<p>Public health experts with knowledge of infections in humans and animals should be appointed in every district, WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said.</p>.<p>Speaking at the 'JeevaRaksha' conference organised by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) on Sunday, Dr Soumya called for clear-cut screening and documentation of all infectious diseases at the district level for better management of a pandemic.</p>.<p>Health and medical education minister Dr K Sudhakar and RGUHS vice-chancellor Dr S Sacchidanand were among those present.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/bengalurus-covid-19-fatality-rate-above-karnataka-average-despite-drop-in-cases-994860.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read | Bengaluru's Covid-19 fatality rate above Karnataka average despite drop in cases</strong></a></p>.<p>Several national and international faculty members were chosen to handle sessions on Covid emergency care in urban and rural areas, besides disaster management.</p>.<p>Over 1,000 people participated in the programme conducted on Zoom, with live stream on YouTube and Facebook bringing 2,000 more to watch the proceedings.</p>.<p>National Health Systems Resource Centre (Ministry of Health) advisor Dr M A Balasubramanya, MSF South Asia Regional Association vice-president Dr Santhosh S S, and chairman of Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (Karnataka) Dr Sudarshan were the other experts who participated in the conference, a press release stated. </p>
<p>Public health experts with knowledge of infections in humans and animals should be appointed in every district, WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said.</p>.<p>Speaking at the 'JeevaRaksha' conference organised by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) on Sunday, Dr Soumya called for clear-cut screening and documentation of all infectious diseases at the district level for better management of a pandemic.</p>.<p>Health and medical education minister Dr K Sudhakar and RGUHS vice-chancellor Dr S Sacchidanand were among those present.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/bengalurus-covid-19-fatality-rate-above-karnataka-average-despite-drop-in-cases-994860.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read | Bengaluru's Covid-19 fatality rate above Karnataka average despite drop in cases</strong></a></p>.<p>Several national and international faculty members were chosen to handle sessions on Covid emergency care in urban and rural areas, besides disaster management.</p>.<p>Over 1,000 people participated in the programme conducted on Zoom, with live stream on YouTube and Facebook bringing 2,000 more to watch the proceedings.</p>.<p>National Health Systems Resource Centre (Ministry of Health) advisor Dr M A Balasubramanya, MSF South Asia Regional Association vice-president Dr Santhosh S S, and chairman of Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (Karnataka) Dr Sudarshan were the other experts who participated in the conference, a press release stated. </p>
