Lok Sabha Question No. 4933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-31
Subject: Swine Flu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4933 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST MARCH, 2017

## SWINE FLU

## 4933. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of Influenza - A H1N1 (Swine Flu) and related deaths reported in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT - wise including Utt ar Pradesh;

(b) whether the Government has reviewed the preparedness of the States/ UTs and adequacy of availability of drugs and vaccines to deal with this seasonal disease;

(c) if so, the details and the outcome there f indicating the financial and technical assistance including drugs/vaccines provided to the States/UTs for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Influenza - A H1N1, State/UT - wise; and

(d)  the  further  measures  being  taken by  the  Government  for  proper  management of  seasonal epidemic  like Influenza - A H1N1  and  creation  of  health  infrastructure for  its  detection  and treatment?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

( a) : C ases of Influenza - A H1N1 (Swine Flu) and related deaths reported in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT -wise including Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure.

(b) to ( d) : Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has  reviewed  the  preparedness  of  th States / UTs to deal with seaso nal outbreak of Influenza A H1N1.

Government has been proactive and has taken series of action to mitigate and contai impact  of  Influenza  A  H1N1(also    called  'Swine  flu').  While  h ealth  is  a  State  subject,  the Central Government has been closely moni toring the Influenza A H1N1 outbreak situation and remains in regular touch with the affected State / Union Territory Governments.

Union Secretary (H ealth ) has written to Chief Secretary on 24 th October, 2016 regarding Influenza  preparedness  and  has  provi ded  guidance  and  offered  support,  among  others,  for training  their  doctors  on  ventilatory  management.  A video  conference  meeting  by  Addl. Secretary,  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family Welfare  was  held  on  20 th February,  2017  with  the recently affected State/UT health representative to review preparedness and response mea against Influenza A H1N1.

Advisory has been issued to all the States and UTs. The guidelines on risk categori clinical management , home care, use of masks, vaccination etc .have been updated and made available  on  the  website  of  the  Ministry.  Laboratories  to  test  samples  have  been  ide Stocks of drug Oseltamivir, laboratory reagents and Personal Protective Equipment have kept  with  institutions  under  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  to  support  States reporting Seasonal Influenza.

## (As on26 th March , 201 7)

| S. No .          | State              | Jan, 2014 - Dec, 2014   | Jan, 2014 - Dec, 2014   | Jan, 2015 - 31 st Dec, 2015   | Jan, 2015 - 31 st Dec, 2015   | Jan, 201 6- 31 st Dec, 201 6   | Jan, 201 6- 31 st Dec, 201 6   | 1 st Jan,201 7-26 th March ,2017   | 1 st Jan,201 7-26 th March ,2017   |
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S. No .          | State              | C                       | D                       | C                             | D                             | C                              | D                              | C                                  | D                                  |
| 1.               | Andaman & Nicobar  | 0                       | 0                       | 4                             | 0                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 2.               | Andhra Pradesh     | 10                      | 5                       | 258                           | 36                            | 12                             | 5                              | 244                                | 13                                 |
| 3.               | Arunanchal Pradesh | 0                       | 0                       | 0                             | 0                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 4.               | Assam              | 0                       | 0                       | 31                            | 4                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 5.               | Bihar              | 0                       | 0                       | 352                           | 6                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 6.               | Chandigarh(UT)     | 0                       | 0                       | 23                            | 7                             | 6                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 7.               | Chhattisgarh       | 0                       | 0                       | 239                           | 53                            | 6                              | 4                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 8.               | Dadra & Nagar      | 0                       | 0                       | 26                            | 6                             | 1                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 9.               | Haveli Daman & Diu | 0                       | 0                       | 5                             | 1                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 10.              | Delhi              | 38                      | 1                       | 4307                          | 12                            | 193                            | 7                              | 22                                 | 0                                  |
| 11.              | Goa                | 1                       | 1                       | 193                           | 19                            | 6                              | 0                              | 10                                 | 0                                  |
| 12.              | Gujarat            | 157                     | 55                      | 7180                          | 517                           | 411                            | 55                             | 52                                 | 10                                 |
| 13.              | Haryana            | 5                       | 0                       | 433                           | 58                            | 68                             | 5                              | 1                                  | 0                                  |
| 14.              | Himachal Pradesh   | 0                       | 0                       | 123                           | 27                            | 14                             | 5                              | 1                                  | 1                                  |
| 15.              | Jammu & Kashmir    | 0                       | 0                       | 495                           | 20                            | 2                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 16.              | Jharkhand          | 0                       | 0                       | 16                            | 6                             | 1                              | 1                              | 6                                  | 0                                  |
| 17.              | Karnataka          | 303                     | 33                      | 3565                          | 94                            | 110                            | 0                              | 1564                               | 10                                 |
| 18.              | Kerala             | 62                      | 15                      | 928                           | 76                            | 23                             | 1                              | 180                                | 10                                 |
| 19.              | Lakshadweep        | 0                       | 0                       | 0                             | 0                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 20.              | Madhya Pradesh     | 17                      | 9                       | 2445                          | 367                           | 38                             | 12                             | 2                                  | 2                                  |
| 21.              | Maharashtra        | 115                     | 43                      | 8583                          | 905                           | 82                             | 26                             | 298                                | 63                                 |
| 22.              | Manipur            | 0                       | 0                       | 5                             | 2                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 23.              | Meghalaya          | 0                       | 0                       | 1                             | 0                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 24.              | Mizoram            | 0                       | 0                       | 4                             | 0                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 25.              | Nagaland           | 0                       | 0                       | 4                             | 0                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 26.              | Odisha             | 0                       | 0                       | 76                            | 13                            | 1                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 27.              | Pondicherry        | 0                       | 0                       | 57                            | 4                             | 1                              | 0                              | 143                                | 9                                  |
| 28.              | Punjab             | 27                      | 6                       | 300                           | 61                            | 177                            | 64                             | 10                                 | 3                                  |
| 29.              | Rajasthan          | 64                      | 34                      | 6858                          | 472                           | 197                            | 43                             | 38                                 | 11                                 |
| 30.              | Sikkim             | 0                       | 0                       | 0                             | 0                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 31.              | Tamil Nadu         | 58                      | 8                       | 898                           | 29                            | 122                            | 2                              | 2384                               | 11                                 |
| 32               | Telangana*         | 78                      | 8                       | 2956                          | 100                           | 166                            | 12                             | 1086                               | 16                                 |
| 33.              | Tripura            | 0                       | 0                       | 0                             | 0                             | 0                              | 0                              | 6                                  | 0                                  |
| 34.              | Uttarakhand        | 0                       | 0                       | 105                           | 15                            | 20                             | 5                              | 4                                  | 0                                  |
| 35.              | Uttar Pradesh      | 2                       | 0                       | 1578                          | 50                            | 122                            | 16                             | 4                                  | 1                                  |
| 36. West         | Bengal             | 0                       | 0                       | 544                           | 30                            | 7                              | 2                              | 7                                  | 0                                  |
| Cumulative Total | Cumulative Total   | 937                     | 218                     | 42592                         | 2990                          | 1786                           | 265                            | 6062                               | 160                                |

Abbreviations:  C

- Cases, D -Deaths

*Telangana State has reporting separately since Nov, 2014 after separation from Andhra Pradesh