Post the dry run that was carried out last week and yesterday across 116 districts in India, a meeting of key stakeholders in the COVID-19 Vaccination project for Udaipur was held under the Chair of Udaipur District Collector Chetan Deora at 4pm today.  The agenda of the meeting included comprehensive planning and review of COVID-19 Vaccination preparedness for Udaipur district.

Participants discussed data collection and consolidation of the beneficiaries in phase 1 of the vaccination project, which included health workers at all government hospitals, private hospitals, hospitals and clinics under the ayurvedic and homoeopathic departments across the district.

Among the other preparatory matters discussed, the main ones, as per CMHO Dr Dinesh Kharadi, included:

• Drafting and approving a block-wise micro plan for vaccination preparedness across the district.
• Training plan and training of all vaccinators.
• Formation of Vaccination Booth Teams as per instructions of the Chief Secretary.
• Identification, preparedness and arrangements at all vaccination booths.
• Vaccine cold chain management
• Arranging and earmarking manpower to transport vaccine and storage of the vaccine.

Those present at the meeting included Dr Manju - CEO of the Zila Parishad; ADM (City) Sanjay Vadu; Dr ZD Qazi - Joint Director of Medical and Health department, Udaipur; Dr DInesh Kharadi - CMHO, Udaipurl; Dr Lakhan Poswal - Principal of RNT Medical College; Dr RL Suman - Medical Superintendent, MB General Hospital, Udaipur; Dr. Jinendra Pathak - Dy Director Ayurvedic Department, Udaipur, Dr. Haroon Rashid - District Officer, Homoeopathy Department, Udaipur; Dr. Ankit Jain - RCHO, Udaipur; Dr. Akshay Vyas, Surveillance Medical Officer, NPSP;  Mudit Mathur - DPO, UNDP; Suresh Parmar - EEN, ZIla Parishad; Additional Superintendent of Police Gopal Mewara; Pratap Singh - DNO Medical and Health Department.