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Helplines established for Covid-19

This story was posted 2 years ago
5 March 2020
in Health
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by Curlan Campbell, NOW Grenada 

  • Coronavirus helplines are 53-VIRUS and 45-VIRUS 
  • 6 existing health facilities have been designated as flu clinics
  • If you believe that you have flu symptoms go directly to a designated health facility

53-VIRUS (53-84787) for Digicel and 45-VIRUS (45-84787) for Flow users are the numbers established by the Ministry of Health as part of efforts to prepare the nation for the inevitable arrival of coronavirus (Covid-19). These helplines will provide information about the disease to the general public and for the reporting of suspected cases of the virus.

In addition, 6 existing health facilities have been designated as flu clinics and have now been outfitted with separate and appropriately marked entrances so anyone with serious flu-like symptoms can visit without commingling with other patients.

These health facilities are:

  • Grand Anse Medical Centre
  • Gouyave Medical Centre
  • Sauteurs Medical Centre
  • St David Medical Centre
  • General Hospital, St George’s
  • Princess Royal Hospital, Carriacou

Minister for Health, Social Security and International Business, Hon. Nickolas Steele, stated that the public must be aware that these facilities should only be accessed in an emergency situation. “Don’t use the St George’s Health Centre if you believe that you have flu symptoms but come directly to the General Hospital. We will identify where you will go to the General Hospital for flu symptoms. What we need to be cautious of as well is first of, if you feel you have flu symptoms stay home. It is only if it is becoming serious, so we don’t want as soon as you have a cough you run to a health centre, but only if you are experiencing severe flu-like symptoms.”

Grenada will also have the capability to test for Covid-19 and influenza once the new polymerase chain reaction (PCR) equipment arrives on the island in the next few weeks. Currently, the Ministry of Health has options for testing for Covid-19 which are through the Caribbean Public Health Agency (Carpha) and SGU testing services.

The Ministry of Health is also prepared to access the Revolving Fund of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) in emergency situations when dealing with the potential outbreak Covid-19. Support and training can also be access through PAHO. Grenada contributes towards the PAHO Revolving Fund and can access it for an emergency. “The last time we accessed that was for Zika when we needed to get some medications at lower prices on the international market,” Steele said.

Minister Steele has also welcomed the news that Grenada can access funding from the World Bank which has pledged to provide US$12 billion in emergency aid to developing countries grappling with the spread of coronavirus.

To bolster the manpower at the Ministry of Health, former Chief Medical Officer Dr George Mitchell has been appointed as Covid-19 Coordinator. He outlined 5 areas that will receive strategic engagement in preparation for the arrival of Covid-19. The areas of focus are:

  • To beef up public education and awareness
  • Monitoring and surveillance at Ports of entry
  • Building partner and stakeholder involvement
  • Pay attention to at-risk people/ elderly homes visited and in the best of health
  • Building the capacity of staff and institutions

One area of focus, in particular, is the concern for the nation’s elderly citizens who, according to research, are listed as being at a higher risk for Covid-19. He stated that measures will be put in place to minimise possible contamination of homes and to ensure that the elderly are at their optimum health. He said that visits to the various elderly homes are presently underway to ensure that precautionary measures are in place to prevent infection.

Meanwhile, the Minister for Health is to meet with the Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC) on 6 March to discuss matters of concern for frontline workers within the health sector.

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Comments 4

  1. Gillian Steele says:
    2 years ago

    Conflicting messages here. Do you go the designated facilities if you have the symptoms or do you go to the hospital first and let them tell you which facility to go to?

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    • NOW Grenada says:
      2 years ago

      People experiencing flu symptoms should call the helpline or go to the nearest designated health facility. For people in or near the capital city, the listed facility is the General Hospital and not the St George’s Health Centre.

      Reply
  2. Melissa nimmons says:
    2 years ago

    Well I hope not from china…I dont understand why all these business men want to come to grenada an do business on a tiny little island “Keith mitchell” you are a con..

    Reply
  3. Anthony Fraser says:
    2 years ago

    Please remind me, for in the pm recent speech to the nation re Covid-19 did he the pm not say that measures are in place to manage or combat any serious outbreak ,now if that was so why are we now waiting weeks for these equipments and will they be coming from
    China.

    Reply

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