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BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) on Friday urged the state government to give vaccines to family members of healthcare providers, including doctors, on a priority basis.
In a letter to Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, additional chief secretary (health), OMSA has expressed unhappiness for not adding family members of healthcare workers in the priority vaccination programme.
“Doctors and healthcare providers have been fighting this Covid-19 pandemic for a year and a half. Their family members are also getting exposed to the virus. Some family members of healthcare workers have died of Covid-19 as well. But the family members are yet to be considered for vaccination on priority basis,” said Narayana Rout, president of OMSA.
An oxygen tanker on its way to Bhubaneswar on Wednesday
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for installation of 40 oxygen pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plants at different medical colleges and hospitals and district headquarters hospitals.
State health secretary PK Mohapatra has sent a proposal with detail name and address of health facilities where oxygen PSA sites have been identified, availability of space within health facility for plant room, assurance to provide three phase power supply and DG set for power backup.
Major healthcare facilities where the Oxygen PSA are proposed include SCB medical college and hospital, Cuttack, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack, Veer Surendra Sai Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research, Burla, Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar and medical colleges at Balasore, Puri, Balangir, Baripada and Koraput.