Union Health Minister Reviews Heatwave Situations in Odisha, Six Other States
New Delhi: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with the representatives of Odisha and six other states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana – to review the public health preparedness to the ongoing heatwave and heat related illnesses. The Health Minister [...]
New Delhi: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with the representatives of Odisha and six other states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana – to review the public health preparedness to the ongoing heatwave and heat related illnesses.
The Health Minister virtually interacted with State Health Ministers, State Disaster Management Ministers and Principal Secretaries/ Additional Chief Secretaries and Information Commissioners of these states which are experiencing severe heat wave conditions.
“Effective disaster response and management is a collaborative work. With coordinated actions between Centre and states, we can surely ensure there are no deaths due to heatwaves”, Mandaviya said.
The Union Minister urged the states to implement the State Action Plans at the ground levels with a timely warning to the people, and ensure preventive preparedness to reduce the severe impact of heatwaves. The Union Health Minister also advised the States that have not yet prepared the Health Action Plan, based on the National Action Plan, to do so urgently detailing specific field level actions and ensure effective implementation of the same.
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