Community Response Network (CRN )101:

The objective of CRN 101 course is to educate and create awareness about various government systems involved in the mitigation of disaster management. It covers a brief introduction to various government systems and how these systems coordinate together at the times of disaster.

 

 THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS AND THEIR INTERCONNECTION

·       The Local Self Government (Panchayat/municipality/Corporation)

·       Health System

·       Revenue System

·       Law Enforcement

·     Coordination of these systems in different levels in Kerala 

The Response to COVID-19 in Kerala:

1.     Response Within Community:

      Management of Covid Patients by Rapid Response System (RPR) with help of some systems like 

·       Tele Health Helpline

·       First-Line Treatment Centres 

·       Field Response Home Care teams

2.     Treatment of Covid-19 patients:

·       First Principle: "Separating COVID and Non COVID by creating a parallel COVID health care system".

·       Second Principle:" Decentralisation of existing system to the panchayat and ward level".

3.     Categorisation of Covid patients and 3-tier Healthcare System:

·       Mild category

·       Moderate category

·       Severe category 

4.     Activation of 3-tier COVID Healthcare System:

·       PHASE 1: is when a panchayat only has 3 or less than 3 cases in a population of 10,000. During this     phase, all the COVID-19 patients are treated in the Apex Centres.

·       PHASE 2:  is when any panchayat starts to have more than 3 cases in a population of 10,000. Then, the SLTCs are activated. All the mild and moderate cases will be treated in the SLTCs while only the critically ill will be sent to the Apex Centres.

·       PHASE 3: is when a Panchayat starts to have more than 10 cases in a population of 10,000. Then, FLTCs are activated to treat the asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients. The SLTCs continue to treat the moderately symptomatic patients and Apex Centres only treat the most severely ill.

5.     Vaccines:

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins. The agent stimulates the body's immune system to recognize the agent as a threat, destroy it, and to further recognize and destroy any of the microorganisms associated with that agent that it may encounter in the future.

PRODUCTION OF VACCINES:

On average, it takes between 12-36 months to manufacture a vaccine before it is ready for distribution. Successful manufacturing of high-quality vaccines requires international standardization of starting materials, production and quality control testing, and the setting of high expectations for regulatory oversight of the entire manufacturing process from start to finish, all while recognizing that this field is in constant change.

POST VACCINATION IN INDIA:

Right after getting vaccinated, you are monitored for 30 minutes for any possible Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) before leaving.