*DC Doda held meeting on operationalization of panchayat level Covid care centres, acceleration in vaccination drive and testing in rural areas.* _Directed CMO to ensure testing facility in all 212 medical institutions of the District_

Doda, June, 1;  DC Doda Vikas Sharma held a meeting of health department, ICDS, and RDD in relation to the functioning of Panchayat level Covid care centres and acceleration of Covid-19 testing and Vaccination in the district. 

 

Meeting was attended by ADC Doda, PO-ICDS Doda, ACD Doda, CMO Doda, DIO Doda and other officers and officials of District Covid cell & health department.

 

While reviewing the functioning of Panchayat level CCCs, it was given out that all the 237 CCCs are fully functional with adequate bedding, basic medicines, Covid management Kits,  testing kits etc.

DC directed the ACD to monitor the functioning of these Panchayat CCCs on daily basis, and activate the village management committees for better care of Covid Positive patients in these centres. 

PO-ICDS and ACD were further directed to inspect the working of panchayat level Covid care centres personally for better management and monitoring.

 

CMO Doda was also directed to ensure that testing facility is available in all 212 medical institutions in the District along with trained manpower and RAT kits. He was further directed to increase the vaccination in the district by establishing more testing sites in collaboration with the elected representatives of the district.