State/UT Name : Gujarat

Place : Surat

Type of Initiative : Monitoring

Date of Initiative : 06-04-2020

What Initiative Were Taken? : Best practices to combat COVID-19 epidemic

Details : SMC has adopted Three T Strategy – Track, Test and Treat to fight against COVID-19. 1. To identify and test all the suspects including identifying all SARI cases with travel history as per MOHFW guidelines. 2. Contact tracing of all confirmed case 3. Measures to prevent transmission of further infection 4. Dead Body Management 5. Provide interim care of all confirmed cases 6. IEC Activities Containment plan for COVID-19 Epidemic | SMC Page | 2 7. Capacity Building- all government/private hospitals, paramedical and medical staff.

Outcome : 1. Reduce human to human transmission by breaking the chain of transmission concentrating on epidemiological triad (Agent-Host - Environment Factors). 2. Early Detection of suspected cases 3. Provide optimum care to the confirmed cases of COVID-19