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Corporation raids hotels; notices issued

Friday, 19 July 2013 10:52 administrator
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The New Indian Express                19.07.2013

Corporation raids hotels; notices issued

The Kochi Corporation Health Squad conducted a a surprise check on 13 hotels in the city on Thursday.

Two hotels at Pachalam and Vaduthala were issued notice while the rest of the hotel owners were given instructions to upgrade steps to maintain hygiene at their hotels.

The squad, led by Health Inspector B Sasikumar, conducted the raid at Pachalam, Vaduthala, Cemetiri mukku and SRM Road.

Kochi Corporation Health Standing Committee chairman T K Ashraf said notices  were issued to Hotel Vaishali at Pachalam and Hepsiba Restaurant at Vaduthala.

 “We have told the owners of Hotel Vaishali and Hepsiba Restaurant that they would be heavily penalised if immediate measures are not taken to ensure hygiene.

Hotel Kaira at Chittoor road, Hotel Matha at Cemiterimukku, Krishna Nanda stores at Cemiteri Mukku, Muthu Tea Stall at Cemiterimukku,  Lourde Hospital canteen at Pachalam, Murali tea stall at Pachalam, Kamal tea stall at Pachalam and Sanilal tea stall at Pachalam, Dhanya Tea stall at Pachalam and Jalaja Foods at SRM Road have been asked to upgrade the quality in their hygiene,” Ashraf added.

Strict action will be taken against those who don’t heed to the notice, the Health Standing Committee warned. Ashraf added that raids will continue in the following days.

Health Inspectors V K Dinesh, A P Latheef, Junior Health Inspectors John Devasia took part in the raid.

 

GVMC dispensaries to get generic medicines

Friday, 19 July 2013 05:47 administrator
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The Hindu             19.07.2013

GVMC dispensaries to get generic medicines

Staff Reporter

GVMC will soon launch two initiatives to tone up the functioning of its dispensaries and schools.

The dispensaries usually face dearth of medicines, mostly for seasonal diseases like fevers.

To overcome the paucity, the corporation has decided to order generic medicines under Jeevandhara through AP Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation.

Software

Municipal Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana said on Thursday a software would now be used at the dispensaries and hospitals that would help monitor the attendance of staff at the dispensaries.

It will also help track the use of medicines and once the stock is low it will send an alarm for replenishment.

The Jeevandhra medicines will be ordered for all the 11 dispensaries, five urban health centres and two round-the-clock referral units, according to Chief Medical Officer (Health) P. V. Ramana Murthy. The cost per month will come to around Rs.3 lakh.

“Ordering generic medicines will bring down the cost by about 70 to 80 per cent and help us overcome the paucity that is a chronic problem,” said Mr. Satyanarayana.

The software being used is similar to that being employed in corporate hospitals now.

Software with links to monitor the situation will also be used to monitor the working of schools and the attendance of students.

Each student will be given a unique identity, he explained.

 

Mass clean-up drive kicks off in Dharapadavedu

Thursday, 18 July 2013 10:31 administrator
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The New Indian Express          18.07.2013

Mass clean-up drive kicks off in Dharapadavedu

Vellore Collector P Sankar inaugurated a mass cleaning drive in Zone 1, Dharapadavedu, of Vellore Corporation on Wednesday.

The initiative has been undertaken to control mosquito breeding in the area, in an effort to prevent water-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya.

On Wednesday, the collector flagged off 15 vehicles, each with 20 workers, to carry out the mass cleaning activities.

Collector P Sankar said the drive included source reduction activities such as checking places of water stagnation on terraces and water tubs in houses and clearing plastic wastes, polythene bags and worn out tyres.

Deputy director of Health Services, Dr K Poongodi said nearly 200 members from the Department of Health and 100 persons from the Corporation were involved in the mass cleaning drive. The cleaning drive would be carried out in other zones like Sathuvachari, Vellore, Shenbakkam, as well as other municipalities and town panchayats in the coming days. The mass cleaning programme would be completed before the commencement of monsoon. She said the workers would also carry out fogging.

Mayor P Karthiyayini, commissioner P Janaki Raveendran and engineer E Devakumar were present on the occasion.

 
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