District level monthly review meeting of health department organised

District level monthly review meeting was organized on Thursday under the chairmanship of Chief Medical Officer District Shimla Dr. Rakesh Pratap. In which block medical officers and employees from various health blocks of District Shimla participated. In the review meeting, Chief Medical Officer District Shimla evaluated the works of various health and also issued important guidelines for providing better health facilities. In the meeting, important health issues like dengue, scrub typhus, ampox, vaccination, institutional delivery, climate change management, Ayushman Arogya Camp, NCD and Aabha ID were discussed in detail and people were urged to make people aware about the prevention and treatment of these diseases. Apart from this, necessary guidelines were also given regarding updating Tobacco Free Youth Campaign RCH, HMIS, UVIN Portal.
In the meeting, the Chief Medical Officer issued instructions to the medical officers of all health blocks for the prevention and management of dengue. He said that dengue is a vector-borne disease which is caused by the bite of an infected female mosquito. Its symptoms are severe headache, fever, pain in muscles and joints, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, extreme fatigue and red rashes on the body and in severe symptoms, bleeding can also occur through nose, mouth and stool. Giving further information, he advised that in case of such symptoms, immediately go to the nearest health center and get free blood test and treatment.