⚕ Dr.Rahi Shoaib

(National Newborn Week 15 - 21 November 2021) (Theme: Ensuring Safety, quality and nurturing care - birth right of every newborn)  ...................................................................................... Every year Celebration of National  Newborn Week between  15 November to 21 November plays a greatest role in Health sector for building the future generations. It grossly reminds us about the Indicators which is a big concern for  the newborn population. The Indicators which are NMR ( Neonatal mortality rate) and SBR ( Still birth rate) per 1000 live births are increasing currently. Increase in the mortality of  newborn population means increasing the value of indicators. Which leads to the decrease in newborn population in general and vice  versa. To Counter all these problems awareness and measures to acknowledge about the benifits of newborn week is a basic tool to get the indicator values down gradually. The above indicators should be tak...

Non Communicable disease viz Hypertension, Diabetes Millatus, Cardio vascular disease, Obesity, Cervical Cancer, and Oral Cancer pose a great threat to the physique and immunity once the person with above co-morbiditiy is Contracted with the Corona virus which is Contiguous and 4 times Virulent in the present than previous year.  During the present pandemic greatest tool is to keep masked up with a type of N95 and atleast 20 secs handwash after touching any sort of object or material. Secondly avoidance to touch the eyes, nose and other body parts with hands if they are not sanitized properly.  Even all precautions on board for self and others. If in case any person is having a RAT /RTPCR Positivity. He has to consult Physician in hospital and get his Vitals checked up and later on to remain adherant on the doctors advice. Self monitorization of vitals at home isolation is the best possible way to check patients status. The treatment will be parralel and effective prescribed ...

Diabetes Millatus : A Non Communicable disease which is a threat to masses of inhabitants of Poonch J&K UT.  Incidental finding ratio is 3-4 patients out of 10 Patients. The patient age group fall from yongester's to old age, both men and women. Evaluating a patient on pulmonary issue , Cardiac ailments, Neuropathy disorders, Urinary tract complaints and on Gastrointestinal symptoms cum signs is a key to reach to it's incidence among masses.  While proper scanning of patients with immediate Random Sugar checkings and with HBA1C, a marker to see to what extent the Diabetes has reached in their body.  A spike of 3 times is usually seen. Diabetes Millatus in this region has many precipitating factors responsible. Hereditary, Growing age group, Traditional heavy diet, Obesity, Stress , sleep disorders , Self medications, Use of Steroids in long term and less physical activity are the basic Causes. On proper detection rule of law is only to give the patient a g...

With the start of the day usually in Govt health sector OPD protocols for ILI and ARI even Common flu's has given a tough fight to distinguish and label it as Corona. Usually testifying the patient in separate Flu OPD's is a great value triage for possible watch out on the present spread. Be In Govt or in day off Privatization. A medic is well versed to treat patients with utmost care.  Pandemic has given a clear message to epidemiologists and to Public Health about it's way of appearance, change in it's spread, Time of spread, Climatic re-spread, mutation, morality, and existence of new research has pushed it's discovery for a New Vaccine.The Vaccination to control it's roots on right time is the only way out. 

RT-PCR testing or RAT is mandatory in active phase of infection. The Vaccination is basically promoted in a suppression period but the Covid19 has left no way to drove population's towards mortality.  Before taking Jabs a Sensitive or a Specific test must be done simultaneously. If RAT is negative go for RT PCR. If you feel all ok get the jab.  If positivity comes in person during testing. He should refrain from taking Jab. Once he is all ok after isolation and treatment which takes weeks to withstand again in recovery and fight against infection then a person is free to take the jab. But all precautions, masking  & social distancing should be on accountability as a fashion in letter & spirt ! 

#Lancet says :  Simple mathematics helps. If we  vaccinated a population of 100 000  and protected 95% of them, that would  leave 5000 individuals diseased over  3 months, Rather, a 95% vaccine efficacy means that instead of 1000 COVID-19 cases in a population of 100 000 Without Vaccine (from the placebo arm of the above mentioned trials, approximately 1% would be ill with COVID-19 and 99% would not) we would expect 50 cases (99·95% of the population is disease-free, atleast for 3 months)  So this is only to save from Third Wave. 

The role of Vaccination in Jammu & Kashmir State came in force in early November 2020  when the Govt has introduced first time the vaccine COVISHIELD against Covid 19 in Jammu and Kashmir State. The Vaccine was been given to population category wise . First category sorted was Frontline workers, PRI's. This runned till few months and later on the guidelines came in February 2021 for the second category of people age of above 45 with comorbidities and later on was introduced for all population above 45 yrs ago. In this particular division of Jammu, Distt poonch got 86% of Vaccinated people with ist dose. The second dose is in force till it's clearance & dose administration to population till 20th June, 2021.  On 21 June 2021 as per guidelines by State Govt all population from 18-44 will get their jabs in their concerned Health care stations too. Many people are reluctant to this vaccine but the Second wave pushed the minds of people in agreeness . Moreover c...