Patiala News:District level joint outbreak response team meeting held
Patiala On October 7 () a meeting of the District Level Joint Outbreak Response Team and District Level One Health Committee was organized in Patiala district under the guidance of the Director Health and Family Welfare and the leadership of Civil Surgeon Dr. Sally Jaitley for the prevention of diseases, timely detection and effective handling of possible outbreaks.
During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on the integrated surveillance of human health , animal health and environment-related diseases and further strengthening better coordination between various departments.
On this occasion, special attention was paid to the prevention and surveillance of diseases like Dengue , Malaria , Chikungunya , Hepatitis-A/E , Diarrhea and Typhoid. Apart from this, emphasis was laid on ensuring immediate coordination and joint action between the concerned departments in cases of rabies and dog bites , snake bites , food poisoning and water borne diseases . During the meeting, the quality of drinking water , testing of water samples and immediate reporting of unusual diseases or deaths in animals were also discussed. The departments were asked to be ready to immediately carry out joint field investigation, sampling , laboratory testing and necessary control measures in case of any possible outbreak .
On this occasion , emphasis was also laid on strengthening the system for effective communication and instant sharing of information between the nodal officers of the concerned departments, as well as conducting joint trainings and mock drills for the frontline staff . At the end of the meeting, all the concerned departments were asked to maintain mutual coordination under the One Health Approach and ensure immediate necessary action upon receiving information about any unusual disease cluster or outbreak .