Kayakalp National Award: Gadchiroli’s Dist. General Hospital 1st in Maharashtra Baramati and Shrirampur also Felicitated

Awards For Public Health Facilities for maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene

New Delhi, April 19:  Maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene in public health facilities, the District Public Hospital of Gadchiroli was honored with the national ‘Kayakalp Award’ at the hands of Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda, during the national felicitation ceremony of Kayakalp awardees (2017-18) for their work, today.

Central Government Hospitals and various hospitals in the States were considered for this prestigious Award.  Of which, the hospitals which maintained higher levels of sanitation and hygiene and matched the standards set by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare were awarded today with this coveted prize. ‘Kayakalp’ has been instrumental in inculcating a sense of ownership amongst all stakeholders. This sense of ‘ownership’ has translated into “commitment for Swachhta. Maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene in public health facilities, the District General Hospital of Gadchiroli was honored with Maharashtra’s First Clean and hygienic hospital.  District medical Superintendent, Dr. Pramod Khandate and Additional M.S. Dr. Anil Rode received this prestigious award. The Award consisted of Rupees 50 lakh, a memento and a Certificate.

Smt Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt Preeti Sudan, Secretary (Health), Shri Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Dr. Promila Gupta, DGHS, were also present at the event.

Baramati and Shrirampur Hospitals Felicitated

The Baramati Women Hospital near Pune was felicitated with ‘kayakalp Award competition’ award. Medical Superintendent Dr. Sadanand Kale and Deputy M.S. SBapu Bhoi received this award. It consisted of Rs 20 lakh, a memento and a certificate.

The Shrirampur Rural Hospital in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra was honored with the first Rural Hospital of Maharashtra to bag the Kayakalp Award under Rural Hospital category. Medical Superintendetn Dr. V.K. Jamdhale and State Coordinator, Dr. Rahul Shinde received this award.  The award constituted of Rs 15lakh, a memento and a Certificate.

Wardha District’s Mahatma Gandhi Medical Institute Felicitated

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (MGIMS), Wardha received the Certificate of Appreciation Award. Medical Superintendent, Dr. S.P.Kalantri and Dr. B.S.Garge received this award. The Award constituted of a memento and a certificate of Appreciation. 

The union Health Ministers gave away the awards to the winners under various categories. Under the Central Government Hospitals A category, the first prize of Rs2.5 Crore was given to the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.Post graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh was judged as the runner-up in this category with Rs. 1.5 crore prize money.Commendation Award of Rs. 50 Lakh was given to JIPMER, Puducherry along with Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi.

Shri Nadda congratulated the awardees and said that cleanliness is no more a one-time activity but is integrated in our day-to-day practices and has become a habit. Kayakalp has played a pivotal role in gaining trust and confidence of community in public health facilities.He further added that the zest and zeal shown by the hospitals and their collective efforts in improving cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices should continue unabated.

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