Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra today reviewed the diarrhea situation across several districts in the State.
The Chief Secretary urged the district Collectors to make necessary arrangements to stop the spread of the water-borne disease.
Mahapatra also stressed on rapid diarrhea information dissemination system from villages and wards to Community Health Centers, District Headquarters Hospitals, and District Collectors and instructed for immediate transfer of patients to the hospital.
He directed the Collectors to involve ASHA workers/Anganwadi Workers/Ward Members/Sarpanch/local voluntary organizations and schools in information dissemination and the hospital transfer process.
He instructed the Collectors for regular treatment of all drinking water sources.
The Chief Secretary ordered for deployment of vehicles with reverse osmosis systems for water purification in infected areas.
All Collectors and Health Officers have been instructed to keep the diarrhea prevention system active till the end of the rainy season and to be fully alert. Disease surveillance and the testing system will be intensified.
Earlier on Thursday, State Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das visited the diarrhoea-affected areas in Rayagada municipality, took stock of the health facilities and inspected the sources of water being used by villagers.
He said that the Health Department will leave no stone unturned to contain the spread of the disease.