The Hindu 27.07.2012
Follow treatment protocol for dengue: Minister
In the wake of increasing incidence of dengue in the
State, Health and Family Welfare Minister Arvind Limbavali on Thursday
held a meeting of senior officials from the Health Department and BBMP,
representatives from private hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic
centres, NIMHANS and the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).
Following
differing views in the diagnosis of cases by private doctors and the
health department officials, the Minister released a protocol for
treatment and management of dengue based on the guidelines issued by the
World Health Organisation and the Government of India. He directed the
representatives of the private hospitals, and government hospitals, to
follow a uniform protocol for reporting dengue cases.
All
samples that test positive for dengue in private labs should be
confirmed by the National Institute of Virology’s field station in
Victoria Hospital and NIMHANS lab before the doctors announce them as
positive. The Minister directed officials to intensify preventive
measures focussing on reduction of mosquito breeding.
