No dearth of doctors to tackle fever cases: Etela Rajender

Health Minister Etela Rajender said there was no dearth of doctors, nurses or medicines in government hospitals to attend to viral fever cases and extend quality treatment to patients.

The government has issued directions to recruit staff and doctors, if required, on an outsourcing basis to deal with seasonal issues, he said, adding that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had already given instructions to provide all facilities and quality treatment at all government hospitals.

Inaugurating new exclusive male and female fever wards at Gandhi Hospital here on Friday, the Minister said additional blocks were being created in different hospitals to accommodate patients during the current season. Though many suspected dengue cases were being registered at Fever Hospital, very few were turning out to be positive cases. 

In August, about 51,000 outpatient cases were registered in Fever Hospital but only 62 cases were positive, and treatment was being extended accordingly, he said.

Compared to 2017, complications and



death cases were minimal. Earlier, there were deaths due to dengue but due to the measures being taken by the Health Department in conducting camps and early detection of symptoms, there were no deaths due to dengue, the Minister said while interacting with the media.

“In Gandhi Hospital, 419 patients were treated and all of them were discharged,” Rajender said, appealing to the people to ensure hygiene and cleanliness in their neighbourhood.

He said instructions were issued to the Police Department to ensure there was no water stagnation on respective police station premises, especially in vehicles that are seized for different violations.

Coordinated efforts were being made in association with the Panchayat Raj and Municipal Administration Departments to control the spread of viral and vector-borne diseases, the Minister said, adding that municipalities and municipal corporations were directed to take up extensive fogging and anti-larval measures to contain the fevers.