21 minutes agoHealth Ministry: Kosovo with a plan for Coronavirus
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The Committee for Monitoring Infectious Diseases in Kosovo, appointed by the Ministry of Health, has approved on Friday the preparation and reaction plan for Coronavirus , Covid-19 (Vosion 1.0), part of which activities are undertaken these days in order to face-to-face with the eventuality of this virus. According to [...]
According to the Ministry of Health, this plan within which dozens and hundreds of inter-sector activities are broken down has to do with planning and prevention; monitoring the situation and risk assessment; risk management and co-ordination; institucial organisation; research and response; and communication (information) and risk communication.
“Plani has established tasks for each institution that has responsibilities in its implementation and envisions the response to each possible scenario in the evental epidemic cases: easy and harsh scenarios. The measures taken so far have been co-ordinated with the OBS Office in Kosovo, and have taken precautions and guides from the European Centre for Prevention and Control of Influencing Diseases (ECDC) and so far are under way on the stand-by Plan. This plan also details ways of clinical management of cases, safeguards for health personnel, laboratory capacities and treatment. Connecting between health care levels with agencies and other institutions outside the health sector and many other measures, which can be changed depending on the development of the situation in the country and global level related to Covid-19”, says the MS report.
The committee, through the Ministry of Health, will also ask the Government for additional capacity-building measures ( already identified) for applying scuff measures as quarantine in case of need.
“In the process of implementing the Freewill Plan and responses are included in the Ministry of Health ( MS); Kosovo National Public Health Institute (IKSHPK); University Clinical Center ) Infectious Clinic and Emergency Centre (QKUK/KI, QE); Regional hospitals, Emergency Management Agency (AME); Kosovar Agency for Products and Medicines (AKPPM); Kosovo Veterina and Food Agency (AUV); Kosovo Security Force ? Ministry of Defence (FSK, MM); Kosovo police (PK); Health inspector and Sanitarian; Municipal Health Directors; Family Medicine Centers (QKMF); Sensational centers for flu cases (ILI), ARI and SARI and the new Coronavrin-19. Also, depending on the source and spread of infection, other institutions are involved in the process: Municipal veterinary services; Institutions and bodies identified by government; Other relief partners, said the announcement.
The Committee on Infectious Diseases suggests that at the moment in Kosovo there are no cases of coronavirus, and for now, it is being worked on a daily basis for risk communication and public information, although it is noted, that in the absence of information, there are also different individuals that, perhaps without purpose, cause confusion and panic with semiinforms about dealing with the issue in Kosovo.
