Separate OPD for Swine flu to be set up in govt/civic hospitals

Gujarat’s all hospitals affiliated with state or civic medical colleges will have separate OPD for suspected swine flu patients. Such ward already started functioning at Ahmedabad’s Civil hospital.

In another development, the state government has set up screening facilities at four check posts on Gujarat-Maharashtra border in South Gujarat in order to screen people coming from Pune and Nashik districts. The check posts are:Vaghai, Bhilad, Kaprada and Songadh. Total 3,700 people who came from Maharashtra were screened on these check posts since Monday night.

The state health department has also set up a round the clock toll free helpline for whole of the state in Ahmedabad to provide information regarding the Swine Flu. The phone numbers of this helpline are: 079-22681191 and 22682292.

Meanwhile a team from Delhi based All India Institute of Medical Science is going to visit the Civil hospital in Ahmedabad on Wednesday to monitor the setup and activities of H1N1 laboratory and swine flu related ward G3 here.