Chandigarh: Haryana additional chief secretary (health & family welfare) Dr Sumita Misra has directed Civil Surgeons and Principal Medical Officers across the state to ensure uninterrupted healthcare services during the three-day power department strike scheduled from Oct 22-24.To prevent disruption to emergency care, patient services, and cold-chain maintenance for vaccines, health institutions have been instructed to secure adequate power backup. Generator sets must be rented immediately wherever required, with permission granted to utilize the User Money Fund for necessary expenses.Key directives include stationing qualified electricians round the clock at respective headquarters to handle power emergencies, designating a nodal officer at every facility to oversee emergency response and coordinate state reporting, and maintaining full ambulance availability and establishing contingency linkages with neighboring public and private hospitals.
