Empanelled external assessors along with health officials
and community leaders during the NQAS external assessment at HWC in
Mopungchuket on Saturday.
- DIMAPUR — The
National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) external assessment of Health and
Wellness Centre (HWC) in Mopungchuket under Mokokchung district was conducted
on Saturday.
- An update from the chief medical officer (CMO), Mokokchung,
stated that Rongsenlila, community health officer (CHO) of HWC Mopungchuket,
welcomed the two-member team of empanelled external assessors namely Bikash
Ranjan Dutta, district consultant (Quality Assurance), Assam, Dr. Vibhor Kumar,
lead- public health at Collective Good Foundation, Delhi; Dr. Imnanoktsung
Longchar, DQM Kohima as facilitator from the department, staff of HWC
Mopungchuket, VHC, members from the community and staff from the office of the
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Mokokchung.
- She highlighted an overview of HWC Mopungchuket through a
powerpoint presentation, which was established in the year 1967 and upgraded to
Health and Wellness Centre in the year 2019 that caters to a population of 971;
its functioning, infrastructural upgradations and the achievements, visions and
missions of the HWC.
- She further thanked the community led by the village health
committee for their cooperation and contribution towards the HWC and sought
continual support for quality healthcare services.
- Dr. Vibhor Kumar lauded the participation and contribution
of the village health committee and the community for upholding the upkeep of
the Health and Wellness Centre and also made a special mention on the efforts
of the ASHAs, who he termed as the backbone of the health system.
- It mentioned that NQAS certification programme is the
highest national quality certification for public health facilities, which was
launched in the year 2013 to improve the quality in healthcare services. The
certification is awarded against the fulfillment of the national quality
assurance standard criteria accredited by International Society for Quality in
Healthcare (ISQua).
