Seperate ICU room at JNIMS
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 25 2017:
A separate room and ICU have been arranged at JNIMS for patients infected with mosquito borne diseases .
This was stated by Health and Family Welfare Minister L Jayantakumar by the sideline of a press meet held at his office located at Old Secretariat today .
Responding to a query, L Jayantakumar said that requisite machines to test mosquito borne diseases have been put in place at JNIMS .
An old and dilapidated ventilator has been replaced with a new one at the hospital.
There is also plan to install one ventilator each at all district hospitals, the Minister said .
Cases of dengue, Japanese Encephalitis and scrub typhus have been reported in the State this year.
The Minister said that the exact cases of the diseases cannot be ascertained yet .
He further said that mass awareness on such diseases is most important.