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Sep 3, 2010
KASHIPUR VISIT 0N 03.09.2010
There has been a recent spur in this incidences of diarrhea in Rayagada district. This time around the focus of such incidents was not Kashipur, but the areas on the border of Bissamcuttack and Gudari, where almost 9 deaths have occurred in a period a week. medical teams have visited the places and taken necessary measures to tackle the situation. ADM Rayagada and a medical team led by Additional District Medical Officer visited the affected Dumurnelli and Golikona GPs. all efforts are taken to bring the situation under control and check the spread of any epidemic.kashipur block continues to be the focus of attention because of its history of epidemics especially, cholera,that happened in 2007, the memories of which are still fresh. Though this time the incidences of diarrheal deaths have been by and large confined to the Siripai sub centre area, the situation tends to get critical with every round of heavy rains and to added to the problems the highly inaccessible terrain make service delivery extremely difficult. There have been number of deaths due to diarrhea in this area in this week and for this reason within a fortnight Collector Rayagada, CDMO and medical team along with block and tahsil officials visited this area for the second time. The vilages that were visited Siripai, Bahardulki, Sirlijhodi, Bolangiri, etc. This area had seen a spur in diarrheal deaths last weeks after a spell of heavy rains for a couple of days. The unfortunate part is that there have been deaths in some cases inspite of the medical teams visiting and providing the necessary treatments for diarrhea patients. To fully assure ourselves that the medications are properly utilized by the patients, district administration has instructed the medical teams to administer injections wherever possible along with dispensing medicines, as at times people tend to not to consume such medicines or if at all not the full dose.
There has been a recent spur in this incidences of diarrhea in Rayagada district. This time around the focus of such incidents was not Kashipur, but the areas on the border of Bissamcuttack and Gudari, where almost 9 deaths have occurred in a period a week. medical teams have visited the places and taken necessary measures to tackle the situation. ADM Rayagada and a medical team led by Additional District Medical Officer visited the affected Dumurnelli and Golikona GPs. all efforts are taken to bring the situation under control and check the spread of any epidemic. kashipur block continues to be the focus of attention because of its history of epidemics especially, cholera,that happened in 2007, the memories of which are still fresh. Though this time the incidences of diarrheal deaths have been by and large confined to the Siripai sub centre area, the situation tends to get critical with every round of heavy rains and to added to the problems the highly inaccessible terrain make service delivery extremely difficult. There have been number of deaths due to diarrhea in this area in this week and for this reason within a fortnight Collector Rayagada, CDMO and medical team along with block and tahsil officials visited this area for the second time. The vilages that were visited Siripai, Bahardulki, Sirlijhodi, Bolangiri, etc. This area had seen a spur in diarrheal deaths last weeks after a spell of heavy rains for a couple of days. The unfortunate part is that there have been deaths in some cases inspite of the medical teams visiting and providing the necessary treatments for diarrhea patients. To fully assure ourselves that the medications are properly utilized by the patients, district administration has instructed the medical teams to administer injections wherever possible along with dispensing medicines, as at times people tend to not to consume such medicines or if at all not the full dose.