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New Delhi:
Amid a rise in the number of dengue cases, the Union Health Ministry today asked Delhi government to increase bed strength in state hospitals and check overcharging of patients by private hospitals.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda, after chairing a review meeting on preparedness regarding dengue in Delhi, said that the process of increasing bed strength in central government hospitals in Delhi is already underway.
After the meeting, he tweeted:
Following the incident, Mr Nadda had asserted that "guilty will not be spared" and action will be taken against those who have not followed Union Health Ministry protocol laid down for dengue treatment.
The union minister after the review meeting today, said, "Increase in the bed strength for dengue patients in Central Government's hospitals already underway."
According to official data of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), 1,259 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year till September 5.
Two dengue deaths have been officially reported and in both cases victims were from north Delhi. The MCD is yet to include six other deaths reported across the city in the official list.
The Delhi government has already ordered 1,000 new beds to be bought to accommodate dengue patients in the wake of the suicide by the parents of a boy who succumbed to the disease.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda, after chairing a review meeting on preparedness regarding dengue in Delhi, said that the process of increasing bed strength in central government hospitals in Delhi is already underway.
After the meeting, he tweeted:
Delhi Government asked to expedite increase in the bed strength for dengue patients in the state hospitals.
- Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) September 14, 2015Health Ministry directing Delhi government to check overcharging of Dengue patients by private hospitals.
- Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) September 14, 2015Following the incident, Mr Nadda had asserted that "guilty will not be spared" and action will be taken against those who have not followed Union Health Ministry protocol laid down for dengue treatment.
The union minister after the review meeting today, said, "Increase in the bed strength for dengue patients in Central Government's hospitals already underway."
According to official data of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), 1,259 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year till September 5.
Two dengue deaths have been officially reported and in both cases victims were from north Delhi. The MCD is yet to include six other deaths reported across the city in the official list.
The Delhi government has already ordered 1,000 new beds to be bought to accommodate dengue patients in the wake of the suicide by the parents of a boy who succumbed to the disease.
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