Jammu: Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Jammu and Kashmir, Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan, on Friday reviewed the implementation of various NHM programmes and assessed specialised healthcare facilities during a visit to Government SMGS Hospital in Jammu.
The visit focused on assessing the functioning of maternal and child healthcare interventions and identifying infrastructure and operational gaps affecting the delivery of specialised medical services.
Accompanied by Principal Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu Dr Ashutosh Gupta, the Medical Superintendent of SMGS Hospital, heads of various departments, Chief Medical Officer Jammu and NHM programme managers, the Mission Director inspected several specialised units of the hospital.
The inspection covered the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), High Dependency Unit (HDU), District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC), Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), Oncology Unit, Thalassemia Unit and Radiodiagnosis Unit.
During interactions with the hospital administration and medical faculty, Khan reviewed the implementation of NHM interventions and stressed the need to address critical gaps in healthcare infrastructure and operational facilities.
He emphasised the importance of expanding and upgrading NICU facilities to strengthen the hospital’s capacity to manage critical neonatal emergencies and provide specialised care to newborns requiring intensive medical attention.
The review also focused on ensuring that maternal and child health interventions under NHM translate into accessible and quality healthcare services for beneficiaries across Jammu and Kashmir.
At the conclusion of the visit, the Mission Director acknowledged the role of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff in maintaining round-the-clock healthcare services at the hospital.
He said NHM J&K would continue to focus on strengthening specialised healthcare infrastructure, improving emergency transport services and addressing preventable maternal and child mortality, with particular emphasis on improving paediatric healthcare facilities across the Union Territory.
