108 ambulances to go Hi-Tech
Bengaluru, November 17: By this new year, the existing 108 ambulances would have a facelift with hi-tech touch. Preparations are in full swing to provide technology-enabled ambulance service by coming new year. A tender is given to a private company to prepare a policy for this purpose.
Life saving 108 ambulance new scheme is being equipped with modern technology keeping in mind the next five years’ demands. Each vehicle will have electronic health recorder and people can get the entire details of the ambulance within minutes.
Video wall
In this technology-enabled system, Route of the ambulance, Hospital in which the patient is being admitted, Emergency treatment at the ambulance, Behavior of the staff with the patients, Vehicle maintenance and other issues can be available. Apart from this, the time taken by the ambulance to reach the accident spot, Staff attendance time, Travel time and the route map of the vehicle can be observed sitting at the office, for which a video wall will be installed to every ambulance.
Guidelines preparation
In order to avoid the previous problems, the Health Department has prepared to provide technology-based system. A private company called I-Deck Limited was entrusted the responsibility of guidelines for calling a tender. Later, it would be adopted after thorough verification, department sources said.
All facilities for emergency treatment
Each ambulance will be installed GPS, Online monitoring system, Biometric for driver and staff attendance, Tab facility to know the service being given to the patient, Electronic creator, Mobile App to lodge complaints, Supervision in the ambulance and Service Level Agreement (SLA) system.
Use of the scheme
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Misuse of ambulance could be avoided
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To avoid swindling of money from the patients
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To avoid giving false information
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To avoid admitting the patients to private hospitals for commission
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
