Doctors being trained to tackle emergency cases, says civic health officer

The onset of monsoon usually leads to on outbreak of several illnesses and high number of patients are hosptalised. In order to tackle such a situation, the civic health department has made adequate arrangements in all the civic hospitals by training doctors to tackle emergency situations.

The health official said all the civicrun hospitals are ready to combat the outbreak of monsoon-related ailments. “We have given special attention to the management of doctors for dealing with emergency cases and medicines,” he said.

Another health official said the

number of beds in all civic hospitals had been increased and medicine stocks had been replenished to effectively handle emergencies. “While around 2,500 beds have been set up in all civic hospitals, 1,000 doctors, nurses and paramedical staff from private and government hospitals have been trained to tackle monsoon-related illnesses,” said Idzes Kundan, Additional

Municipal Commissioner, Health Department.

A recent survey by the civic health department revealed that the incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has increased in Mumbai compared to last year. "We will organise special awareness camps in the city to make people aware how change in lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits has led to their suffering from NCDs," said Dr Padmaja Keskar, Executive Health Officer.

One of the main problems detected in Mumbai during the rains is the menace of mosquitoes. Malaria and dengue cases are on the rise. While wading through contaminated water in water-logged areas, people contract leptospirosis. “The civic body will also set up health camps and create awareness regarding NCDs, as last year, cases of jaundice, gastroenteritis, dengue, malaria, leptospirosis were reported in most of the civic-run hospitals,” said Dr Keskar. Moreover, all hospitals will continue to have separate monsoon wards, with additional beds this year, reserved for patients suffering from water-borne diseases.