DC TUENSANG ISSUES ADVISORY

In pursuance to advisory received from Directorate of Health and Family, Government of Nagaland and in the event of District Hospital, Tuensang being converted into a dedicated COVID-19 hospital. In this regard, Deputy Commissioner, Tuensang, Kumar Ramnikant IAS has issued advice to undertake the following measures:

1. The District Health Authority is advised to undertake measures to ensure continuity of specialist services for general patients for critical cases like dialysis and Chemotherapy sessions in day care, emergency obstetrics services, emergency medical care and surgical procedures, provided that necessary measures are put in place to prevent intermingling of patients including putting such services in a separate block with separate entry and exit points. 
2. If such segregation measure is not feasible, then in addition to the identified private hospitals, nearest public health facilities such as UPHCs may be identified to deliver specialist services, eg: Obs & Gynae, ENT, Dental, Oncology etc. 
3. Private hospitals may not have specialist services in certain discipline such as oncology etc. In such situation, the specialist of the District Hospital should extend visiting consultancy services. 
4. Such services to be continued till positive COVID - 19 cases are admitted or the concerned specialist is put on COVID - 19 Hospital duty. 
5. There should be an emergency exit plan to move patients out of the District Hospital in case admission of COVID - 19 positive case. 

(DPRO Tuensang)