funds were allocated for training of district level teams. IMA has been provided funds to train private practitioners. All States were requested to gear up the State machinery, open large number of screening centres and strengthen isolation facilities including critical care facilities at district level. A task force in the I&B Ministry is implementing the media plan. Travel advisory, do?s and don?ts and other pertinent information has been widely published to create awareness among public. All such information is also available on the website: http://mohfw-h1n1.nic.in.
Government has taken action in the context of H1N1 pandemic for mass gathering events such as Haj pilgrimage, Kumbh Mela at Haridwar and Sabrimala pilgrimage in Kerala. The same policy and guidelines for mass gathering events would follow for Commonwealth Games.
This information was given by Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha today.
DS/GK
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=59524