Central & state teams have finalised site of 100 bed PICU at Muzaffarpur Dr Vardhan

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New Delhi : “The central and state teams have finalised the site and design of 100 bed Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Muzaffarpur, which will be supported under a centrally sponsored scheme,” said Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan after reviewing the status of AES cases in Bihar with senior officers of the health Ministry here on June 22, 2019. The Union Health Minister is reviewing the AES cases on a daily basis with the Health Ministry officials.

Dr Vardhan further said that there had been one death and one new admission on June 21, 2019. There are currently 84 patients at Sri Krishna Medical College & Hospital (SKMCH), Muzaffarpur, of whom 4 patients are in critical condition and under constant watch, he added.

The Health Minister said that the multi-disciplinary central team has been camping at Muzaffarpur for over a week now. “With the support of state and district administration, efforts of social and behavior change at the community level and early identification and management at primary health care facilities have been strengthened,” he stated. He added that clinical management of acute encephalopathy syndrome (AES) is also being supported by the multi-disciplinary central teams and patients are receiving round the clock clinical diagnostic and drug support.

Manoj Jhalani, Additional Secretary & Mission Director (NHM), MoHFW, along with other senior officers and experts have visited Muzaffarpur including the SKMCH where the AES patients of Muzaffarpur are admitted and took stock of the situation.  Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, MoHFW, has been stationed at Muzaffarpur and is overseeing and supporting the State government efforts for prevention and management of AES cases at the community level, primary facility level and the district hospital and SKMCH, according to a PIB release.