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Parliament's Standing Committee Report Extracts

We did know what was coming and what was not working

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My faith in the role of Standing Committee is restored in part. Courtesy @chetnakum

Sharing the extracts are a thread.

"However, the Committee strongly feels that the threat of Covid-19 is still looming large on the country keeping in view the second and third wave in European countries and spike in Delhi. The Secretary,
Department of Health and Family Welfare also expressed concern over the...

possible spike in the incidence of the Covid cases due to super spreading forthcoming festive events in the
country and advent of the winter season.

"The Committee is of the view that poor contact tracing and slow testing in the initial phase of pandemic led to the increased number of infections in the country."

"The Committee also recommends the Government for encouraging adequate production of Oxygen for ensuring its supply as per demand in the hospitals."

"The Committee fails to comprehend the
underutilization of the available resources especially at a time when people struggled to 27 find a bed in the hospitals. The Committee expects a convincing response from the Ministry on the issue."

"The Committee is also worried at the use of less reliable diagnostic tests which increase the chances of false negatives."

"The Committee expresses its anguish over the instances of ASHA workers being mistreated
engaged for contact tracing and that too in the absence of safety equipment like masks, PPE kits for them."

"The Committee is also pained to note that community health workers were denied wages even though they are the foot soldiers of the healthcare system. "

"The Committee expresses concern over the large numbers of vacancies in secondary and tertiary public hospitals which considerably increases the dependence on private providers and contractual workers. "

"The Ministry should be cautious in its efforts to check instances of black-marketing and shortage of
vaccines. The Committee also recommends the Ministry to administer the vaccines according to the WHO’s “strategic allocation” approach or a multi-tiered risk-based approach."

"The Committee also recommends the Ministry to upgrade its cold-chain storage system so that country wide vaccination can be carried out without any hurdles."
"The Committee, therefore, recommends the Ministry to further increase the number of Covid-19 tests in the
country."

What else does one want to hear from the Standing Committee of the Parliament.
I know the true nature of tears that were shed!!!