Spirometry in COVID-19 Times — An Emerging Dilemma

Abstract

other stakeholders like community members, Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRI), Non-Government Organizations (NGO) and other public sector departments as a part of this campaign. Activities from within, like public rallies, marathons, swachhata walks, human chains, street plays/nukkad nataks/folk arts/folkmusic, etc. will act as potent instruments of social advocacy and community participation. It ensures every stakeholder from outside health facility premises and communities are gradually involved for hygiene and infection control and thereby helping health promotion at the grass-root level. World Health Organization estimates that Swach Bharat Abhiyan in India would potentially have a spectacular impact on improving the sanitation of communities and thereby averting disease burden within five years of its launch [4]. The integration and extension of such activities will be another opportunity for healthcare providers to make an impact on health indicators and disease burden. Subsequently, as all stakeholders adopt these initiatives, there will be a visible and viable behavior change of the public at large. To, summarize Beyond hospital boundary will act as a novel, innovative game-changer tool for community participation in sanitation, hygiene, and infection control.