A team of experts from the Union Health Ministry will visit States such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to support them in public health response measures to address heat-related illnesses, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.
“Several states have been experiencing severe heat conditions since the past few days and this underscores the importance of sturdy and timely preparedness through awareness and early actions,” Mr. Mandaviya said, adding that the Ministry had issued a heatwave advisory earlier this year in which the States were advised to review health facility preparedness in terms of essential medicines, intravenous fluids, ORS, drinking water, and so on. The Minister held a meeting on public health preparedness for heatwave management across the country.
Mr. Mandaviya said that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) would conduct research on how to minimise the effect of heatwave on health, with short, medium and long-term action plans.
