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of past and present pandemics with focus on lessons learnt – primarily from COVID-19 and preparedness for the future; iii) a brief overview of mitigation policies adopted by countries across the globe to combat the pandemic; iv) an account of direct and indirect impacts of a pandemic on various sectors of the society ranging from health, education to economic; and v) a preliminary inference of its ramifications on progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Therefore, this booklet should be considered as a primer on pandemics with the main objective of familiarising its readers with key concepts, measures, lessons and preparedness on pandemics.
Website link:
https://static.psa.gov.in/psa-prod/publication/pandemic.pdf.pdf
PGIMER releases infographic booklet on COVID-19-and home
based care
The current wave of COVID-19 in India is a public health emergency on a scale never seen before and is different from last year’s wave. The disease expansion to the rural countryside, which was primarily unaffected in 2020, is worrisome.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has taught us a lot about how primary care can respond to such a crisis. As the first line of protection, primary care reinforces the patient’s ability to manage infection at home, reducing the risk of infection transmission and preventing overcrowding in hospitals. So, home isolation should be provided for mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. During home isolation, patients or caregivers should be in direct contact with doctors and should update their conditions regularly.
The infographic booklet provides information in easy-
to-understand graphics on monitoring vital symptoms,
including clinical guidance for the management of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases in resource-limited settings for both mild and asymptomatic patients. The booklet provides basic education and knowledge on COVID-19 and home-based care. This will enhance home-based care in patients who are suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
This booklet guides about home isolation and provides instruction for caregivers and patients, treatment for patients with mild / asymptomatic disease in home isolation, when you should seek medical help and when you should stop being isolated at home.
Contact info:
Khaiwal.ravindra@pgimer.edu.in, sumanmor@pu.ac.in
Website link:
https://6c7e24ae-fb40-4331-a67d-c876b179abc8.filesusr.com/ugd/ bce95d_7ce9f70f18be43ddb3d7208bc52c763b.pdf
VOL. IV ISSUE 7
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COVID-19 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EFFORTS IN INDIA