18 health facilities of Haryana have been awarded by Union Ministry, for having been nationally certified as per the National Quality Assurance Programme (NQAP).
Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare honoured the health facilities at the National Convention held in RMl Auditorium, New Delhi on Friday.
Out of the 18 health facilities awarded, UPHC Krishnanagar Gamri, Kurukshetra, has been ranked first Urban Primary Health Centre in the country to be certified as per NQAP.
The other 17 facilities include four district hospitals- Panchkula, Gurugram, Faridabad, Rohtak; one Community Health Centre--Gannaur (Sonipat); 13 Primary Health Centres- Panjokhara (Ambala), Boh (Ambala), Saha (Ambala), Pinjore (Panchkula), Kot (Panchkula), Barwala (Panchkula), Murthal (Sonipat), Raisina (Kaithal), Dayalpur (Faridabad), Chhainsa (Faridabad), Bhagal (Kaithal) and Bhadson (Karnal).
Sonia Trikha, executive director, State Health Systems Resource Centre (HSHRC), said that earlier, Union Minister of Health, JP Nadda, had felicitated CHC, Raipur Rani which achieved first rank among CHCs in Haryana.