JAMMU: Mission Director National Health Mission (NHM) Jammu and Kashmir Athar Amir Shafi-ul-Khan on Thursday reviewed healthcare infrastructure projects under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) and Emergency COVID Response Package (ECRP), directing officials to complete the works by December 2026.
The review covered 16 Critical Care Blocks, 20 District Integrated Public Health Laboratories (DIPHLs), 287 Block Public Health Units, 80 six-bedded prefabricated facilities and 12 twenty-bedded prefabricated facilities.
Khan directed officials to monitor each project closely, resolve implementation bottlenecks and ensure quality execution within the stipulated timeline. He also stressed the timely handover of completed buildings to health authorities for operationalisation.
He said timely completion of the facilities would strengthen critical care capacity, emergency preparedness and access to healthcare services across Jammu and Kashmir.
The Mission Director also inspected the 100-bedded facility at CD Hospital, Jammu, to review the progress of ongoing infrastructure works.
The review was attended by officials from the concerned departments and agencies involved in implementing the projects.
