Directorate of Health & Family Welfare has informed that with the designation of District Hospital Dimapur as Covid Hospital for the treatment of surging Covid cases in the district, alternative arrangements are to be made for delivery of essential healthcare services. In this connection, the District Task Force Dimapur is advised to undertake the following measures on priority:

1. Identify suitable & strategically located Government health facilities- CHCs/ PHCs/ UPHCs/ SC/ SMIT1/ TB&CDH for delivery of essential healthcare services including emergency secondary services. Equipments of the NHAK may be temporarily relocated as & when required for delivery emergency secondary services.
2. Some of the health facilities for delivery of essential services should be identified as 24x7 facility.
3. List of all health facilities identified for delivery of essential services are to be widely publicized for the information of public at large.
4. A comprehensive HR plan should be put in place to mobilize the manpower requirement:

a. To requisition staff from other departments for non-medical & ministerial tasks.

b. To pool HCWs from the establishments of CMO, MS, etc for medical tasks.

5. To setup Flu Corner and Isolation facility in all such health facilities to enable prompt detection and segregation of suspected cases. All ILI & SARI cases as well as admitted patients are to be tested as per testing policy.
6. Provision of diet and laundry services shall be as per existing policy.
7. The NHAK shall be the hub for diagnostic and blood bank services whenever required for the identified health facilities.
8. To establish ambulance services network for timely transportation of patients to various health facilities. A call centre may be setup or the contacts details of the ambulance operators are to be widely publicized to the information of public at large.
9. To requisition necessary vehicles from other departments for transportation of staff and laboratory samples.
10. Provide necessary security measures at the Covid Hospital Kohima.

                                                                                                                  (DIPR)