Health Department gears up for cyclone, identifies 26,000 pregnant women

Health Department gears up for cyclone, identifies 26,000 pregnant women left Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav File photo The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/b8w50p/article71623355.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/vjkvg-satya%201.JPG GIRI KVS ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA, 01-06-2022: BJP national secretary Y. Satya Kumar addressing the media in Vijayawada on Wednesday.. Photo: GIRI KVS/ The Hindu Officials told to ensure uninterrupted emergency services, shift expectant mothers in vulnerable areas to safer locations VIJAYAWADA Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav has directed officials to ensure uninterrupted emergency healthcare services in areas likely to be affected by the approaching cyclonic storm. On Sunday (October 25), he reviewed the Health and Family Welfare Department’s preparedness in view of the red alerts issued for several districts on October 27 and 28, as the State braces for the ‘Very Severe Cyclonic Storm’. According to a department release, Mr. Yadav stressed the need to maintain an uninterrupted supply of medicines at government healthcare facilities in low-lying areas.