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Health dept fully prepared to tackle Cyclone Murasu
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As part of the measures, 1,688 medical teams and 116 relief camps have been kept ready in districts likely to be affected by the cyclone.
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Health dept fully prepared to tackle Cyclone Murasu
Amaravati: State Medical and Health and Family Welfare Department has made extensive arrangements to tackle the impact of Cyclone Murasu, by deploying medical teams, emergency beds, ambulances and essential medicines in vulnerable districts.
As part of the measures, 1,688 medical teams and 116 relief camps have been kept ready in districts likely to be affected by the cyclone. The department has arranged 13,165 emergency beds, essential medicines and 43,672 anti-snake venom injections to meet medical emergencies.
A total of 733 emergency ambulances (108), 300 Thalli Bidda Express vehicles (102) and 721 mobile medical units (104) have been kept on standby. Pregnant women nearing their expected delivery dates are being shifted to nearby hospitals as a precautionary measure. All hospitals have been stocked with medicines required for providing emergency medical services.
Special arrangements have been made at 121 primary and urban primary health centres in coastal areas. To ensure uninterrupted medical services during power outages, generators and alternative power supply facilities have been arranged at 1,833 healthcare institutions.
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