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Hans India
23-05-2025
- Health
- Hans India
District administration alertes the people over COVID
Nellore: Following the registration on cases related to corona in neighboring Tamil Nadu, admin-istration has cautioned the people to be alert from the dangerous COVID-19. As per the instructions of Director of Public and Family Welfare Department, the Medical and Health department has warned people to take precautionary measures to avoid be-ing affected by corona virus. In its press note released on Thursday, the Medical and Health department urged the el-derly people above 60 years of age and Pregnant woman to stay indoors. They advised the people to wash hands regularly, cover their cough or sneezes and avoid touching the face. The department said when roaming in crowds, to stay away from poor ventilated places and to wear the masks as it helps to reduce the spread of virus. They also said that if people suffer from fever or chills, cough, fatigue, sore throat, headache, congestion, vomiting, diarrhea etc. to immediately contact the doctor and get tested.
The Hindu
17-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Collector expresses concern over PCPNDCT Act violations in Chittoor district
Collector Sumit Kumar on Saturday expressed serious concern over the Medical and Health department's failure to check illegal sex-determination tests in Chittoor district, which surfaced a couple of days ago, leading to the arrest of five persons. Addressing the District-Level Advisory Committee meeting on the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act at the Collectorate, Mr. Sumit Kumar criticised the Medical and Health department officials for their lack of coordination and failure to monitor the criminal activity at the grassroots level. District Medical and Health Officer Sudha Rani, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) project officer Venkateswari, and senior officials from the wings of Immunisation, Drugs, and Women Police took part in the meeting. The Collector questioned the officials as to how the reports of illegal sex-determination tests were not reaching them. He observed that it was incompetent on the part of the officials that they could not carry out any field-level awareness camps through the paramedical staff and Anganwadi staff regarding the health status of pregnant women. 'It is unfortunate that, though ASHA and ANM workers operate at the community level, they were unaware of mothers with two or more daughters conceiving again. This is a critical indicator for potential sex-selective practices,' Mr. Sumit Kumar said. Referring to the poor sex ratio in Chittoor, with only 947 females per 1,000 males as per the latest census, the Collector observed that the situation was very alarming when compared to other districts. 'If this continues, the girl-child population would be at a high risk. Saving the girl child is our collective responsibility,' the Collector said. Sumit Kumar highlighted that the ICDS and the DM&HO should conduct joint review meetings with field staff of both the departments and bridge the gap in coordination. The Collector said that the mandals of Nagari, Vijayapuram, Nindra, Karveti Nagaram, Palamaner, Punganur, and V. Kota, which share porous borders with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, were prone to higher instances of illegal abortions in private hospitals. He instructed the Drugs Department personnel to mount surveillance on the unauthorised clinics and medical stores selling drugs without prescriptions. 'Maintain a proper record of all the scanning centres and equipments available with them, along with daily reports of the patients visiting the units,' Mr. Sumit Kumar directed the police officials.
