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Nadda calls for national trauma care policy

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New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Calling for a national trauma care policy, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Monday stressed the need to ensure quick relief for trauma patients through airlifting and mobile clinics, especially in remote areas.

Addressing the Transport Ministers Forum on Road Safety, Nadda said it was important to enhance capacity and infuse knowledge on road safety-related actions among the public.

The Minister called for engaging various sectors, including health, in preventing road accidents.

Nadda said that approval had been given for developing 85 trauma care facilities in government hospitals on the national highways.

He said during the 12th Five-Year Plan, 85 medical colleges/district hospitals have been approved.

“National Injury Surveillance Trauma Registry and Capacity Building Centre has been established at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi. Advanced trauma life support/national emergency life support training for doctors and basic life support training for nurses is also being organised at the RML Hospital,” said Nadda.

He said ‘National Programme for Trauma Care’ is proposed to continue under an umbrella scheme ‘National Programme for Prevention and Management of Trauma and Burn Injuries’ wherein 30 new trauma care facilities will be set up.

The Minister said a proposal for continuation of the scheme with an outlay of Rs 554.41 crore has got the go-ahead and has since been placed before the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for approval.

The event was organised by the International Road Federation and attended by Transport Ministers of eight countries. Road Transport and Highways Secretary Yudhvir Singh Malik was among the officials present at the event.

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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