NCPCR writes to States, UTs over health facilities for children ANI | Updated: May 21, 2021 09:47 IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the health department of States and Union Territories (UTs) seeking details of Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICUs), Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) and Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) in the concerned States/UTs.
The NCPCR, in its letter on Thursday to the Principal Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare of all States and UTs, requested for assigning a nodal officer who would be responsible for providing data about the health facilities for the children in the concerned States/UTs.
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In the wake of experts warning that the possible third wave of pandemic will affect children, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has recommended that the State government form task forces involving pedestrians at the district level.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the commission has asked that infrastructure be put in place to treat children before the next wave strikes. This includes reservation of beds for children in both government and private hospitals.
The committee has also asked the State government to form supervisory committees to protect the rights of children who have lost both their parents owing to COVID-19.
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Needle point: Not everybody who is sceptical of the vaccine is an “anti-vaxxer” an opponent of vaccines - REUTERS/MARCO BELLO× Health Ministry on Tuesday wrote to health secretaries of four States and one Union Territory – Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir – urging them to take necessary measures to get health care workers and front line workers vaccinated in those districts which are witnessing a rising trend in Covid-19 cases.
In separate letters written to those in charge of Health and Family Welfare Departments in these States and UT, Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary in the Union Health Ministry said National Expert Group on Vaccination against Covid-19 recommended priority vaccination of health care workers and frontline workers as they are most susceptible to Covid