Kids with heart conditions must get timely, quality treatment: Ukesh
He emphasised that children referred for advanced treatment must be consistently followed up, ensuring their treatment is completed without delay.
He was speaking at the district-level review meeting of national health programmes, held at Anubhava Mantapa auditorium, district health office. "Children with heart conditions must receive timely, quality treatment at super specialty hospitals. Early detection and management of health issues among children through regular check-ups at schools and anganwadi centres are crucial to reducing infant mortality," he said.
Highlighting preventable infant deaths, he instructed taluk health officers to conduct facility and community-level reviews and submit taluk-wise reports, along with actionable recommendations. Regarding maternal deaths, he directed officials to seek reports from the district-level technical expert committee and initiate action against responsible parties where necessary.
Calling for full implementation of the Kayakalp programme in 2025-26, Kumar asked health officials to review pending tasks and achieve 100% progress in internal, state, and national assessments within the next three months.
He recommended including health progress discussions in monthly panchayat development officer (PDO) meetings and monthly revenue department reviews chaired by the deputy commissioner.
The CEO also emphasised strict compliance with biomedical waste management protocols at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and directed regular monitoring of Covid-19, influenza H1N1, dog bite, and snakebite cases under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP).
75 TB-related deaths
Reviewing TB control efforts from Jan to June 2025, Kumar noted 75 TB-related deaths with a 7% mortality rate. He directed officials to reduce this below 5% and submit death audit reports without fail. Under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme, 78 active cases were reported in the district, primarily in T Narsipura, Nanjangud, and Mysuru city areas. Officials were asked to intensify weekly surveys and report suspected cases immediately.
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