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    Epidemic Control Cell

    Epidemic Cell
    Epidemic Cell, 2nd Floor, Kankaria UHC centre, Opp Kanak Society, Ved Mandir Road, Kankaria, Ahmedabad. Ph No: 079 32982451, Fax No: 25463892

    Introduction to Epidemic Cell

    Health Department Central Office collects all epidemic related data from

    • Governement and Private Hospital within the jurisdiction of AMC.
    • Urban Health Centre
    • Maternity Home
    • CHC
    • General Hospitals
      • V.S. Hospital
      • Sardaben Hospital
      • L.G.Hospital
      • Infectious Diseases Hospital
      • Civil Hospital
      • Bapunagar General Hospital
      • Sola Civil Hospital
    • 164 Private hospitals

    Health Department Central Office also collects the following information:

    • Water-borne diseases (AGE, Typhoid, Jaundice, Cholera) Vector Borne Diseases (PV,PF, Dengue and Chickenguniya)and other epidemic diseases (swine-flu) from various hospitals.
    • Preventive Action report from all 6 zone of AMC.
    • Report from Food Department.

    Contents

    Roles & Function/Objective of Epidemic Cell
    • Data from different Hospitals/Institutes are compiled by Central Office and sent to Epidemic Cell for preventive action.
    • Central Head office sends all data to Zone /Ward level for epidemic survey.
    • Medical Officer of respected ward will survey the epidemic prone area of ward and take further action to control the epidemic.
    • Public Health Officer /Sanitary Inspector of respected Ward will take water sample and chlorine test and survey the epidemic prone area.
    • All zones have 1 mobile medical van. This mobile medical van covers the epidemic prone area on a daily basis and provided treatment to patients of that area (Chali/slums/construction.etc).
    • IEC activity done in different areas of AMC for water borne and vector borne diseases for awareness.
    • Tobacco control awareness programme is also being run. Every 3 months a meeting is held under the chairmanship of Police Commissioner for action.
    • Under plastic regulation rules under 40 micron plastic bags is banned. all preventive measures are taken by Health Department.
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