Alangudi Hospital - NQAS and Kayakalp certification
July 20 , 2025 16 hrs 0 min 71 0
The Government Hospital in Alangudi, Pudukkottai District, has been awarded the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) and Kayakalp certification for the year 2025-26.
NQAS was instituted by the National Health and Family Welfare Department in 2013.
It aims to promote the quality of healthcare services in government hospitals and primary health centres.
The standards are vetted by the National Society for Quality in External Health Care Quality Association.
Kayakalp is a national initiative by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
It aimed at promoting cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control in public healthcare facilities.
It has been rolled out in secondary and primary care facilities in Tamil Nadu through the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services and the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, respectively.