After an uproar raised by the corporators in BMC over negligible cases of dengue, the civic body has got its act together.
Data released by the BMC reveals that the occurrence of dengue cases in private hospitals is up to six times more than the patients admitted in the BMC-run hospitals.
According to the BMC health department figures, while there are 120 dengue cases in three tertiary hospitals — KEM, Nair and Sion as well as 16 peripheral hospitals in eastern and western suburbs, the leading private hospitals have up to 615 cases in October itself.
“After the discussion in the house, we have decided to collate the data of dengue patients from private hospitals. Till date this was not collected and reported in a centralised manner,” said Manisha Mhaiskar, additional commissioner (health), BMC .
Further the BMC will commence to offer NS1 (non-structural protein 1) tests for obtaining confirmatory results for tracking dengue virus. “Earlier these tests were available only in Sion, Nair and KEM hospitals and 16 peripheral hospitals, however the facility will now be available in additional 50 dispensaries run by BMC,” said Mhaiskar.
The BMC has initiated collection of viral samples from confirmed cases across city. “The samples are being sent to National Institute of Virology in Pune. Results with regards to mutation or non-mutation of the virus to a deadlier strain should arrive in the next two weeks,” said Dr Mangala Gomare, epidemiologist, BMC.
Data released by the BMC reveals that the occurrence of dengue cases in private hospitals is up to six times more than the patients admitted in the BMC-run hospitals.
According to the BMC health department figures, while there are 120 dengue cases in three tertiary hospitals — KEM, Nair and Sion as well as 16 peripheral hospitals in eastern and western suburbs, the leading private hospitals have up to 615 cases in October itself.
“After the discussion in the house, we have decided to collate the data of dengue patients from private hospitals. Till date this was not collected and reported in a centralised manner,” said Manisha Mhaiskar, additional commissioner (health), BMC .
Further the BMC will commence to offer NS1 (non-structural protein 1) tests for obtaining confirmatory results for tracking dengue virus. “Earlier these tests were available only in Sion, Nair and KEM hospitals and 16 peripheral hospitals, however the facility will now be available in additional 50 dispensaries run by BMC,” said Mhaiskar.
The BMC has initiated collection of viral samples from confirmed cases across city. “The samples are being sent to National Institute of Virology in Pune. Results with regards to mutation or non-mutation of the virus to a deadlier strain should arrive in the next two weeks,” said Dr Mangala Gomare, epidemiologist, BMC.
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