Ranchi: Prominent Covid-19 hospitals in Ranchi on Tuesday said they have stocked up enough oxygen to last 72 hours. On Monday night, the state department of health, medical education and family welfare asked all hospitals in the state to stock up liquid medical oxygen and ensure that they have alternate sources of power to keep their medical equipment functional.
The department’s directive was issued keeping in mind the cyclonic storm Yaas, which is due to make landfall in Odisha on Wednesday and head inland towards south Jharkhand the same day.
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), which currently has the capacity to treat 1,108 Covid-19 patients indoors, said it has stocked up 800 Jumbo D-type oxygen cylinders. “We have also procured two oxygen cylinder tanks and kept them on standby. Our own PSA Oxygen plant is fully functional and two of its tanks are full,” Dr Rakesh Ranjan, the chief medical officer of Rims, told TOI. After Covid-19 cases began declining, Rim
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The problem of vaccine shortages at private hospitals, which started when vaccinations were opened up to senior citizens in March and worsened when people above 18 were made eligible from May 1, has been sorted out after meetings with manufacturers.
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Several medium and small-sized hospitals in India may start their inoculation drives from next month after reaching supply agreements with vaccine manufacturers.
The problem of vaccine shortages at private hospitals, which started when vaccinations were opened up to senior citizens in March and worsened when people above 18 were made eligible from May 1, has been sorted out after meetings with manufacturers.
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Synopsis Girdhar Gyani, director general of AHPI, said the vaccine makers will get back with the details on how much they can supply within this week. “Once they have a guaranteed order from us, things will move fast,” he said.
Several medium and small-sized hospitals have got together under the umbrella of The Association of Healthcare Providers India (AHPI) to procure vaccines on better terms from the manufacturing companies.
“AHPI has engaged with companies to procure vaccines. We are talking to Serum Institute of India (SII), Bharat Biotech (BB) and Dr Reddy’s for Sputnik,” said Girdhar Gyani, director general of the Association of Healthcare Providers India
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COVID patients on oxygen support wait outside a hospital for admission, in Jammu, May 6 (PTI) As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm India’s medical system, no resource has emerged as precious or in as short supply as medical oxygen. India has now recorded over 300,000 Covid-19 cases for over a fortnight in a row. An estimated 17 per cent of all persons hospitalised with Covid-19 symptoms require medical oxygen, with Government data released on May 8 saying more than 137,000 people across India are on oxygen support. This is more than three times the number of those needing oxygen in the first wave.
May 07, 2021
The volunteers will also be given an honorarium. The Kerala Chapter of Association of Healthcare Providers-India (AHPI) and theIndian Red Cross Society (IRCS) state branch have made an impassioned plea to those willing to ‘make a change’ to become volunteers in the healthcare sector and bolster the fight against the raging Covid pandemic.
As volunteers, they will assist the medical fraternity in Thiruvananthapuram with the motto, Be a Covid-19 Warrior. Let us rebuild the health and safety of our city. Let us spread care, not Covid.
Volunteers who complete a minimum stipulated period will be honoured with a Certificate of Appreciation jointly by the AHPI and the IRCS. In addition, the volunteers will also be given an honorarium as a token of appreciation for their efforts.