{"id":4620,"date":"2025-05-06T19:04:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4620"},"modified":"2025-05-06T19:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:04:22","slug":"union-health-minister-inaugurates-2nd-national-workshop-on-disaster-preparedness-and-fire-safety-in-healthcare-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4620","title":{"rendered":"Union Health Minister Inaugurates 2nd National Workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h1><strong>Union Health Minister Inaugurates 2nd National Workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Delhi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda, today inaugurated the 2nd National Workshop on \u2018Health Sector Disaster Preparedness and Response\u2019 and \u2018Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities\u2019 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Organized by the Disaster Management Cell of the Union Health Ministry, the workshop marks the culmination of \u2018Fire Safety Week\u2019 activities conducted nationwide in collaboration with Disaster Nodal Officers from all States and Union Territories.<\/p>\n<p>During his keynote address, Nadda emphasized the importance of developing a culture of safety and preparedness in healthcare institutions. \u201cLack of sensitivity towards disaster and fire preparedness leads to complacency, and complacency further leads to carelessness that becomes a spark of disaster,\u201d he warned. He stressed the critical need for capacity building and sensitization of all cadres of personnel across public and private healthcare facilities at every level of service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Citing the Prime Minister\u2019s consistent emphasis on institutional safety, Nadda stated, \u201cPrime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly stressed the importance of regular fire safety audits and preventing disasters before they occur.\u201d He noted that the healthcare sector, due to its use of high-load equipment and highly inflammable materials like oxygen and chemicals, must adopt rigorous safety and disaster preparedness protocols.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister also launched the iGOT course on \u2018Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities\u2019 aimed at enhancing practical and theoretical knowledge of fire response among healthcare workers. He further called for greater confidence-building and training initiatives to ensure effective disaster response at every operational level\u2014from top administrators to frontline health workers.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the workshop\u2019s comprehensive scope, Nadda clarified that the initiative is not limited to government hospitals but includes private hospitals, nursing homes, primary health centres, Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, and preventive care facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Union Health Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava, echoed these sentiments, urging institutions to move beyond regulatory compliance and build a proactive culture of fire safety and disaster management. \u201cPreparedness is the core element of ensuring we meet every incident effectively. Health facilities are the harbingers of hope during crises,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop aims to generate action-oriented recommendations to enhance the disaster resilience and emergency response capabilities of health facilities through a holistic, all-hazard approach.<\/p>\n<p>The event also featured felicitation of the best performing States and UTs during \u2018Fire Safety Week\u2019 (April 21\u201325, 2025). Key attendees included senior health and disaster management officials, experts from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Institute of Disaster Management, WHO\u2013India Country Office, and other key national institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day intensive consultation is expected to reinforce India\u2019s commitment to safeguarding its healthcare infrastructure and ensuring uninterrupted health services during emergencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Health Minister Inaugurates 2nd National Workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities.\u00a0 &nbsp; New Delhi: &nbsp; Union Minister for Health and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" data-url=https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4620><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india-news","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Union Health Minister Inaugurates 2nd National Workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities. - The Eagle News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4620\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Union Health Minister Inaugurates 2nd National Workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities. - The Eagle News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Union Health Minister Inaugurates 2nd National Workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities.\u00a0 &nbsp; 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