SRINAGAR, APRIL 25: Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Bhupender Kumar, today visited Kashmir Nursing Home here at Gupkar to take first hand appraisal of healthcare facilities being made in the Kashmir Nursing Home for the upcoming G20 summit to be held in Kashmir in May. Secretary was accompanied by Principal Government Medical College, Srinagar, Dr. Tanveer Masood and Director, Health Services Kashmir, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Rather. Secretary visited all sections of the Nursing Home and reviewed ongoing works being executed regarding healthcare facilities for the G20 summit. He directed the Principal GMC and Medical Superintendent Kashmir Nursing Home to expedite the pending works and make the hospital fully ready in all respects within a fortnight. He also directed the Medical Superintendent to increase the OPD footfalls of the hospital so that the people are benefited at large. Pertinent to mention, Secretary Health and Medical Education has been regularly taking stock of healthcare arrangements for G20 meetings to ensure all requisite facilities available for the visiting dignitaries. The medical staff is being trained and updated regarding healthcare equipment and facilities which will be available during the G20 summit.
Our policy ‘Patient First’; endeavor to make J&K amongst best 5 in Health care in the country& promoting medical tourism: CS
SRINAGAR, APRIL 08: National Health Mission (NHM), J&K in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) Friday celebrated World Health Day here at Government Dental College, Srinagar.
The occasion also saw the felicitation of Best Performers under Ayushman Bharat Comprehensive Primary Health Care and Kayakalp Awards. Today, the day was celebrated as the 75th anniversary year with the theme “Health for All’ which aims at attaining good health for all for a fulfilling life in a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world.
Chief Secretary DrArun Kumar Mehta who presided over the function said the day is being celebrated to raise awareness about health issues and ensure that healthcare facilities are accessible to all.
Dr Mehta maintained that our collective endeavor should be to keep interests of patients paramount over all other concerns. He urged the medical professionals to adopt ‘Patient first policy’ for extending best medical care up to the satisfaction of all visiting the hospitals for their treatment.
He assured that turning UT into the hub of medical tourism in future is the primary goal of LG administration. He revealed that with the promising prospects of the New Industrial Policy J&K has received dozens of proposals from medical entrepreneurs.
The Chief Secretary underscored the need for addressing gaps on Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) norms, which should be first priority for the administration this year. He made out that adoption of these guidelines would strengthening the Public Health Care Institutions. He said that we are going to put in best efforts to achieve high quality of health care across the UT by following scientific and evidence based approach to health care.
The Chief Secretary reiterated that our health infrastructure is one of the best in the country. He stated that there should be no need for sending patients outside for any specialized treatment, except in rare cases.
In order to upgrade the services in our health care institutions continuously and keep up the spirit of competition among them, they should be evaluated every month on set parameters. He also asked for maintaining the health records of patients digitally for easy access and retrieval from anywhere in the world.
Dr Mehta emphasized that Anaemia, TB, Leprosy, Stunting, Malnutrition Mukt J&K is within our reach if everyone joins in the effort with sincerity. He remarked that such Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) are controlled by making certain interventions like early immunization and balanced diet and UT is going to evolve a strategy to nip them all from its population. He suggested that in collaboration with schools the Health Department can carry out early identification and treatment of these maladies.
He asserted that the campaign of NashaMukt J&K should be owned by one and all to eradicate this menace from J&K. He said that the health workers have an additional responsibility to treat the victims of drug abuse with an empathetic approach as they are one among us and deserve better life and respect.
He made out that the number of Health institutions which qualified under Kayakalp has arisen from 73 last year to 175. Our aim is to cover 1000 health institutions in next one year and be amongst the best five in the country, he added.
Mission Director, NHM Ayushi Sudan earlier welcomed the officers present in the event and gave a brief of the importance of the celebration of the World Health Day.
The best performer districts under various categories were presented with trophies and the Chief Medical Officers and District Programme Management Staff were presented with certificates for their commendable work.
District Srinagar and District Shopian bagged first and second prize in operationalization of health and wellness centres.
District Budgam and District Rajouri bagged first and second prize in highest Teleconsultations.
District Ramban and District Budgam bagged first and second prize in highest performance linked payment and team based incentive to CPHC team.
District Budgam and District Ganderbal bagged first and second prize in highest NCD screening. District Anantnag and District Ganderbal bagged first and second prize in highest NCD diagnosed.
District Shopian and District Budgam bagged first and second prize in highest NCD follow up.
District Poonch and District Ganderbal bagged first and second prize in highest ABHA ID seeding. Also, the CPHC team was awarded for the appreciable work done.
The Kayakalp assessment conducted this year in the UT, saw 175 health facilities bagging the Kayakalp Award across all levels of public health facilities.
The Chief Secretary complimented the team led by Secretary Health & Medical Education, Bhupinder Kumar, for the achievement. A total of 4 District Hospitals, 23 CHCs, 56 PHCs, 7 UPHCs and about 85 Health & Wellness Centres qualified Kayakalp criteria as per the Govt. of India guidelines and checklist in a rigorous 3-tier assessment process.
Under the District Hospitals, Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar, Jammu was felicitated. Under the Community Health Centre category, CHC Katra, Reasi was awarded.
Under the Primary Health Centre category, PHC Ukheral, Ramban and PHC Bugam, Kulgam were awarded.
Under the Urban Primary Health Centre category, UPHC Batamallo, Srinagar was felicitated. Under the Health and Wellness Centre Subcentre, HWC Purmandal, Samba, HWC Putshai, Kupwara, HWC Manoon, Katra, Reasi and HWC Yangoora, Ganderbal were awarded.
Also, the Quality and Patient Safety Team, State Health Society, NHM was awarded for the appreciable work done.
The event also had the launch of the IPHS Gap Assessment report of CHC. The assessment was undertaken by NHM in collaboration with Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI), to assess the current status of health system and also to identify gaps which need to be addressed for strengthening health care delivery.
SRINAGAR, MARCH 01: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Srinagar in collaboration with Health Department Kashmir today organized a Free Medical Health Camp at “Ahate-e-Waqar” a daycare and recreational facility centre for senior citizens at PHC Chanapora, here. The Free Medical Health Camp for senior citizens was organized under the insightful directions and patronage of Justice Tashi Rabstan, Executive Chairman JKLSA and radiant guidance of Jawad Ahmad Principal District and Sessions Judge and Chairman DLSA Srinagar. The free Medical Camp was inaugurated by Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) in presence of Fozia Paul, Secretary DLSA Srinagar; Arif Shafi, SP Headquarters; Jameel Ahmad Mir, CMO Srinagar and other Doctors and Senior Citizens. Hundreds of senior citizens availed free screening, examination, consultation including free medicines at the camp. Fozia Paul Secretary DLSA Srinagar lauded the role of organizers for holding the Free Medical Camp with the aim to take health care services to the Senior Citizens at their doorsteps. She urged all the stakeholders in the society to come forward and serve the society especially senior citizens in all capacities and try to become their voice. Further, District Legal Services Authorities have been creating mass awareness on drug de-addiction, providing free legal aid to the people through legal aid clinics and making people aware of their rights in every nook and corner of every district. Moreover, various Medical Stalls were set up by the Health Department including X-Ray, Orthopedics, Immunization, ENT, General Physician etc, including free medicine counters. DHSK ensured Senior Citizens present there get the best of services in the field of medicine and also at every place in Kashmir. He also interacted with Senior Citizens and solved some of the grievances of Senior Citizens on spot. Further, an awareness programme was also organized at Ahate-e-Waqar, wherein Senior Citizens were apprised about their legal rights under law, whereas various speakers spoke on the occasion including Director Health Services Kashmir, SP Headquarter, CMO Srinagar, Advocate Suhaila Ali, Irshad Ahmad from elderline, Gani Parray and Khazir Mohammad Raza Senior Citizens at (Ahat-e-waqar).
BARAMULLA, FEBRUARY 28: In a significant and breakthrough achievement, medical experts at Govt Medical College (GMC) Baramulla today successfully performed a heart surgery, called in medical terminology as Permanent Dual Chamber Pacemaker Implant in an 80-year-old patient with complaint of recurrent loss of consciousness and conduction block.
This is a first-of-its-kind facility among the new Medical Colleges and will prove to be a boon to the health sector of North Kashmir. This facility will benefit the people of North Kashmir in general and senior citizens in particular, who otherwise had to travel to Srinagar or outside state for Pacemaker Implants.
As per the Principal of GMC, a team of doctors’ lead by Dr. Mudassir Muzamil & Dr. Owais performed this procedure which took 1 hour. The team was assisted by Dr. Javaid Ahmad and technical staff led by Jaffar Ahmad and as per reports, the patient is doing well post-surgery.
Meanwhile, the Principal of the college and Medical Superintendent Associated Hospital congratulated the team of Doctors of the Department of Medicine for achieving the feat in cardiac surgery domain. They said that such operations are being performed at very few centres in Kashmir.
They asserted that the Medicine department will be provided with advanced surgical equipment for delivering top end facilities to the heart patients of North Kashmir.
