GANDERBAL: Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Jammu and Kashmir, Athar Aamir Ul Shafi, on Friday inspected healthcare facilities and reviewed the implementation of national health programmes at District Hospital Ganderbal and Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM), Pandach.
During his visit to District Hospital Ganderbal, the Mission Director inspected the District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC), Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU), High Dependency Unit (HDU), Blood Centre, Dialysis Unit, pharmacy and diagnostic laboratories.
He also reviewed the progress of the District Integrated Public Health Laboratory (DIPHL) and Critical Care Block (CCB) being constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).
At AAM Pandach, he assessed the delivery of 12 packages of comprehensive primary healthcare services, with emphasis on preventive care and outreach at the grassroots level.
The visit followed a review meeting with the Chief Medical Officer, Ganderbal, Medical Superintendent of District Hospital, heads of departments, NHM divisional officials and programme managers.
The meeting reviewed the implementation of maternal and child health services, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK), PM-ABHIM, PM-TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, National Ambulance Services (102/108), the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) postgraduate training programme and free drug and diagnostic services.
The functioning of the Addiction Treatment Facility (ATF), Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) clinics and the e-Sahaj online pharmacy management system was also assessed.
Officials reviewed the hospital’s clinical services, including institutional deliveries and outpatient attendance over the past year. The recently established CT scan, DEXA scan and FibroScan facilities were also assessed to improve access to diagnostic services and reduce referrals to other hospitals.
The Mission Director appreciated the hospital staff for their work and the institution’s National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification.
