Haryana to launch ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’

Haryana will launch an anti-Covid “Sanjeevani Pariyojana” on March 24, 2021. It will provide a supervised and quick medical care at home for people, with mild to moderate symptoms of covid-19, residing in rural areas

About Sanjeevani Pariyojana

“Sanjeevani Pariyojana” will be launched to extend medical care in rural areas where awareness regarding the second wave of COVID-19 and related treatment remains low. It is an important step of bringing medical care for the people who need it most and when they need it most. Under it, scope of medical advice will be expanded beyond qualified doctors as it will mobilize 200 final year & pre-final year medical students and interns by connecting them to consultants and experts.

Components of the initiative

This initiative comprises of an Integrated Command and Control Centre to manage critical resources such as ambulance tracking, oxygen supply, hospital beds availability besides, door-to-door awareness campaign. Thus, it will help the district administration in keeping a bird’s eye view of entire healthcare system.

Covid Hotline

Under the initiative, a Covid hotline will be set up to augment existing call centre capabilities that will support basic triaging and guidance for patients suspected or clinically diagnosed with COVID-19 symptoms.

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021