The doctors, nurses, and paramedics from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and other paramilitary forces were trained on various sub-thematic areas of facility-level management of COVID-19 by WHO India team at the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre (SPCCC). SPCCC is a one-of-its-kind mega 10 200-bedded field hospital, which is also the world’s largest and is being operated by the ITBP personnel.
WHO India team is working closely with the Delhi government to support its efforts to train the health workers in continuing their valuable role in patient care. More than 230 health workers and paramilitary forces have been trained in two batches of training of trainers (ToT) that covered topics such as epidemiology of COVID-19, infection prevention and control (IPC) protocols, donning and doffing of personal protective equipment, bio-medical waste management, triage, mock drills, medical management of cases, and filling up of case investigation forms, etc.
The WHO India team also extended support to SPCCC in the operational planning, facility assessment, and providing recommendations for further improvement in service provision and delivery of care considering standard operating procedures and guidelines issued by the Government of India.
IEC materials on handwashing, hand rub, and wearing masks have been developed and shared to reinforce the key safety messages; and 14 contactless foot-operated handwashing stations have been installed at the facility for doctors and nurses.
WHO India will continue to provide technical support to the SPCCC management in its capacity building initiatives to facilitate high quality full-fledged operations at the SPCCC facility.