10-02-2006, 11:55 PM
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Pioneer.com
Praveen Kumar | New DelhiÂ
Having failed to corner AIIMS Director P Venugopal on other issues, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss is now arming himself with the dengue broom to try and clean sweep the doyen away.
Even as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences grapples with a large number of dengue patients including inhouse staff, the Health Minister on Monday reportedly pushed for the incorporation of the dengue issue in the agenda of the October 10 meeting of the institute's body.
According to sources at AIIMS, <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>for Ramadoss it's an issue on a platter to nail Venugopal. "It's sad that even as the city reels under a health crisis, the Minister is using this as an opportunity to settle personal scores."</span>
Meanwhile, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday took control of the institute premises for providing full-proof sanitation. 2,400 additional personnel have been deployed in the fumigation and fogging drive with AIIMS hostels 4, 5 and 6 being their special focus.
<b>At AIIMS, a four-member committee was set up to monitor the situation and ensure measures were in place to curb the epidemic. Medication to patients suffering from the disease was being watched.
A fever cell consisting of four teams of seven resident doctors has been formed to tackle the crisis. On Monday, 1,000 patients suffering from fever were examined in AIIMS out of which 10 were reported to be new cases of dengue. Thirty interns have been tasked to deal exclusively with patients suffering from dengue and a separate ward of 125 beds allocated specially</b>.
"We have started a 24 hours laboratory service to examine the blood reports of all the patients suffering from fever. We are also encouraging people to donate blood so that there is no shortage during emergency," said AIIMS Medical Superintendent DK Sharma.
The resident doctors' association has also decided to hold a blood camp for two days in the campus from Tuesday. Meanwhile, the total figure of dengue patients in the institute went up to 45 on Monday; out of these 20 were campus residents. Three students are in Intensive Care Unit but in stable condition.
On Monday, even as the total number of dengue cases touched a scary 500 mark, the anti-dengue drive in the city was intensified. MCD has issued warning notices to 15 hospitals who have failed to take precautionary measures in controlling the Aedes mosquitoes.
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Pioneer.com
Praveen Kumar | New DelhiÂ
Having failed to corner AIIMS Director P Venugopal on other issues, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss is now arming himself with the dengue broom to try and clean sweep the doyen away.
Even as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences grapples with a large number of dengue patients including inhouse staff, the Health Minister on Monday reportedly pushed for the incorporation of the dengue issue in the agenda of the October 10 meeting of the institute's body.
According to sources at AIIMS, <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>for Ramadoss it's an issue on a platter to nail Venugopal. "It's sad that even as the city reels under a health crisis, the Minister is using this as an opportunity to settle personal scores."</span>
Meanwhile, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday took control of the institute premises for providing full-proof sanitation. 2,400 additional personnel have been deployed in the fumigation and fogging drive with AIIMS hostels 4, 5 and 6 being their special focus.
<b>At AIIMS, a four-member committee was set up to monitor the situation and ensure measures were in place to curb the epidemic. Medication to patients suffering from the disease was being watched.
A fever cell consisting of four teams of seven resident doctors has been formed to tackle the crisis. On Monday, 1,000 patients suffering from fever were examined in AIIMS out of which 10 were reported to be new cases of dengue. Thirty interns have been tasked to deal exclusively with patients suffering from dengue and a separate ward of 125 beds allocated specially</b>.
"We have started a 24 hours laboratory service to examine the blood reports of all the patients suffering from fever. We are also encouraging people to donate blood so that there is no shortage during emergency," said AIIMS Medical Superintendent DK Sharma.
The resident doctors' association has also decided to hold a blood camp for two days in the campus from Tuesday. Meanwhile, the total figure of dengue patients in the institute went up to 45 on Monday; out of these 20 were campus residents. Three students are in Intensive Care Unit but in stable condition.
On Monday, even as the total number of dengue cases touched a scary 500 mark, the anti-dengue drive in the city was intensified. MCD has issued warning notices to 15 hospitals who have failed to take precautionary measures in controlling the Aedes mosquitoes.
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