Haryana State PCS

• 09 Aug 2023

Ambulance Service Started in Five Districts of Jharkhand

Why in News?

According to the information received from the media on August 8, 2023, under the National Health Mission, orders have been given to deploy ambulances under dial 108 emergency service in Jharkhand, under which 5 districts have been selected.

Key Points:

• In the first phase of deployment of ambulances in the state, approval has been given for regular operation of ambulances ensuring their stoppage at 69 base locations in Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Khunti, Lohardaga and Ramgarh districts.
• All the 206 new ambulances parked in the NHM campus are being gradually deployed at the designated places.
• In the second phase, ambulance service will be started in Ranchi, Giridih, Dumka, Palamu, East Singhbhum and Pakur districts, for which recruitment of drivers and para emergency medical technicians is being done.
• It is known that in place of the old company M/s Jikitza Health Care Limited, the new company GBK Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI Green Health Services) of Secunderabad will take over its responsibility.
• The old company, Jikitza, was asked to hand over the same to the concerned company by 12 midnight on 18th August.
• It is known that since November 14, 2017, free 108 ambulance service is being run in Jharkhand. Under the MoU, the company's agreement with the government expired on November 14, 2022.
• The injured, general patients and pregnant women will get the benefit of ambulance service under emergency service.
• How many ambulances will be started in the state?
  • Dhanbad 27
  • Hazaribagh 19
  • Ramgarh 10
  • Lohardaga 6
  • Khunti 6
• In the respective districts, if an accident has to be taken to the hospital for treatment, a sick person or the elderly in the family should be taken to the hospital for health check-up from home, or a pregnant woman should be taken for delivery, people should call 108. But according to the case, immediate service will be available. The service of all ambulances is being made available 24 hours.
• These features will be:
  • 51 Ventilator Supported Advanced Life Support (ALS)
  • 131 Basic Life Support (BLS) with oxygen
  • 24 Child Care Supported NeoNatal Life (ALS Neo Natal) Support Ambulance

'Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0' launched in Haryana

Why in News?

On August 7, 2023, the Government of India decided for nationwide implementation of 'Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0' with the objective of increasing vaccination coverage for all vaccines specified in the National Immunization Schedule, under which the first phase of this mission has started in Haryana, scheduled from August 7 to August 12, 2023.

Key Points:

• A state government spokesperson said that three phases of 'IMI 5.0' scheduled for the months of August, September and October 2023 would be conducted in all the districts of Haryana.
• In the first phase, 65000 children of 0-5 years and 13600 pregnant women will be vaccinated.
• An official spokesperson said that the Government of India has recently launched the 'U-WIN (Winning over Immunization) Portal' which will be used for all data recording and reporting for IMI 5.0.
• The first round of 'IMI 5.0' has started in all the districts of Haryana. In most of the districts this campaign has been started by eminent personalities.
• The activities of this mission were launched by Moolchand Sharma in District Faridabad, Minister Dr. Banwari Lal in District Rewari, Minister Omprakash Yadav in District Narnaul, Haryana Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa in District Hisar.
• In other districts of the state including Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Jind, Kurukshetra, Rewari and Yamunanagar, the mission was launched by the MLAs of the respective areas.
• Under 'Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0' children up to 5 years of age are being vaccinated against measles and rubella. The main objective of this campaign is to eliminate Measles and Rubella by the end of this year.