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Maharashtra’s mine workers who face an increased risk of tuberculosis will be part of awareness programmes on the illness, as part of a partnership that the Maharashtra Government recently formalized with Johnson & Johnson. Other interventions under the ambit of the agreement include hospital acquired infections and maternal and infant mortality, a J&J note said.
Deepak Sawant, the State’s Public Health and Family Welfare Minister, said that nine districts in Maharashtra faced the maximum rate of infant mortality. In these districts, J&J India will organize skill development programmes for nurses, along with activities including training to provide care to infants, the note said. The districts include Nanded, Beed, Jalgaon, Dhule, Aurangabad, Jalna, Gadchirol, Hingoli and Nadurbar.
The collaboration would also look at infection prevention, diabetes, obesity and menstrual hygiene and support healthcare professionals and nurses in the State to develop skills in these areas. On TB, public awareness campaigns would be run on multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) alongside with training on detection and treatment of the disease for healthcare workers. The miners programme will also look at early diagnosis of TB among them and their families under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP).
Giving details on tackling hospital acquired infection, the note explained, surgical site infections (SSIs) are the third most common type of healthcare associated infections impacting the patient’s health. To assist hospitals in identifying and preventing SSI, Advanced Sterilization Products, part of J&J India, has partnered with Joint Commissions International (JCI) to develop a tool kit to prevent SSIs. ASP along with the State Department of Public Health will develop standard operating procedures for infection prevention and train trainers for implementation across State and District Hospitals. A pilot will be conducted at District Hospitals in Thane and Alibag, the note said. J&J will provide technical advisory support and oversee the successful execution of all these programmes, it added.
jyothi.datta@thehindu.co.in
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