MUMBAI:
A central government team that visited the city on Monday to check on
the isolation facilities that are a part of the Ebola response plan was
unhappy with the preparations, said state government officials.
Sources said both the isolation facilities, the BMC-run Kasturba Hospital near Arthur Road jail and the Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari, did not meet up to the isolation guidelines laid down by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The air flow patterns, for one, were not as per the WHO standards. The absence of separate exit and entrance as also pointed out.
BMC epidemiology cell chief Dr Mangala Gomare said the central report would not be available for a few days more. Nothing had been conveyed so far, said civic officials on Tuesday.
The BMC has put forth a proposal to the Centre for setting up a model isolation centre at Kasturba hospital. The BMC wants the Centre to finance the upgrade plan, but there has been no word from Delhi yet.
State public health officials along with BMC health officials will review the Ebola response plan on Tuesday.
Sources said both the isolation facilities, the BMC-run Kasturba Hospital near Arthur Road jail and the Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari, did not meet up to the isolation guidelines laid down by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The air flow patterns, for one, were not as per the WHO standards. The absence of separate exit and entrance as also pointed out.
BMC epidemiology cell chief Dr Mangala Gomare said the central report would not be available for a few days more. Nothing had been conveyed so far, said civic officials on Tuesday.
The BMC has put forth a proposal to the Centre for setting up a model isolation centre at Kasturba hospital. The BMC wants the Centre to finance the upgrade plan, but there has been no word from Delhi yet.
State public health officials along with BMC health officials will review the Ebola response plan on Tuesday.